1957 Event Republic of India adopts Saka calendar along with Gregorian 1941 Event Archer's "Christian Calendar and Gregorian Reform" published 1940 Event U.S.S.R. returns to Gregorian calendar 1940 Event End of U.S.S.R. experimental calendar; Gregorian readopted 6/27 1925 Event Turkey adopts Gregorian calendar 1920 Event Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar 1918 Event Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania adopt Gregorian calendar 1918 Event U.S.S.R. adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar (originally Feb 1) 1918 Event Russia adopts Gregorian calender (becomes Feb 14) 1918 Event Finland and U.S.S.R. adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar 1912 Event China adopts Gregorian calendar 1893 Event Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar 1867 Event Alaska adopts Gregorian calendar, crosses International date line 1793 Event Republican calendar replaces Gregorian calendar in France 1752 Event U.S. and England adopts Gregorian calender (no Sept 3-Sept 13th) 1752 Event This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives 1752 Event U.S. adopts Gregorian calender (becomes Sept 14) 1701 Event Drenthe adopts Gregorian calendar (yesterday is 4/29/1701) 1701 Event Drenthe Netherlands adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701 1701 Event Frisia and Groningen begin use of Gregorian calendar 1701 Event Parts of Netherlands adopt Gregorian calendar 1700 Event Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701 1700 Event Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar 1700 Event Gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700 1700 Event Gelderland goes on Gregorian calendar (tomorrow is 12/7/1700) 1700 Event Protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar 1694 Birthday Lord Chesterfield, letter writer; introduced Gregorian calendar, 1752 1584 Event Parts of Switzerland adopt Gregorian calendar (& parts in 1812) 1584 Event Bohemia adopts Gregorian calendar 1583 Event Groningen Netherlands begins using Gregorian calendar 1583 Event Holland begins use of Gregorian calendar (yesterday was 1/1/1583) 1583 Event 1st day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland and Flanders 1582 Event Zealand/Brabant adopts Gregorian calendar, yesterday was Dec 14th 1582 Event Flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583 1582 Event Spanish Netherlands/Denmark/Norway adopt Gregorian calendar 1582 Event Zealand/Brabant Netherlands adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25 1582 Event France begins use of Gregorian calendar 1582 Event Many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days 1582 Event Gregorian calendar introduced in Italy, other Catholic countries 1582 Event Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar 1502 Birthday Gregory XIII, Pope, introduced Gregorian calendar in 1582
