Calendar (New Style) Act 1750
The Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 (c.23) (also known as Chesterfield's Act after Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It reformed the calendar of England and British Dominions so that the new legal year began on 1 January rather than 25 March (Lady Day); and it adopted the Gregorian calendar, as already used in most of western Europe.
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Calendar (New Style) Act 1750
The Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 (c.23) (also known as Chesterfield's Act after Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It reformed the calendar of England and British Dominions so that the new legal year began on 1 January rather than 25 March (Lady Day); and it adopted the Gregorian calendar, as already used in most of western Europe.
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De Calendar (New Style) Act 17 ...... it gebeurde op 1 januari 1927.
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The Calendar (New Style) Act 1 ...... sed in most of western Europe.
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Calendar Act 1751
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1752-01-01
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An Act for Regulating the Comm ...... ecting the Calendar now in Use
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Parliament of Great Britain
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Calendar Act 1750
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Calendar Act 1750/51
Calendar Act 1751/52
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De Calendar (New Style) Act 17 ...... as in de rest van West-Europa.
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The Calendar (New Style) Act 1 ...... sed in most of western Europe.
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Calendar (New Style) Act 1750
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Calendar (New Style) Act 1750
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