Sources vary regarding Hemingway's birth and death dates. The New York Times, for example, erroneously lists her birthdate as February 19, 1955, in her obituary,[2] which conflicts with the official death record available from the state of California for a "Margot Louise Hemingway," which list her birthdate as February 16, 1954, born in the state of Oregon. Sources provide varying death dates for her as well, ranging from June 28, 1996[3] to June 29, 1996.[4] However, the official California death record lists July 1, 1996 (the date her body was discovered), as her date of death.