World’s Shortest Man Dies At Age 75

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a native of Nepal, stood just 21.5 inches tall.

Chandra Bahadur Dangi was the shortest documented full-grown person on Earth. He died Thursday at age 75 in an American Samoa hospital.

Dangi was suffering from pneumonia and was admitted to the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center in Pago Pago late last week.  He had been treated in Nepal but traveled to American Samoa for an appearance. He was rushed to the hospital there after his symptoms worsened.

Dangi will continue to hold the Guinness World Record for shortest man ever, having replaced 1-foot-10.5-inch Gul Mohammed who past in 1997.

According to the Huffington Post, Dangi had a condition known as primordial dwarfism, which means, unlike with many other forms of dwarfism, his bones and organs were proportionally smaller than those of an average-height person. While many primordial dwarfs suffer from health issues, Dangi was described as "unusually fit."

The Guinness World Records allowed Dangi to live his lifelong dream of traveling. Just last year he traveled to London to meet the world's tallest man.

We give our condolences to Dangi's family.  Sujit Dilip, Dangi's friend said "Today, our circus is flooded with tears at the loss of the world's smallest man ... whom we lovingly called Prince Chandra."