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I think it would be like an Avatar thing and the Shinigami (as well as any other group/race) would have been expecting his birth around that time period, if your point is the case. We know Aizen knew of Ichigo's existence before he was even born, so perhaps that's the case.

I know you probably don't wanna hear this (I don't like it myself), but could it be possible that the Hogyoku created the circumstances of Ichigo so it can be created or so? Sorta like a string theory or something?

Makes about as much sense as the existence of Shinigami.