In 1986, Cuyahoga Falls merged with Northampton Township, the first merger of a city and township in Ohio. Cuyahoga Falls had been founded as an industrial city, taking advantage of the river power. By the 1970s, though, it had become a residential community.
Guinness World Records says the oldest living person verified by original proof of birth is Misao Okawa, a 115-year-old Japanese woman. The oldest verified age was 122 years and 164 days: Jeanne Calment of France, who died in 1997.
The oldest verified person ever was French woman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122 years, 164 days. The oldest verified man ever was Jiroemon Kimura of Japan, who died last year at the age of 116 years and 54 days. He was the 10th oldest person to have lived, the nine older all being women. More On.