Passage: Jeanne Calment, 122

Born 21 February 1875, and that's the news: Jeanne Calment was considered to be the human who had lived to the greatest documented age. She died in a nursing home in Arles, France, and was remembered in tributes by France's highest dignitaries, as well as by those who knew and cared for her.

Born 21 February 1875, and that's the news: Jeanne Calment was considered to be the human who had lived to the greatest documented age. She died in a nursing home in Arles, France, and was remembered in tributes by France's highest dignitaries, as well as by those who knew and cared for her.