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Habib Mian, perhaps the oldest man in the country, died in Jaipur on Tuesday. His family claimed that he was 138. While official records reportedly say he was born on May 20, 1870 at Rajgarh in Alwar district, Habib Mian himself claimed he was born much...
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The body of India’s oldest man Habib Miyan, is seen at his residence in Jaipur, India, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. Habib Miyan, who claimed to be the world’s oldest man, died Tuesday at the age of 138 in Jaipur in India’s northwestern Rajasthan state.
