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In England and America, September 3, 1752, never happened. Actually, September 3rd through the 14th never happened. Up until that time, the countries were using the Julian calendar, which calculates the time between the vernal equinox as 365.25 days. But in 1752 a decree was made in Britain that the Gregorian calendar was going to be adopted. The length of a year in the Gregorian calendar, which was introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, is 11 minutes shorter than the Julian calendar. To make up for the time difference between the two calendars and get back in step meant having to "lose" 11 days. The announcement of the change caused riots on both sides of the Atlantic; people thought the government had stolen 11 days of their lives.
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What events in history happened on September 26?
On September 26, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson had a heart attack. On September 26, 1934, the British launched the Queen Mary, and on September 26, 1948, the Boston Braves won their first National League Championship since 1914.
What century is 1752?
18th century
What happened on 2000?
september 15th olympics in Australia (sydney) :)
What happened in world history between 1991 and 2007?
September 11
What world events happened on September 12?
Ummmm...i think nothing really but on the day but on the day before that...september 11:(
