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Happy New Year to everyone!
Out of curiosity, I did extensive research (i.e. briefly went to Wikipedia) to find out exactly when January 1 became the first day of the year. Apparently nobody knows but it was some time before the adoption of the Julian calendar in 45 BC.
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