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Corvus
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Falsehoods Programmers believe about Time
Between 1582 and 1752 England had two different New Year's Days, January 1 and March 25, used for different purposes. The same day had different years depending on who you were talking to. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_dating
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rmc
on June 19, 2012
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The tax year in UK still start/end on March 25th IIRC
qntm
on June 19, 2012
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6th April, actually.
rmc
on June 20, 2012
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Ah yes that sounds more reasonable. I knew it was around that date.
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