So this one got me thinking yesterday, which day did the 60's end, was it December 31, 1969 or did they end January 1, 1970?
Technically the 60's were still going until the last unit of time on December 31, so I don't see how that could be it, but the 60's were already over by January 1...hmmm...
Originally posted by prosoccerThis is a veryinteresting question!
So this one got me thinking yesterday, which day did the 60's end, was it December 31, 1969 or did they end January 1, 1970?
Technically the 60's were still going until the last unit of time on December 31, so I don't see how that could be it, but the 60's were already over by January 1...hmmm...
If I say that (which is true) that the year 0 didn't exist. 31 of december year 1 B.C. was succeded by 1 of january year 1 A.D. (Beleive me on this.)
Then the first year of the first decennium started at year 1. Right?
The 2nd year started year 2. Etc. The 10th year started the year 10 and lasted until the 31th of December year 10 A.D. Right? The first decennium didn't have only nine years, that's silly.
Okey, what about the 196th decennium?
What day and what year did it start? Answer: The 1st of January 1961, 196 decennia after the very first started.
And when did it end? Answer: Ten years after, i.e. the 31th december 1970.
Seems a little odd at first but when you think about there never was a year zero everything makes sense.
So there is the reason that I had two millenium anniversaries. One when everyone had it and one when it actually occurred.
Also neither 1 BC nor 1 AD were known as that until later. And they are only a dubiously calculated arbitary point in time anyway.
EDIT: As for there being no year zero that's how it was done when it was first proposed.
"Bede was the first historian to use a BC year and hence the first to adopt the convention of no year 0 between BC and AD, in his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum."
Fair enough, I wasn't challenging it, I had just never heard that before, I mean I'd head the 2001-Millenium thing at the time, but didn't really look into it.
From that I'd say that the 196th- Decennium ended Dec 31st 1960/ Jan 1st 1961 though, in the same way that the 20th century ended by that logic on Dec 31st 2000/ Jan 1st 2001. Meaning the 196th Decennium started in the 50's.
Originally posted by FabianFnasErratum:
Okey, what about the 196th decennium?
What day and what year did it start? Answer: The 1st of January 1961, 196 decennia after the very first started.
And when did it end? Answer: Ten years after, i.e. the 31th december 1970.
I wrote 196th decennium, but I should write 197th decennium.
The 107th decennium started at 1st of January 1961.
The 1st decennium occurred during the years 1 to 10 AD inclusive and that was what I forgot.
Originally posted by FabianFnasFair enough, I was just answering the question.
Erratum:
I wrote 196th decennium, but I should write 197th decennium.
The 107th decennium started at 1st of January 1961.
The 1st decennium occurred during the years 1 to 10 AD inclusive and that was what I forgot.
