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From: fer@phyllis.math.binghamton.edu (fernando guzman)
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Subject: Re: Looking for D.O.W. algorithm
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Date: 29 Sep 89 21:45:01 GMT
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>Here you go:
>
>The method is simple: for jan. and feb., add 12 to `month' and substract 1 to
>`year' (in fact, the year was always meant to start with march ! ever noticed
>that sept. is 7, oct. 8, nov. 9, and dec. is 10 [as in decimal] ? :-).

September became the 9th month, october the 10th, and so on, when the Roman
Emperors Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar decided to modify the calendar and
create months in their own honor. )-: