Jesus Christ's birthday was March 28th

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REFUTED

the evidence says no

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0 sources for · 2 against

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Historical sources and biblical gospels do not state Jesus Christ's actual date of birth, making claims like March 28th unsupported by evidence.

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Wikipedia: Date of the birth of Jesus

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Wikipedia: Date of the birth of Jesus. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_the_birth_of_Jesus

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en.wikipedia.org: Date of the birth of Jesus

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en.wikipedia.org: Date of the birth of Jesus. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_the_birth_of_Jesus

States the date of birth is not stated in historical sources and cannot be consistently dated.

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skeptics.stackexchange.com: Is Jesus Christ's birthday March 28th?

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skeptics.stackexchange.com: Is Jesus Christ's birthday March 28th?. skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/18688/is-jesus-christs-birthday-march-28th

Confirms we do not know the date or year Jesus was born.

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first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → REFUTED · 001 Aug 2026

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