No offence taken. Another result of the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar is the loss of 10 days. People's birthdays were recomputed, which is why Washington's Birthday is celebrated on 22 February, despite the fact that he was actually born on 11 February.
Brad 39N 77W -----Original Message----- From: Frank Evans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 3:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Act of 1752 Greetings fellow dialists and calendrists, A note about the millennium leap year that I recently came across in the journal History Today: When the next leap day arrives, on 29 February 2000, it will be, for Britain, the result of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1752. By then most other European countries had already embraced the new calendar. The Act of Parliament which causes this first centenial leap year since then to take place was passed 248 years and 3 months ago. Is this the longest delayed action legislation ever? By the way, the 1752 Act also applied to the UK Colonies including America (no offence intended). Frank 55N 1W -- Frank Evans
