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diff --git a/src/timezone/data/europe b/src/timezone/data/europe index 6b20b928709..5e78c549981 100644 --- a/src/timezone/data/europe +++ b/src/timezone/data/europe @@ -6,16 +6,19 @@ # tz@iana.org for general use in the future). For more, please see # the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution. -# From Paul Eggert (2014-05-31): -# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is +# From Paul Eggert (2014-10-31): +# +# Unless otherwise specified, the source for data through 1990 is: # Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition), # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003). +# Unfortunately this book contains many errors and cites no sources. # # Gwillim Law writes that a good source # for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport # Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM), # published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries -# of the IATA's data after 1990. +# of the IATA's data after 1990. Except where otherwise noted, +# IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990. # # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). @@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ # 1:00 CET CEST CEMT Central Europe # 1:00:14 SET Swedish (1879-1899)* # 2:00 EET EEST Eastern Europe -# 3:00 FET Further-eastern Europe* +# 3:00 FET Further-eastern Europe (2011-2014)* # 3:00 MSK MSD MSM* Moscow # From Peter Ilieve (1994-12-04), @@ -287,6 +290,14 @@ # "Timeball on the ballast office is down. Dunsink time." # -- James Joyce, Ulysses +# "Countess Markievicz ... claimed that the [1916] abolition of Dublin Mean Time +# was among various actions undertaken by the 'English' government that +# would 'put the whole country into the SF (Sinn Féin) camp'. She claimed +# Irish 'public feeling (was) outraged by forcing of English time on us'." +# -- Parsons M. Dublin lost its time zone - and 25 minutes - after 1916 Rising. +# Irish Times 2014-10-27. +# http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/dublin-lost-its-time-zone-and-25-minutes-after-1916-rising-1.1977411 + # From Joseph S. Myers (2005-01-26): # Irish laws are available online at <http://www.irishstatutebook.ie>. # These include various relating to legal time, for example: @@ -594,6 +605,7 @@ Rule Russia 1992 only - Sep lastSat 23:00 0 - Rule Russia 1993 2010 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Russia 1993 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - Rule Russia 1996 2010 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - +# As described below, Russia's 2014 change affects Zone data, not Rule data. # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-06-14): # According to Kremlin press service, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev @@ -724,6 +736,13 @@ Zone Europe/Vienna 1:05:21 - LMT 1893 Apr # http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/society/V-Belarusi-otmenjaetsja-perexod-na-sezonnoe-vremja_i_572952.html # http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2011/09/16/ic_articles_116_175144/ # http://news.tut.by/society/250578.html +# +# From Alexander Bokovoy (2014-10-09): +# Belarussian government decided against changing to winter time.... +# http://eng.belta.by/all_news/society/Belarus-decides-against-adjusting-time-in-Russias-wake_i_76335.html +# From Paul Eggert (2014-10-08): +# Hence Belarus can share time zone abbreviations with Moscow again. +# # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Minsk 1:50:16 - LMT 1880 1:50 - MMT 1924 May 2 # Minsk Mean Time @@ -736,7 +755,8 @@ Zone Europe/Minsk 1:50:16 - LMT 1880 2:00 - EET 1992 Mar 29 0:00s 2:00 1:00 EEST 1992 Sep 27 0:00s 2:00 Russia EE%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 3:00 - FET + 3:00 - FET 2014 Oct 26 1:00s + 3:00 - MSK # Belgium # |