Show Ten Days Were Killed Calendar Change 1 Many things have been suppressed jin in this world but the strangest was ithe the act of Pope Gregory III when he suppressed 10 days in 1852 by or- or ordering ordering dering that October 5 be called Oc Oc- October October Oc- Oc October tober 15 15 j I It came about like this January jl 11 was designated to be New Years Year's day when Julius Caesar established I the Julian calendar in hi 46 BC B.C. However How- How However However ever the calendar year thus established established was 11 minutes longer than the astronomical year For this reason the Pope ordered the the 10 days suppressed England and its colonies however did not adopt the Julian calendar until 1752 For almost three cen- cen centuries centuries New Years Year's was celebrated twice every year year both both times on January 1 But New Years Year's isn't always New Years Year's day even in these modern times The actual date varies among the Egyptians Chinese Jews Romans and from September r 6 to March 1 |