I think the main reason was to know when the times for planting and harvesting were approaching. Another big reason was knowing when to celebrate religious festivals.
Calenders were invented to keep track of when it would get cold and when it was a good time to plant crops at first
The calendar was technically first invented by the Ancient Egyptians.
Properly speaking, there is no "English" calendar system. You probably mean the predominant Western Calendar (also called the Christian Calendar). This calendar system is best called the "Gregorian Calendar", after Pope Gregory XIII who introduced the calendar system in 1582.
Historians do not know who or when mankind invented the first calendar, probably early man when he first carved a notch into a stick or a bone which marked the passing of each full moon. Notched bones used to record moon phases have been found in Africa and Europe dating back to about 20,500 BC. There are many different calendars invented by different cultures to suit their needs. The mayans created a calender, but I believe the calendar we use is based off of the Romans. Some also believe that the Sumerians invented the 12-month calendar.
The Gregorian calendar was named after Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in October 1582 as a reform to the Julian calendar. The reform was implemented to correct inaccuracies in the Julian calendar's calculation of leap years, which had led to a misalignment with the solar year. The Gregorian calendar is now the most widely used calendar system in the world, with some adjustments made over time to further refine its accuracy.
Julius Caesar is credited with changing the Roman calendar from 355 days to 365 days and for adding leap year days every few years (and for changing the name of Quintilis to July in honor of himself).
George Washington invented the lunar calendar
The name of the person that invented the first calendar is not known. The first calendar was invented in Scotland.
China
The Egyptian
Rome
The calendar was technically first invented by the Ancient Egyptians.
I t was invented around 4231 B.C.
The Romans invented it in 46 ad.
Egypt
Around 500BC
173 a.c.
mesopotamia