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December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. It is known by a collection of names including: Saint Sylvester's Day, [1] New Year's Eve or Old Year's Day/Night, as the following day is New Year's Day. It is the last day of the year; the following day is January 1, the first day of the following year.
A common year is a calendar year with 365 days, as distinguished from a leap year, which has 366 days. [1] More generally, a common year is one without intercalation.The Gregorian calendar (like the earlier Julian calendar) employs both common years and leap years to keep the calendar aligned with the tropical year, which does not contain an exact number of days.
A 365-day calendar consists of exactly 365 days per year (in common years), and is primarily used in computer models [1] and as an assumption in every-day calculations. For example, a calculation of a daily rate may use an annual total divided by exactly 365. Interest rates in some banks are calculated using a 365-day calendar. [2]
Each and every year has its own story but by the 365th day (or 366th day, in 2024's case), it's almost always the same song and dance: a day of reflection followed by an evening of celebration.
December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; one day remains until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 534 ...
Happy birthday to the millions of leaplings around the world who get to celebrate their day on the actual date of their birth. Cheers to the leap year! But how did we even end up with leap years ...
On This Day; BBC: On This Day; The New York Times: On This Day; Library of Congress: Today in History; History Channel (US): This Day in History; History Channel (UK): This Day in History; New Zealand Government: Today in New Zealand History Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; Computer History Museum: This Day in History
Rather than a regular 365-day year, the leap year adds an extra day to “keep the calendar in sync with the seasons”. For a year to be a leap year, it has to be divisible by four or 400.