Hava Rexha (August 22, 1880?, Shushicë, Albania - November 8, 2003, Shushicë, Albania) was said to be the oldest woman in Albania, and perhaps in the World, when she died at the reputed age of 123. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Those claiming that she was born in 1880 did not send to the Guinness Book of World Records sufficient documentation to prove her age before she died. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U One article claimed her birth in 1880 was recorded in 1946, which is way past the margin of acceptable proof.
Rexha was forced to marry at 14 to a man who was about 60 years old, a fact that she still resented. She had six children, though four died in childhood. She was buried next to her husband's grave in a ceremony attended by a crowd of hundreds of people, as well as her only surviving daughter, Vule (80 years old).
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