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Longevity records
20 June 1986: Eugénie Roux dies; Calment 111 years 119 days becomes the Doyenne de France. Calment ascribed her longevity and relatively youthful appearance for her age to olive oil which Jeanne Calment said Jeanne Calment poured on all her food and rubbed onto her skin as well as a diet of port wine and ate nearly one kilogram (2. Recognition
In 1985 Calment moved into a nursing home having lived on her own until age 110.
Calment became especially well known from the age of 113 when the centenary of Vincent van Gogh's visit brought reporters to Arles. She lived in Arles France for her entire life outliving both her daughter and grandson by several decades. She is the only person confirmed to have reached over 120 years of age.
