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The Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 (24 Geo. 2. c. 23), also known as Chesterfield's Act or (in American usage) the British Calendar Act of 1751, is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. Its purpose was for Great Britain and the British Empire to adopt the Gregorian calendar (in effect).
In the Kingdom of Great Britain and its possessions, the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 introduced two concurrent changes to the calendar. The first, which applied to England, Wales, Ireland and the British colonies, changed the start of the year from 25 March to 1 January, with effect from "the day after 31 December 1751".
because of the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, the statutory date of the "annual election of mayor, sheriffs, treasurers, coroners, and leave-lookers" in Chester (England) had to be moved forward by appending a clause to an otherwise irrelevant Act, (25 Geo II c.31, concerning distemper in cattle) "to avoid the inconvenience which would arise to ...
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Through enactment of the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, Great Britain and its possessions (including parts of what is now the United States) adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752, by which time it was necessary to correct by 11 days. Wednesday, 2 September 1752, was followed by Thursday, 14 September 1752.
The Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 was passed to ensure alignment with the rest of Europe, but made no reference to Gregory. [11] [12] United States of America: French colonial empire and Spanish Empire: 1582 9 Dec 20 Dec 10 United States of America British Empire: 1752 2 Sept 14 Sept 11
From the 14th century until 1752, the legal year began on 25 March. It is only since 1752 that the legal year was re-set to coincide with the start of the historical calendar year (1 January) (see Calendar (New Style) Act 1750). [3] These date differences can also be confusing when sorting dates in old documents before 1753.
With the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, he successfully established the Gregorian calendar and a calendar year that began on 1 January for Great Britain, which had lagged behind other European countries in adopting the Gregorian calendar. Informally, the Act was also known as the "Chesterfield's Act".