It took quite a long time before 1 January again became the universal or standard start of the civil year. The years of adoption of 1 January as the new year are as follows -Country Start year

• 
  Venice - 1522
• Sweden - 1529
• Holy Roman Empire (Germany) - 1544
• Spain, Portugal - 1556
• Prussia, Denmark and Norway - 1559
• France - 1564
• Southern Netherlands - 1576
• Lorraine - 1579
• Dutch Republic - 1583
• Scotland - 1600
• Russia - 1700
• Tuscany - 1721
• Britain and British Empire (except Scotland) - 1752
• Thailand - 1941

1 March was the first day of the numbered year in the Republic of Venice until its destruction in 1797, and in Russia from 988 until 1492 (AM 7000). 1 September was used in Russia from 1492 until the adoption of the Christian era in 1700 via a December 1699 decree of Tsar Peter I (previously, Russia had counted years since the creation of the world—Anno Mundi).

Autumnal equinox day (usually 22 September) was "New Year's Day" in the French Republican Calendar, which was in use from 1793 to 1805. This was primidi Vendémiaire, the first day of the first month.