World's smallest man He Pingping, dies at 21

The world’s smallest man He Pingping was died at age of 21 due to a chest pain. He was filming a television show in Rome, Italy, where he was to take a part in the show, when he suffered chest pains and then was sent to the hospital and he was died on this past weekend, the program’s production company said Tuesday on March 16th, 2010.

He has died from heart complications according to the Guinness World Records spokesperson said. Pingping was also recognized the World’s shortest man by Guinness World Records book in 2008 and he had made a "huge impact around the world". Mr Glenday, the editor of Guinness World Records said, "For such a small man, he made a huge impact around the world."

He was born in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia in 1988, who was just 74 cm tall (29 inches). He had become a recognized figure across the world. He was traveled around the world to promote the Guinness World Records and he was successor as the world's shortest man in due course. Earlier this year he also traveled to Istanbul to launch of the Guinness World Records live roadshow, where he gave posed with world’s tallest man Sultan Kosen.