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He was born August 12 1870 according to sources added to Swedish Wikipedia.[1]Edaen (talk) 21:07, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sources vary, it appears. This Google Books search turns up both August 12 and 30 dates in sources that would be considered reliable. —howcheng {chat} 23:44, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I checked the birth record for Sankt Petri parish in Malmö. His record is in a page for 1870, not 1871.Edaen (talk) 05:53, 10 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Does the record have the actual date in it? I would say that's the most authoritative. —howcheng {chat} 17:04, 10 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The record (the djvu-file shown on this page) for Henry Reuterdahl from the extract of the birth book for Malmö Sankt Petri 1870 which was sent to Statistics Sweden says:
(number:) [15]4
(birth year and month:) - [Aug.]
(day:) 12
(sex:) [male]
(baptismal or first name:) Henrik Reuterdahl
(in or out of wedlock:) [in]
(parents:) Reuterdahl, Fredrik, [businessman] / Drake, Augusta Johanna Maria; (residence:) Rosen V
His parents announced his birth in the papers. I don't think there is any room for doubt about the real date. Edaen (talk) 07:09, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nice research. Thanks. —howcheng {chat} 15:44, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
