World’s oldest person celebrates 116th birthday in NY


In this July 6, 2015 handout photo provide by Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking achievement, shows Susannah Mushatt Jones of Brooklyn, New York.-AFP

Guinness World Records announced the occasion and released photographs of Jones, dressed smartly in a white jacket, black dress and matching hat, being presented with a framed certificate.

The former live-in housekeeper, known as “T” to her 100 nieces and nephews, was born on July 6, 1899. She became the record holder at the age of 115 years and 346 days as of June 17, Guinness said.

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