01/02/2011 13:30
World's oldest woman dies aged 115
The world's oldest woman has died in her Texas home at the age of 115, her caretaker says, as reported by AFP.
Eunice Sanborn held the title of world's oldest person for less than three months after death of Eugenie Blanchard, a nun from the French West Indies on November 4, 2010.
While an organization which tracks and verifies super centenarians listed Sanborn's age as 114, her family claims the US Census Bureau erroneously recorded her birth year as 1896 rather than 1895.
Sanborn celebrated her 115th birthday on July 20.
Bessie Cooper of the US state of Georgia - born August 26, 1896 - is now the world's oldest woman.