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Why our New Year starts January 1 and 1931 numbering
A Washington Geographical Society bulletin explains calendar quirks dating the New Year. It notes Julius Caesar fixed January 1, then Pope Gregory corrected drift. Dionysius Exiguus miscalculated Christ birth year, making 1931 a mislabelled year rather than exact since Christ.
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