In December, at 115 years and 253 days old, a Japanese man, Jiroemon Kimura, has been verified as the oldest man ever. The former record holder was Dane Christian Mortensen, who died in 1998 at 115 year and 252 days old.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the person who lived the longest in history was French Jeanne Louise Calment, who died in 1997 at 122 years and 164 days old.
