Kamato Hongo, a Japanese woman believed to be the oldest person in the world, shown in this photo taken on Sept. 9, 2003, six days before turning 116-years-old, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, in the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima. She was 116. Born in 1887, Hongo was recognized as the world's oldest living person by the Guinness Book of Records.