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916. Year of Christ's Birth.
On what year was Christ born?
When does the twentieth century commence? N. B.
The exact date of Christ's birth is not definitely known. But the majority of the best authorities place it four years B.C., i.e., four years before the year 1 of the so-called Christian era.
The twentieth century begins immediately upon the close of the nineteenth. It is quite unanimously agreed that the nineteenth century ends with Dec. 31, 1900.
