World Shortest Man, “ Chandra Dangi” Dies At 75

world shortest, Late Chandra Dangi

Chandra Dangi, the world shortest man, who hails from Nepal died from pneumonia in a United State hospital Friday, September 4th. He was 75.

Report said he had reportedly been sick in his home which he was treating but had traveled to the US for work where he was rushed to the hospital after his condition worsened.

Check out his picture with the world tallest after the cut .....

world tallest and world shortest

Dangi was just 21.5ins, and was declared the shortest human adult ever documented in history. 

‘Today, our circus is flooded with tears at the loss of the world’s smallest man…whom we lovingly called Prince Chandra” a family friend said.

Sultan Kösen, who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 2.51 m, and Chandra Dangi, the shortest man in history measuring only 0.546 m met for the first time to commemorate Guinness World Record Day on November 9, 2014.