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  2. Leap year - Wikipedia

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    A Swedish pocket calendar from 2008 showing 29 February February 1900 calendar showing that 1900 was not a leap year. The intercalary day that usually occurs every four years is called leap day and is created by adding an extra day to February.

  3. Century leap year - Wikipedia

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    For example, the years 1600, 2000, 2400, and 2800 are century leap years since those numbers are evenly divisible by 400, while 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2900, and 3000 are common years despite being evenly divisible by 4. This scheme brings the average length of the calendar year significantly closer to the ...

  4. February 29 - Wikipedia

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    For example, 1900 was not a leap year, but 2000 was. The Julian calendar—since 1923 a liturgical calendar—has a February 29 every fourth year without exception. Consequently, February 29 in the Julian calendar, since 1900, falls 13 days later than February 29 in the Gregorian, until the year 2100. [1]

  5. What’s the point of a Leap Year? Why 2024 brings 29 days of ...

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    The year 2000 was a leap year, for example, but the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not. The next time a leap year will be skipped is the year 2100. The reason why the year is called a leap year ...

  6. What is a leap year? Everything to know about February's ...

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    So, for example, 1700, 1800 and 1900 weren't leap years. And 2100? It's not a leap century year either since it isn't divisible by 400. ... When is the next leap year? The last time the calendar ...

  7. Leap year 2024: Why we get February 29 this year, and ... - AOL

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    The year 2000 was a leap year, for example, but the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not. The next time a leap year will be skipped is the year 2100," read an article from the Smithsonian.

  8. Solar cycle (calendar) - Wikipedia

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    There are 7 possible days to start a leap year, making a 28-year sequence. [1] This cycle also occurs in the Gregorian calendar, but it is interrupted by years such as 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2900, and any year that is divisible by 100, but not by 400. These years are common years and are not leap years. This ...

  9. 2024 is a leap year. Here's what that means — and why we ...

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    Due to the rules, there was no leap year in 1900 and there won’t be one in 2100. ... 2024: Welcome to the world of the Gregorian calendar and leap day madness! Still acting like a baby in 2028 ...