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  2. Adoption of the Gregorian calendar - Wikipedia

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    The adoption of the Gregorian Calendar has taken place in the history of most cultures and societies around the world, marking a change from one of various traditional (or "old style") dating systems to the contemporary (or "new style") system – the Gregorian calendar – which is widely used around the world today. Some states adopted the ...

  3. List of adoption dates of the Gregorian calendar by country

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    This is a list of adoption dates of the Gregorian calendar by country. For explanation, see the article about the Gregorian calendar . Except where stated otherwise, the transition was a move by the civil authorities from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar .

  4. Old Style and New Style dates - Wikipedia

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    [6] [d] (Scotland had already made this aspect of the changes, on 1 January 1600.) [7] [8] The second (in effect [e]) adopted the Gregorian calendar in place of the Julian calendar. Thus "New Style" can refer to the start-of-year adjustment, to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, or to the combination of the two. It was through their use in ...

  5. Gregorian calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Gregorian calendar, like the Julian calendar, is a solar calendar with 12 months of 28–31 days each. The year in both calendars consists of 365 days, with a leap day being added to February in the leap years. The months and length of months in the Gregorian calendar are the same as for the Julian calendar.

  6. Inter gravissimas - Wikipedia

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    The first page of the papal bull Inter Gravissimas. Inter gravissimas (English: "Among the most serious...") was a papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII on 24 February 1582. [1] [2] The document, written in Latin, reformed the Julian calendar.

  7. Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 - Wikipedia

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    The Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 (24 Geo. 2. c. 23), also known as Chesterfield's Act or (in American usage) the British Calendar Act of 1751, is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. Its purpose was for Great Britain and the British Empire to adopt the Gregorian calendar (in effect).

  8. Category:Gregorian calendar - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Gregorian calendar" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ... List of adoption dates of the Gregorian calendar by country;

  9. 1752 in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    1 January – the British Empire (except Scotland, which had changed New Year's Day to 1 January in 1600) adopts today as the first day of the year as part of adoption of the Gregorian calendar, which is completed in September: today is the first day of the New Year under the terms of last year's Calendar Act. [2]