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 on record is French woman Jeanne Calment (1875â1997), who lived to the age of 122 years, 164 days. There are seven verified living supercentenarians on this list, the oldest of whom is Jamaican woman Violet Brown, aged 7009369578160000000â 117 years, 41 days. Deceased Living.