What Happened on September 9, 1752

• Johann Friedrich Christmann, German composer, born in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1817)

Calendar: Julian
Skipped Day: This day does not exist in Great Britain and its colonies including America and Ireland.

Under the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, Britain skipped 11 days to adopt the Gregorian calendar. This realigned the calendar with the solar year and compensated for the drift that had occurred due to the Julian calendar having too many leap days. It also brought Britain in line with much of Western Europe, which moved to the Gregorian calendar on October 15, 1582.

Wednesday, September 2, 1752 was followed by Thursday, September 14, 1752.

Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Saturday

How Long Ago? 271 years, 10 months and 23 days
Leap Year: Yes

Star Sign: Virgo