Sunday's date is written the same backward and forward — for everyone in the world — which hasn't happened in 900 years https://disrn.com/news/sundays-date-is-the-same-backwards-and-forwards-for-everyone-in-the-entire-world by Daniel Payne · Jan 31st, 2020 3:18 pm Last Updated Jan 31st, 2020 at 4:01 pm Sunday, February 2, marks a unique calendar date, as it forms a palindromic day — one that is written the same both backward and forward . But this Sunday is more special than post palindromic days. In this case, the date rendered as it normally is in the United States — as month/day/year — is identical read both normally and reversed: 02/02/2020. However, in the numerous countries that follow a day/month/year format, the date is still the same either way. And in the many Asian countries that place the year first, it is still identical backward and forward. So whether you're in Europe, Asia, or the U.S., February the 2nd is a very speci