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/ 20 November 2004

World’s oldest man dies

Fred Hale Snr, documented as the world’s oldest man, has died. He was 113 years old. Hale died in his sleep on Friday at The Nottingham in suburban Syracuse, while trying to recover from a bout of pneumonia, said his grandson, Fred Hale III. He was 12 days shy of his 114th birthday.