Cruz Hernández

Cruz Hernández
Born	Cruz Hernández Rivas May 3, 1878(1878-05-03) (claimed)
Died	March 8, 2007(2007-03-08) (aged &10000000000000128000000128 years, &10000000000000309000000309 days)

Cruz Hernández Rivas of San Agustín, Usulután in El Salvador (claimed May 3, 1878 – March 8, 2007^[1]) is a claimant to the title of world's oldest person. In May 2006 it was claimed that she was the world's oldest person, a claim reportedly confirmed in 'national birth records', ^[1] after a government investigation in 2005, ^[2] but not officially confirmed via the Guinness Book of World Records or the Gerontology Research Group at the UCLA School of Medicine. At the time of her death she was allegedly 128, which, if true, would make her among a number of plausible contenders to replace Jeanne Calment (the official recordholder) by 6-8 years (see Maria Olivia da Silva).

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Reuters: "World's oldest person" dies in El Salvador
2. ^ ABC News: Salvadoran Woman Believed to Be 128 Dies

See also

• Longevity claims
• Supercentenarian

Persondata
Name	Hernandez, Cruz
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Date of birth	May 3, 1878
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Date of death	March 8, 2007
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