World's oldest man dies 3 weeks before 113th birthday 

New York: World's oldest man, Spaniard Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, has died at the age of 112 years and 341 days, the Guinness World Records said Wednesday.

Spaniard had been declared the oldest living man in the world when he turned 112 years and 211 days old and had been due to celebrate his 113th birthday next month.

He was born on 8th of February 1909 and passed away at his home in Spain.

Owing to his diminutive stature, the 1.5 meter (4.9 feet) tall Spaniard, avoided being drafted to fight in the 1936 Spanish Civil War and instead ran a successful shoe business.

He had seven children, 14 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.

According to the Guinness website, the oldest person ever recorded was Jeanne Calment of France, who was born in February 1875 and died in 1997 at the age of 122 and 164 days.