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A fact from Sir Walter Clarges, 1st Baronet appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 September 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that when a rival took over an estate belonging to Sir Walter Clarges, Clarges used his position as a Member of Parliament to send the interloper to jail?
Well, it's connected. In England until 1752, the new year began on 25 March. So 31 December 1705 would be followed by 1 January 1705, and so on until 24 March 1705, which would be followed by 25 March 1706. Actual usage by people was a mix: some stuck to the legal year, while others treated 1 January as New Year's Day. Hence for dates between 1 January and 24 March inclusive, it's traditional to write both years. Sam Blacketer22:25, 5 September 2007 (UTC)Reply
