Humanity loses its dean. In a press release, Guinness World Records announced the death of John Tinniswood, aged 112. The Briton died in a nursing home in Southport, England, where he lived. “His last days were marked by music and love,” stated the organization that lists the albums.
John Tiniswood, born on August 26, 1912, the year the famous Titanic sank, did not hold this record for long. It was in April 2024, when he was 111 years old, that he succeeded Juan Vicente Pérez, originally from Venezuela, who died at the unusual age of 114.
A life of moderation
John Tinniswood gave advice on achieving such exceptional longevity. The key word: moderation. “If you drink too much (alcohol), if you eat too much or walk too much; if you do too much of anything, you’re going to suffer,” he said.
But Guinness also writes: “Always modest, John said there was no secret behind his longevity record, describing it as ‘pure luck.'”
Between the ages of 100 and 110, John received a card on his birthday each year from Queen Elizabeth II, who was only 14 years his junior. A tradition interrupted by the death of the sovereign.
The deceased, however, was neither the oldest man to have ever lived in the United Kingdom nor the oldest in the world. This record is held by the Japanese Jiroemon Kimura (1897-2013), who lived to be 116 years old. The Guinness Book has not yet mentioned the world’s oldest man after the death of John Tiniswood.
Source: BFM TV
