Latest past date with eight different digits
Question
Writing dates as , find the most recent date (up to today) in which all eight digits are different, such as would be if it were in the past. Give it as .
Short answer
. A year beginning with leaves no valid month-day combination without repeating , or , so the year starts with and the month with . Maximising the rest gives year , then month and day ; a scan of all dates confirms it.
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