Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The Earliest-Born Person Ever Captured on Film



Pope Leo XIII is believed to have been the earliest-born person recorded in a motion picture. This footage was taken in 1896 by W. K. Dickson. He was also the first pope whose voice was recorded. Pope Leo was born in 1810, and lived to 1903. He was the fourth longest-serving pope, and the oldest for which we have reliable records. 

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