Fun fact - Curious case of those missing days in September 1752

If you google “Calendar of September 1752”, this is what pops up…

Anything weird?

Yep! Too weird to go unnoticed!

There are 11 days missing from the month!And no it’s not a joke, 11 days are actually missing from the month of September, 1752.

Here’s the explanation:

September 1752 was the month during which the English shifted from the Roman Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.

Now, a Julian year was 11 days longer than the Gregorian one. So, the King of England ordered11 days to be wiped off the face of that particular month.

Consequently, the workers worked for 11 days less that month but got the payment for the full month. That’s how the concept of “paid leave” was born. Aha! All hail the King!!!

The fun doesn’t end here, in the Roman Julian calendar April used to be the first month of the year, but the Gregorian one observed January as the first month. Even after the shifting to the Gregorian version, many people refused to give up old traditions and continued celebrating 1st April as the New Year’s Day. When simple orders didn’t work, the king finally issued a royal dictum; which stated:

Those who celebrated 111st April as New Year’s day would be labelled as fools.

From then on, 1st April became April Fool’s day.

History is really awesome!

Source:

The-curious-case-of-eleven-11-missingApril Fools' Day: Origin and HistoryCalendars, a story of mistakes

Hope this was fun.

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