Started by Alistair Grant (@captain_al) ·
in 1752 Britain skipped 11 days
September 2 was followed by September 14. The 'give us our eleven days' riots are probably a myth, partly traced to a Hogarth painting.
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- Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 (en.wikipedia.org)
- Old Style and New Style dates (en.wikipedia.org)
- Gregorian calendar (en.wikipedia.org)
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