Show ten days were killed in calendar change many things have been suppressed in this world but the strangest was act of pope gregory ill III when he suppressed 10 days in 1852 by ordering that october 5 be called october 15 it came about like ice this january I 1 1 was designated to be new years day when julius caesar established the julian calendar in 46 BC however the calendar year thus established dished was 11 minutes longer than the astronomical year for this reason the pope ordered the 10 11 days suppressed england and its colonies however did not adopt the julian calendar until 1752 for almost three centuries new years was celebrated twice every year both times on january 1 I but new years always new years day even in these modern times the actual date varies among the egyptians chinese jews romans and moh amm edans from september 6 to march 1 |