Emma Morano

Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian, oldest Italian person ever (died 2017)

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Born: November 29, 1899
Died: April 15, 2017
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1899

About Emma Morano

Emma Martina Luigia Morano (29 November 1899 – 15 April 2017) was an Italian supercentenarian. She was the world's oldest living person from 13 May 2016 until her death on 15 April 2017, aged 117 years and 137 days. She was also the last living person verified to have been born in the 1800s. She remains the oldest Italian person ever to be documented and the fourth-oldest European ever.

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Career and life highlights

Born: November 29, 1899
Died: April 15, 2017

Emma Morano timeline

1899Born: November 29, 1899
2017Died: April 15, 2017

The world when Emma Morano was born

Emma Morano was born in 1899. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlinePhilippine-American War begins
Technology milestoneFirst magnetic recording of sound
World population~1.59B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
U.S. population72.0M

1899 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Emma Morano's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1899	2026
Population	72.0M	341 million

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