The World’s Oldest Man Was Born 113 Years Ago. Here’s What Else Happened Then

Sep 16, 2016, 04:23 AM

Thursday marks the 113th birthday of the world's oldest man, Israel Kristal, whose claim to fame has been verified by the Guinness World Records, Gerontology Research Group, and the Jewish Records Indexing in Poland.

Kristal was born Izrael Icek Krysztal on Sept. 15, 1903, in a Russian-occupied Polish village.