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Newton was born on Christmas Day (Dec. 25, 1642) according to the “Old Style” Julian calendar, which was in use in England at the time. According to the modern Gregorian calendar used today, Newton's date of birth is Jan. 4, 1643 (almost 382 - not 381 - years ago). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton#cite_note-OSNS-4 https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/the-ten-days-of-newton/ https://researchwelllincolnshire.wordpress.com/2018/12/05/the-matter-of-dates-before-1752-as-illustrated-by-isaac-newtons-birthday-on-christmas-day/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendar
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