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 Person In the World Attributes Her Long Life to Eating Eggs and Being Single. OLIVIER MORINâAFP/Getty Images Emma Morano, 116, poses for AFP photographer in Verbania, North Italy, on May 14, 2016. Emma Morano is the oldest living person in the world, and the only one left who has touched three centuries. (OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images) Ask the oldest living person in the world â a tiny, 116-year-old Italian woman â what the key to her longevity is and her response might surprise you. The Guinness World Records confirmed on Monday that Emma Morano of Verbania, Italy is now the oldest living person at 116 years and 169 days old. The spry supercentenarian was born on November 29, 1899, making her the only person whose life has touched three centuries.