Agha, Zaro (1770-1934)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1934 Jul 4 p. 1

Birth date: 1770 May 14

text of obituary:

Life Ebbs Away Even For World's Oldest Man.

Istanbul, Turkey, June 26. — Zaro Agha, the Turk who claimed to have lived 160 years, died last week in the Children's hospital.

Zaro Agha's eyesight had almost completely failed, his mind continued to wander, and a general weakness persisted immediately preceding his death.

Agha came to the United States in 1926. He said he had lived 154 years without tasting alcoholic liquor. His visit was "in the interest of science" and he appeared before various medical and scientific societies. He declared he was born May 14, 1770, five years before the American Revolution began.