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The Gregorian calendar was introduced as a reform of the Julian calendar to correct drift relative to the solar year and the date of the spring equinox. Some communities framed calendar change as an illegitimate religious or political imposition and resisted or delayed compliance.
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- 1752 · eventBritain and colonies adopt Gregorian calendar
- 1873 · eventJapan adopts Gregorian-based civil calendar
- 1918 · eventSoviet Russia switches civil calendar from Julian to Gregorian
- 1923 · eventGreece adopts Gregorian civil calendar
- 1926 · eventTurkey completes civil adoption of Gregorian dating