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World's shortest man Chandra Bahadur Dangi dies aged 75
September 08, 2015
The shortest man in recorded history has died, three years after entering the Guinness world records and before which he had never left his village.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a Nepalese man who stood 1ft 9" tall (54.6 cm), has passed away on the Polynesian island of Samoa after being ill with pneumonia.
The 75-year-old won his place in the record books on February 26 in 2012 after being found to be half an inch shorter than the previous holder, Gul Mohammed from India.