World's second oldest person dies at 116

A 116-year-old Italian woman who authorities say was the oldest person in Europe and the second oldest in the world died on Tuesday. She lived for 116 years and 90 days.

Rome: A 116-year-old Italian woman who authorities say was the oldest person in Europe and the second oldest in the world died on Tuesday.

Italian media said Giuseppina Robucci died in the southern Italian town of Poggio Imperiale, where she was born on March 20, 1903. She lived for 116 years and 90 days.

Robert Young of the US-based Gerontology Research Group said Robucci was the last European born in 1903.

She was just two months younger than the current oldest living person, Kane Tanaka of Japan, who was born on January 2, 1903.

Robucci is No. 17 on the list of people who lived the longest lives.

Known locally as Nonna Peppa, Robucci had five children, nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Media said she ran a coffee bar with her husband for years, and was appointed honorary mayor of the town of Poggio Imperiale in 2015 on her 112th birthday.