September 14 - Gregorian Caldendar in the British Empire

The Gregorian Calendar

In 1752, this day was officially named September 14 in the British Empire and its colonies around the world when it adopted the Gregorian Calendar. The Gregorian Calendar was a modification of the Julian Calendar which was slightly over 11 minutes too long per year. Over time, this difference accumulated to a noticeable difference.

Although corrections for the Julian Calendar was first proposed by Livius of the 16th century, credit in the name went to Pope Gregory who decreed the adoption of this new calendar in 1582. However, few states officially made the switch on this decree. It was viewed as a Catholic convention, and non-Catholic states were hesitant. The British, one of the last to change the calendar in Western europe, finally did so in 1752. When the calendar was switched, the date went from September 2nd to September 14th.

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Edited by Imperator Invictus

Yes, what kind of event is that the British adopted a calendar that was already adopted by a lot of other countries? It's like conmemorating that the British adopted the metric system (if and whenever they do): it's trivial and Anglocentric.