World's shortest man Chandra Bahadur Dangi dies aged 75
September 08, 2015 08:22
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.