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The eleven days that never happened
The eleven days that never happened
September 1752
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Last day of the old calendar
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George Washington's birthday moves
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First day of the new calendar
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Riots that did not happen
- Saturday, September 2, 1752Last day of the old calendarWednesday 2 September under the Julian calendar. Britain and its colonies, including the American ones, go to bed eleven days behind the rest of Western Europe.
- Monday, September 11, 1752George Washington's birthday movesBorn 11 February 1731 Old Style, he became born 22 February 1732 New Style. The year changed too, because the old year had started in March.
- Thursday, September 14, 1752First day of the new calendarThursday 14 September under the Gregorian calendar. The days in between never existed in British law. Wages were paid pro rata; landlords were told not to charge rent for days that did not happen.
- Saturday, September 30, 1752Riots that did not happenThe give us our eleven days riots are a myth built on a Hogarth painting and some election slogans. People grumbled about the calendar act and then got on with it.
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