Just like there are palindromes, sentences that read the same backward and forwards, like "Able was I, ere I saw Elba", (Reportedly muttered by Napoleon) or "Do geese see God?", there are also palindromes in the numbers game as well.
Did you realize that today, November 2, 2011 is a palindrome?
It reads the same backwards and forwards: 11-02-2011
According to the Houston Chronicle, an engineer out of Oregon says there are only a few such dates in the 21st century.
In the Month/Day/Year Date Format (26 seven-digit, 12 eight-digit, total 38 palindrome dates in the 21st century):
1. October 2, 2001 (10022001)
2. January 2, 2010 (01022010)
3. January 10, 2011 (1102011) (First seven-digit one in the 21st century)
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4. November 2, 2011 (11022011)
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5. February 10, 2012 (2102012)
6. March 10, 2013 (3102013)
7. April 10, 2014 (4102014)
8. May 10, 2015 (5102015)
9. June 10, 2016 (6102016)
10. July 10, 2017 (7102017)
11.August 10, 2018 (8102018)
12.September 10, 2019 (9102019)
13. February 2, 2020 (02022020) (Common in both date formats)
14. January 20, 2021 (1202021)
15.December 2, 2021 (12022021)
16. February 20, 2022 (2202022)
17.March 20, 2023 (3202023)
18.April 20, 2024 (4202024)
19.May 20, 2025 (5202025)
20. June 20, 2026 (6202026)
21. July 20, 2027 (7202027)
22.August 20, 2028 (8202028)
23.September 20, 2029 (9202029)
24.March 2, 2030 (03022030)
25. January 30, 2031 (1302031)
26.March 30, 2033 (3302033)
27.April 30, 2034 (4302034)
28.May 30, 2035 (5302035)
29. June 30, 2036 (6302036)
30. July 30, 2037 (7302037)
31.August 30, 2038 (8302038)
32.September 30, 2039 (9302039) (Last seven-digit one in the 21st century)
33.April 2, 2040 (04022040)
34.May 2, 2050 (05022050)
35. June 2, 2060 (06022060)
36. July 2, 2070 (07022070)
37.August 2, 2080 (08022080)
38.September 2, 2090 (09022090)
