Is it okay to put "a year" in the begining of the sentence?
1924 marked the year that Louis de Broglie published his revolutionary theory that electrons have both particle and wave nature.

should I rewrite

That was marked in 1924 that Louis de Broglie published his revolutionary theory that electrons have both particle and wave nature.

Question

Is it okay to put "a year" in the begining of the sentence?
1924 marked the year that Louis de Broglie published his revolutionary theory that electrons have both particle and wave nature.

should I rewrite

That was marked in 1924  that Louis de Broglie published his revolutionary theory that electrons have both particle and wave nature.

Answer

The first sentence is good.  Go with that one.

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Ruslan - a couple of points.  Firstly, it is widely accepted that while it is okay to start a sentence with a number, it should be written in words, not numerals.  I don't know that this is a 'rule' exactly, but certainly every style guide I have ever seen recommends it.  I don't know what would happen if you started a sentence that way in an English test, but I wouldn't chance it if  I were you.  So if you are going to start the sentence with the date, write it in words.  Nineteen twenty four....  Secondly, I am not at all sure about the wording, 1924 marks the year.....1924 is the year, it is not a proxy marker for it.  I would write, Nineteen twenty four was the year that............
Thirdly, the second sentence is incorrect - it doesn't make sense - what was marked? and the 'that' immediately following the date doesn't belong there either.

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