Virginia Dighero facts for kids

Virginia Dighero (married Zolezzi, 24 December 1891 – 28 December 2005) was an Italian supercentenarian. On 14 September 2005, she became the longest-lived person of Italian descent ever, having surpassed Amalia Ruggieri Barone, who was an emigrant to the United States. Dighero-Zolezzi died of ischaemia on 28 December 2005.

At the time of her death, she was the oldest ever documented person from Italy at the age of 114 years, 4 days - a title she held for more than five years, until being surpassed by Venere Pizzinato on 28 November 2010. She was also the oldest verified living person in Europe.

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  Emma Morano (1899–2017), was the oldest Italian ever recorded, and the oldest person in the world for about a year. Pictured in 1930, aged 30–31.

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  Venere Pizzinato on her 113th birthday in 2009

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In Spanish: Anexo:Supercentenarios italianos para niños