Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite, 92, Last of the ‘Monuments Women,’ Dies An American who was sent to Japan after Pearl Harbor, she was one of 345 people from 14 countries who helped preserve cultural treasures. 5/12/20 0
George Mendonsa, Sailor Kissing Woman in Iconic V-J Day Photo, Dies The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II has died. George Mendonsa was 95. Mendonsa’s daughter,... 2/19/19 0
Naomi Parker Fraley, the Real Rosie the Riveter, Dies at 96 Unsung for seven decades, the real Rosie the Riveter was a California waitress named Naomi Parker Fraley. Over the years, a welter of American women have... 2/1/18 0
‘Oldest Human’ Dies in Indonesia ‘Aged 146’ The Indonesian man who claimed to be 146 years old – the longest living human ever – has died in his village in Central Java. According to... 5/2/17 0
Greta Zimmer Friedman, Nurse in Iconic Times Square Sailor-Kiss Photo, Dead at 92 Greta Zimmer Friedman, who was kissed by a sailor in Times Square in one of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century, died on Thursday in Virginia,... 9/12/16 0
Mexican Woman Dies at Age 117 Just Hours After Receiving Birth Certificate A 117-year-old woman in Mexico City finally received her birth certificate, and died a few hours later. Trinidad Alvarez Lira had waited years for proof... 7/1/16 0
World’s Oldest Person Dies Aged 116 A woman deemed the world’s oldest person has died in Michigan, a month after her 116th birthday. Jeralean Talley died on Wednesday evening at her... 6/19/15 1
Gertrude Weaver Dies Aged 116, Just 5 Days After Becoming World’s Oldest Person Just days after becoming the world’s oldest documented person, 116-year-old Gertrude Weaver died on Monday in Arkansas. Weaver became the oldest person... 4/7/15 0