Current readoptions of January 1
It took quite a long time before January 1 again became the universal or standard start of the civil year. The years of adoption of 1 January as the new year are as follows:
| Country | Start year |
|---|---|
| Venice | 1522 |
| Sweden | 1529 |
| Holy Roman Empire (~Germany) | 1544 |
| Spain, Portugal, Poland | 1556 |
| Prussia, Denmark and Norway | 1559 |
| France (Edict of Roussillon) | 1564 |
| Southern Netherlands | 1576 |
| Lorraine | 1579 |
| Dutch Republic | 1583 |
| Scotland | 1600 |
| Russia | 1700 |
| Tuscany | 1721 |
| Britain, Ireland and British Empire except Scotland | 1752 |
| Japan | 1873 |
| China (ROC and PRC) | 1912 |
| Greece | 1923 |
| Turkey | 1926 |
| Thailand | 1941 |
March 1 was the first day of the numbered year in the Republic of Venice until its destruction in 1797, and in Russia from 988 until 1492 (Anno Mundi 7000 in the Byzantine calendar). September 1 was used in Russia from 1492 (A.M. 7000) until the adoption of the Christian era in 1700 via a December 1699 decree of Tsar Peter I.