Thursday, October 4, 1582: On this day, four hundred and forty-four years ago today, “Pope Gregory XIII issued a bulletin that decreed that the day following Thursday, October 4, 1582, should be Friday, October 15, 1582, thus correcting the Julian calendar, then ten days out of date relative to the seasons. This reform was effective in most Catholic cou…
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