English term
In September 2013 -- with or without comma
For instance,
In September 2013, a OSCE mission was sent to N.
In 1994, a new programme was launched for M.
I have put commas, and is it all right?
There is some evidence that it isn't:
"In the year of '39 assembled here the volunteers..."
But it's not an 'official' text.
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Apr 29, 2014 17:09: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" , "Field (write-in)" from "commas after date at the beginnng of a sentence" to "basic grammar/punctuation: commas after date at the beginnng of a sentence"
PRO (1): Charlesp
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Generally without
In the particular example you cite, there is a different reason: in that instance, the date is in fact a part of the MAIN clause (i.e. it's not subordinate at all), and hence it would have been wrong to put a comma.
Personally, I let myself be guided by the sense — if it feels as if it needs a little break as you read it, I'll put in a comma even though it may not be strictly correct style.
Beware, too, of the case, where the comma is in fact needed because of a FOLLOWING subordinate clause:
"In 2012, even though he'd said he wouldn't, he sold the company..."
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Dank u, Tina!
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Thanks, B! :-)
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Thanks, Polangmar!
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Merci, J-C ! :-)
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Thanks, C!
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Both are fine (but)
William the Conquerer - timeline
In 1028, William the Conqurer was born.
In 1066, he invaded England.
In 1072, he went to the moon with the pope.
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generally with
When dates appear at the beginning of a sentence, they are followed by a comma before the main text of the sentence. (There is a grammar rule about this).
Discussion
"In eighteen hundred and fifty one, me corduroy breeches Oi-oi put on, to work upon the railway, the rai-el-way...and so forth"
("In the year of '39 assembled here the volunteers...")