What day is Zhukovsky's birthdate in the Old Style calendar?
February 19
January 29
March 15
December 5
Answer
The answer is January 29th and it falls under the old calendar. Vasily Zhukovsky was born in 1783 according to the Julian or "old-style" calendar. This date corresponds to February 10th, 1783 in the widely used Gregorian calendar. At the time of Zhukovsky's birth, Russia used the Julian calendar, which had a 12-day difference compared to the Gregorian calendar.
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