Perhaps the composer was to blame; artists, male as well as female, have been known to make themselves younger in years by conveniently forgetting their birthdate, or by attributing the error to carelessness in the registry of dates.
"Chopin: The Man and His Music"
James Huneker
My staff has in the files the birthdate of every consumer in the District.
"The Great Potlatch Riots"
Allen Kim Lang