Yes. Confusing as it is, the first digits of the current year (2017) don't align with the current century (21st) because we started counting centuries at one, n

Yes. Confusing as it is, the first digits of the current year (2017) don't align with the current century (21st) because we started counting centuries at one, not zero. e.g. 1 A.D. / 1st, 100 A.D. / 2nd, 1000 A.D. / 11th, etc.