Re: [Feb 29, 2000]

Dan wrote:
> 
> Joe,
> 
> Almost.  2000 _is_ a leap year.  1600 was a leap year.  1700, 1800, 1900 were
> _not_ leap years.
> 
> "Joe Teff" <jteff19@idt.net> wrote:
> > I thought the leap year rule stated that any year evenly divisible
> > by 4 was a leap year unless it was also evenly divisible by 400
> > and then it wasn't. That would make 1700, 1800 and 1900 leap
> > years, but 2000 wouldn't be. Yet everywhere I look, it shows a
> > Feb 29th in 2000 (calendars, PIM software, OS/400 date data
> > types, etc). I seem remember a thread on this list a while back
> > and it was stated that 2000 wasn't a leap year. Can anyone set
> > me straight here.

The actual rule is yes for 4, no for 100, but yes again for 400.

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