EMMA MORANO, THE LAST PERSON BORN IN 1800'S DIED IN 2017 AT THE AGE OF 117.

EMMA MORANO, THE LAST PERSON BORN IN 1800'S DIED IN 2017 AT THE AGE OF 117.

The world’s oldest person, Emma Morano, has died at her home in northern Italy.

At the age of 117 her life spanned three centuries, having been born in the 1800s. Morano was also one of the five oldest people in recorded history.