Fetching BCE dates

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When using Add column from reconciled values, the date of birth and date of death properties fail in two different ways (when handling BCE dates and unknown values)

date of birth - returns incorrect date
date of death - halted by error

Example 1:

Person: Vasistha (Q241900)
Birth: 2. Millenium BCE
Death: 2. Millenium BCE

Reconciled birth returns: 2000-01-01T00:00Z
Reconciled death has following error

Death error.PNG

Example 2:

Person: Panini (Q189725)
Birth: 5. Century BCE
Death: unknown value

Reconciled birth returns: 0500-01-01T00:00Z
Reconciled death has the same error as above