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1704 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1704th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 704th year of the 2nd millennium, the 4th year of the 18th century, and the 5th year of the 1700s decade. As of the start of 1704, the ...
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. [1] [a] ... For example, the Battle of Blenheim is always given as 13 August 1704. Confusion ...
At Jefferson's birth, the difference was eleven days between the Julian and Gregorian calendars and so his birthday of 2 April in the Julian calendar is 13 April in the Gregorian calendar. Similarly, George Washington is now officially reported as having been born on 22 February 1732, rather than on 11 February 1731/32 (Julian calendar). [26]
The Gregorian calendar did not exist before October 15, 1582. Gregorian dates before that are proleptic, that is, using the Gregorian rules to reckon backward from October 15, 1582. Years are given in astronomical year numbering. Augustus corrected errors in the observance of leap years by omitting leap days until AD 8.
For explanation, see the article about the Gregorian calendar. Except where stated otherwise, the transition was a move by the civil authorities from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. In religious sources it could be that the Julian calendar was used for a longer period of time, in particular by Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches. The ...
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This is the calendar for any Old Style leap year starting on Tuesday, 25 March. The Old Style calendar ended the following March, on 24 March. Examples: Julian year 1572, 1656 or 1704 (see bottom tables). A leap year is a year with 366 days, as compared to a common year, which has 365.
The Battle of Orford Ness was a naval battle fought between a southbound Swedish convoy escorted by the Swedish warship Öland and an English squadron of eight ships of the line and a frigate off the coast of Orford Ness on 27 July 1704 (Julian calendar). The English squadron started to follow the Swedish convoy upon sighting it and when they ...