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Yes. Up through 1751, March 25th was celebrated as New Years Day in colonial America (and other British colonies). So March 24, 1750 was followed by March 25, 1751, the first day of 1751. The first day of 1752 followed 282 days later on January 1 (on a day which would have been January 1, 1751 on the previous calendar). So there was no January 1, 1751, nor any other days up through March 24, 1751 (as those days would have followed December 31, 1751 on the old calendar). Instead those days are known as January 1, 1752 through March 24, 1752, because the New Year was moved to January 1st that year.

1752 was also shorted by 11 days in September to reset the vernal equinox to March 21st, thus synchronizing with the Gregorian calendar. So 1751 was only 282 days long, and 1752 was only 354 days.

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