02.02.2020 the rarest palindromic date

February 2, 2020 does not seem a special date, though one should know that it is a distinguished date.

02.02.2020 is a palindrome, which means that it reads the same from the right to the left and vice versa.

According to The Washington Post, it is the rarest phenomenon in history. A similar date was 909 years ago when it was November 11, 1111. The palindromic date comes once in 101 years. The next palindromic date will repeat on December 12, 2121.