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[–] dellish@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Did 1899 skip December for some reason?

Edit: Or do you mean the last surviving person, or longest-lived person, born in the 1800's?

[–] benderbeerman@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Every 1899 years there's a leap month

[–] ronl2k@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Or do you mean the last surviving person,

She was the last surviving person born before 1900. I corrected my original post to clarify my intent.