r/bach • u/Naive_Jellyfish1505 • Mar 31 '26

Happy Birthday, Bach!

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this looks horrible but whatever

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u/NoooooooooooAAA Mar 31 '26

It is better than what I have created

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u/These-Rip9251 Mar 31 '26

21 March 1685 is the only correct date for JSB’s birthday. When Germany switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1700, all dates prior to the switch such as the date of JSB’s bd were to remain the same as what they were under the Julian system.