Replied to John Philpin - The Last Living (john.philpin.com)
The last living human link to the 19th century is gone Yesterday Nabi Tajima, the last known survivor of the 19th century, died in Japan at age 117. There is nobody left alive on the planet that we know about that was born in the 19th century. Via @kottke

Thank you for sharing that. It’s easy to think that the 19th century was ancient history, but to think that just a few days ago there was someone around who was from that era!

Even if they weren’t old enough to remember anything from the early 1900s, they still witnessed a lot of history. I could only hope that Nabi Tajima’s memories and stories have been safely passed on to her descendant.

It’s something to think about.

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