diff --git a/app/views/people/edit.html.haml b/app/views/people/edit.html.haml
index 46f09869b..61c2f4cdc 100644
--- a/app/views/people/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/edit.html.haml
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
       %h4
         = t('.your_birthday')
         %br
-        = select_date @person.profile.birthday, :prompt => true, :default => true, :order => t('date.order'), :start_year => 2000, :end_year => 1900
+        = select_date @person.profile.birthday, :prompt => true, 
+        :default => true, :order => t('date.order'), :start_year => 2000, :end_year => 1904
 
       %h4
         = t('.your_bio')