The world’s oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, dead at 118
The world’s oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.
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World’s oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, dies at 118
Sister Andrée was born in 1904 and survived an outbreak of Covid-19 in 2021 in her nursing home that killed 10 other residentsThe world’s oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesperson has said.Randon, known as Sister …
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