I heard on the news earlier that at 12.34 and 56 secs the date will be 12.34.56 7.8.09. Lots of freaky people thinking that the world would end then!!! Still waiting.
It would simplify things if we all notated dates as we do times: start with the largest unit then work down to the smallest unit. When we indicate time we start with the hour, then the minutes, followed by the seconds. So when it comes to dates, why not start with the year, then the month, followed by the day?