Therefore, since 1582, we have been governed by the Gregorian calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. To correct the mismatch of the Julian calendar, the Gregorian calendar introduced a new ...

Teymour Taj celebrates the beginning of 2025 by exploring the weird and wonderful history of calendars As 2025 rolled in, ...

Gregorian or English calendar was born after the Julian calendar of Julius Caesar ... inter alia. Although the Gregorian calendar has become dominant all over the world, the United Nations ...

In 1752, from Sept. 3rd to 13th, people witnessed a unique historical event. Eleven days were cut from the calendar and deleted forever.

Revolutionary as the Julian calendar was, it wasn't perfect, and fell out of alignment over time. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar-- basically, the calendar as we know ...

Spain and Germany - also originally used the Julian calendar, they changed to the Gregorian one in 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII introduced it. The Gregorian calendar aimed to ensure that Easter ...

By the mid-15th century, the Julian calendar had diverged from the solar cycle by 10 days. To correct this, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar in the 1570s, refining leap year ...