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Cricket: Oldest surviving former Test player dies aged 97

South African Lindsay Tuckett, who was the oldest surviving former Test cricketer, passes away in Bloemfontein aged 97.

World's oldest person dies at 116

The world's oldest living person, 116-year-old Susannah Mushatt Jones, dies in New York City, a research group says.

World's oldest bible on show as British Museum tracks Egypt's religions

The world's oldest bible is among 200 objects tracing Egypt's religious evolution in an exhibition at London's British Museum that spans the 1,200 years since Cleopatra's death.

September 6, 2016
September 6, 2016

Cricket: Oldest surviving former Test player dies aged 97

South African Lindsay Tuckett, who was the oldest surviving former Test cricketer, passes away in Bloemfontein aged 97.

May 13, 2016
May 13, 2016

World's oldest person dies at 116

The world's oldest living person, 116-year-old Susannah Mushatt Jones, dies in New York City, a research group says.

October 29, 2015
October 29, 2015

World's oldest bible on show as British Museum tracks Egypt's religions

The world's oldest bible is among 200 objects tracing Egypt's religious evolution in an exhibition at London's British Museum that spans the 1,200 years since Cleopatra's death.