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29 May 2020 / 20:04
World's oldest man Bob Weighton dies, aged 112
The world's oldest man has died at the age of 112. Bob Weighton, from Alton, Hampshire, became the oldest man in February following the death of Chitetsu Watanabe of Japan, who was also 112, BBC reports.
In a statement his family said Mr Weighton was an "extraordinary man" who "died peacefully in his sleep, from cancer" on Thursday morning at the flat where he lived.
He was born in Hull, East Yorkshire, on 29 March 1908.
He said the secret to his longevity was "to avoid dying".
Mr Weighton was born on the same day as Britain's oldest woman Joan Hocquard, from Poole, Dorset, and also that of Alf Smith from St Madoes, Perthshire, Scotland, who shared the title of Britain's oldest man until his death last year.
He is survived by his children David and Dorothy, 10 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
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