# Happy All-Even Day!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-all-even-day/13387
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 2, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-all-even-day/13387 "2000-02-02T19:19:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-all-even-day/13387/1 "2000-02-02T19:19:00Z")
A few months ago, it was noted that November 19, 1999 (11/19/1999) was going to be the last date in over 1000 years with all odd-digits (4-digit year format).
Well, today, 2/2/2000, is the first all-even-digit date since 12/30/888.
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### Author:  [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2000, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-all-even-day/13387/2 "2000-02-02T20:24:00Z")
> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by AWB:
> \*\*A few months ago, it was noted that November 19, 1999 (11/19/1999) was going to be the last date in over 1000 years with all odd-digits (4-digit year format).
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> Well, today, 2/2/2000, is the first all-even-digit date since 12/30/888.
> \*\*
## In the great tradition of my Irish grandfathers, I’ll drink to that!
One must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star. -Nietzche
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### Author:  [@Scout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scout)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-all-even-day/13387/3 "2000-02-02T20:36:00Z")
Um, actually it’s the first all-even date since 8/28/888. 12/30/888 has some odd digits in it.
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### Author:  [@frolix8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frolix8)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2000, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-all-even-day/13387/4 "2000-02-02T21:31:00Z")
It’s also nicely symmetric, 2.2.2000
of course so was 1.1.1999 but it won’t happen again soon. Coming soon to a calendar near you: 2.22.2000 the last date with only 2 digits for quite some time.
My favorite was 12:34.56 7/8/90
although 1:23.45 6/7/89 was cool too.
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### Author:  [@Studi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Studi)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2000, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-all-even-day/13387/5 "2000-02-02T21:38:00Z")
> [@](#):
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> My favorite was 12:34.56 7/8/90
> although 1:23.45 6/7/89 was cool too.
My favourite was 69:69:69 69/69/69
It was.
Studi
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### Author:  [@Studi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Studi)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2000, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-all-even-day/13387/6 "2000-02-03T02:54:00Z")
Ah…the juvenile mind at it’s peak.
Studi
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### Author:  [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2000, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-all-even-day/13387/7 "2000-02-03T14:32:00Z")
The date/time I’m really looking forward to is (in 24 hr notation) 22:22:22 on 2/22/2222. (Hopefully they will unfreeze my head in time for the big event).