But is it the Millennium?
an excerpt from Leatherhead Parish Magazine 1899-1900

 

The question whether we entered on a New Century on January 1st 1900, has been discussed, and in France it has been decided that the Twentieth Century commenced on that date, but we do not always follow French examples nor see with the same eyes as our French neighbours see with, and we venture to differ with them on this point - and also on several other points. [website editor - some things never change?]

This year, 1900, seems clearly to be the last year of the Nineteenth Century, not the first of the Twentieth Century, e.g. at the close of the first year we entered on year two, at the close of the second year on year three, and at the close of the eighteen hundred and ninety-ninth year on year 1900.

We have therefore passed only 1899 complete years since the commencement of the Christian era, and not until the end of 1900 shall we enter on the New Twentieth Century.

(repeated in the Jan 2000 magazine)

see also

New Millennium Blues

Special Millennium Services

Millennium Cope

Millennium Resolution