BlackHats Posted March 6, 2014 Report Posted March 6, 2014 Misao Okawa blew out the candles of her birthday cake on Wednesday and became the world's oldest person at the ripe old age of 116.The daughter of a kimono maker, Okawa was born in Osaka, Japan, on March 5, 1898 — a year when Queen Victoria sat on the British throne, New York added surrounding counties that would become the five famous boroughs, and the Philippines declared independence. Okawa is one of only five people alive born in the 19th century, and all five are women. Okawa is one of only five people alive born in the 19th century, and all five are women. Okawa assumed the title of the oldest person in the world after Jireomon Kimura of Japan died in June 2013 at the age of 116.Okawa is a mother of three, two of whom are still alive and in their 90s. She also has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She told The Telegraph that marrying her husband, Yukic Okawa, in 1919, was one of the happiest moments of her long life. One of the worst moments: losing him 12 years later in 1931.More: The World's Oldest Person Turned 116 Today Quote
