When writing a date, a comma is used to separate the day from the month, and the date from the year.
July 4, 1776, was an important day in American history.
I was born on Sunday, May 12, 1968.
But if you’re writing the date in day-month-year format, you don’t need a comma.
The project will commence on 1 June 2018.
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Do use a comma if you’re including a day of the week with the date. Note the use of the comma after the date when it appears in the middle of a sentence.
On Friday, October 28th, at four o’clock, we’ll have a small gathering in the office kitchen to celebrate Mark’s birthday.
Please come out on Saturday, April 15th, 2017, to show your support for the marathon runners.
When you’re giving only a month and a year, you don’t need a comma.
I haven’t seen this much snow since January 2002.
