Born in May, died in February of the same year

[pne]

Have a look at this image of a tombstone showing a boy who "was borne May y 13 An.Do. 1683 & dyed Feb 19 the same year".

(The page's explanatory text also says how this can be. Can you figure it out yourself, though?)

Comments

[marikochan.livejournal.com]

Not only could I not figure it out myself, it took me a while to comprehend the explanation. Interesting!

Happy New Year!

[pne.livejournal.com]

See also this section (http://www.tondering.dk/claus/cal/node3.html#SECTION00390000000000000000) of the Calendar FAQ (http://www.tondering.dk/claus/calendar.html).

[nik-w.livejournal.com]

Why is last line carved in a different style to the other lines? And why go to the trouble of carving "in the same year" when you could just carve 1683. All very strange...