Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar

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United Kingdom

Date

1752

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The Gregorian calendar was announced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. Most of Europe adopted it in the sixteenth century, but England used the Julian calendar until 1752. [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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