LAST EDITED ON May-28-09 AT 00:28 AM (EDT)
 
I don't remember how long the average human lifespan in the era in question (150 years?) is, but that'd make Palpatine either very young in this time period or a good deal older than previously suspected.

Course, I may have the dates wrong.

Edit: ...oh, I give up trying to make this make sense. From perceived typos to potentially misread dates to a failing memory, I dunno what I'm trying to say.