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.
Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email. A woman who is claimed to be the world's oldest ever person died this week at the age of 134. Tuti Yusupova was apparently born on July 1, 1880 - which would make her 12 years older than the current record holder, Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997.