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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes, but in Roman numerals, not Arabic (MLXVI). The Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead due to not having leap years yet. The date format wouldn't matter since it's just a year being listed.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

The Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead due to not having leap years yet.

Still better than the Roman Calendar

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Perhaps, but we could have at least added the new months to the end so the names still made sense. Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec (7, 8, 9, 10) are the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th months of the year??

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

I was referring to how the Roman calendar only had 355 days. It was fucking stupid.