Lucile Randon
Lucile Randon | |
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 Randon, circa 1920s | |
| Born | Lucile Randon 11 February 1904 |
| Died | 17 January 2023 (aged 118 years, 340 days) |
| Other names | Sister André |
| Occupation | Catholic nun |
| Known for | Oldest known living person (19 April 2022 – 17 January 2023) |
Lucile Randon (11 February 1904 – 17 January 2023) or Sister André, was a French supercentenarian and Roman Catholic nun. She was the world's oldest living person from 19 April 2022, after Kane Tanaka's death, and until her death on 17 January 2023.[2] She was also the oldest person to ever receive the title of the world’s oldest living person (118 years and 67 days).
Biography[change | change source]
Randon was born in Alès, on 11 February 1904. She worked as a governess in many families, and became a religious sister at age 41. She worked in a hospital in Vichy for 31 years, then moved to a nursing home in Haute-Savoie for 30 years, and finally to Toulon in 2009. Randon is known by her religious name Sœur Andrée. She used a wheelchair.[3]
Randon had three brothers, and a twin sister who died as an infant. On her birthday she said: "115 years is enough, I hope the good lord takes me this year."[3]
At age 116, Randon caught and recovered from COVID-19.[4] She was the oldest known survivor of the virus.[5][6]
Randon died in her sleep from natural causes at her nursing home in Toulon on 17 January 2023. She was 118 years and 340 days.[7] At the time of her death, she was the oldest living person in the world.
Longevity milestones[change | change source]
- 19 October 2017 - Honorine Rondello died. Lucile Randon become the oldest living person in France.[8]
- 18 Jun 2019 - Maria Giuseppa Robucci of Italy died. Lucile Randon become the oldest living person in Europe.
- 11 February 2021 – Lucile Randon became the 10th verified person in history to reach age 117, and the 2nd French person to do so.
- 5 October 2021 - Francisca Celsa dos Santos of Brazil died. Lucile Randon became the last verified surviving person born in 1904.
- 11 February 2022 – Lucile Randon became the 4th verified person in history to reach age 118, and the first to do so since Kane Tanaka, who celebrated her 118th birthday on 2 January 2021.
- 19 April 2022 - Kane Tanaka died. Lucile Randon, aged 118 years and 67 days, become the world's oldest living person.
- 13 December 2022 - Juliette Bilde died. Lucile Randon, aged 118 years and 305 days, became the last surviving French person born in the 1900s decade.
- 17 January 2023 - Lucile Randon died in less than a month before her 119th birthday. At the time of her death, she was the fourth-oldest authenticated person ever,[9] behind Jeanne Calment, Kane Tanaka, and Sarah Knauss.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "World's oldest person dies at age of 118". RTÉ News. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ↑ Lefèvre, Thibault; Emanuele, Valeria (11 February 2019). "Sœur André a 115 ans aujourd'hui et deux souhaits" [Sister André turns 115 today, and has two wishes] (in French). France Inter. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dubault, Fabrice (12 February 2019). "Gard : l'Alésienne soeur André, doyenne des Français, a fêté ses 115 ans à Toulon" [Gard: Sister André from Alès, oldest woman in France, celebrated her 115th birthday in Toulon] (in French). France 3. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ↑ "World's second-oldest person survives COVID-19 at age 116". AP NEWS. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ↑ "Europe's oldest person survives Covid just before 117th birthday". BBC News. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "Europe's oldest person, a 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19". WCVB. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "Mort de la doyenne de l'humanité : la Française sœur André est décédée à 118 ans". Le Parisien. Agence France-Presse. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ↑ CNNWire (10 February 2021). "World's second-oldest person survives COVID-19 at age 116". ABC7 Chicago. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Sister André, World's Oldest Known Person, Dies at 118". The New York Times. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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| Records | ||
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| Preceded by Kane Tanaka |
Oldest verified living person 19 April 2022 - 17 January 2023 |
Succeeded by María Branyas Morera |