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On this day in 1986: Li Wenliang was born, one of the first Chinese doctors to sound the alarm on Covid19 and to die from the disease. (static.mstdn.science)
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His Wikipedia article

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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

not 1986

[–] errer@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Mmm maybe not if there is some confusion because of this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asian_age_reckoning

Often results in quoted ages/birth years being off by one.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

it changes the age, but not the date of birth.

If you were Chinese and born October 3rd 1985, on October 3rd of 1995, you would be 11, because on the day of your birth you are 1 years old.

in France, you'd be 10 because on the day of your birth you're 0 years old.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’m aware. The point is whoever wrote the article may have seen “39 years old” and interpreted that as either 1985 or 1986.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

seems like they just tapped the wrong number, they replied with "oops".

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oops

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

ain't no thing.