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Re: [OM] OM Millenium Plans

Subject: Re: [OM] OM Millenium Plans
From: "Mark Hammons" <astair@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 09:24:02 -0600
>>>The first sunrise of the new millenia is on 1/1/2001... >
>>
>>>
>>>Paul Schings
>
>I can't understand this. I beginn to count with zero. The person who was
>born at the 01.01.0000 should have his 2000th birthday on the 01.01.2000.
>When I have my 30th birthday, my 31th year of live and so my fourth decade
>beginns. Can anyone explain this to me ?
>Matthias
>


There was no "Year 0".  According to the Julian and then Gregorian Calenders,
the year before 1 AD was 1 BC.  This of course after the Church established the
calender years by trying to place the birth of Christ in 1 AD.  So 1-100 AD is
first century, 101 to 200 AD is second century ... 1901 to 2000 is twentieth
century... 2001-2100 is twenty first century AND 2001-3000 is the third 
millinium.


Mark Hammons


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