Monthly Archives: November 2022
In 1752, London skipped 11 days in Sep & changed the date of NYD, into line with Europe
In Hogarth’s painting there is a black slate, with reference to the eleven days taken out of the year 1752. In Britain, in 1750, the Calendar Act was passed. The 1750 Calendar Act proposed that in 1752, the British calendar would come into line with the European calendar. British merchants were keen to align the […]