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It may seem strange to modern readers that the Calendar (New Style) Act has the date of 1750 when royal assent was given on 22 May 1751. The reason is that, before the Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793 , the date on which a bill became law was the first day of the parliamentary session in which it was passed, unless the act contained a ...
Usually, the mapping of New Style dates onto Old Style dates with a start-of-year adjustment works well with little confusion for events before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar. For example, the Battle of Agincourt is well known to have been fought on 25 October 1415, which is Saint Crispin's Day. However, for the period between the ...
Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 [1] 24 Geo. 2. c. 23. 22 May 1751. An Act for regulating the Commencement of the Year, and for correcting the Calendar now in Use.
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.
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
Wednesday, 2 September 1752, was followed by Thursday, 14 September 1752. In Great Britain, the term "New Style" was used for the calendar and the Act omits any acknowledgement of Pope Gregory: the Annexe to the Act established a computation for the date of Easter that achieved the same result as Gregory's rules, without actually referring to him.
The British (personal) tax year still ends on "Old" Lady Day (5 April under the 'new style' calendar, which in the 18th century corresponded to 25 March under the 'old style' Julian calendar: the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 advanced the calendar by eleven days. 5 April is still the end of the British tax year for personal taxation.
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