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Frank van Bortel wrote:
> Holger Baer wrote:
> >
> > Shakespear and Cervantes died the same date, only 10 days appart ;-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Holger
>
> You'll like this, then: dates when Gregorian calendar was introduced:
> Germany:
> Different states on different dates:
> Catholic states on various dates in 1583-1585
> Prussia: 22 Aug 1610 was followed by 2 Sep 1610
> Protestant states: 18 Feb 1700 was followed by 1 Mar 1700
> (Many local variations)
> My fellow countrymen were even more hard-headed:
> Zeeland, Brabrant, and the ``Staten Generaal'':
> 14 Dec 1582 was followed by 25 Dec 1582
> Holland:
> 1 Jan 1583 was followed by 12 Jan 1583
> Limburg and the southern provinces (currently Belgium):
> 20 Dec 1582 was followed by 31 Dec 1582
> or
> 21 Dec 1582 was followed by 1 Jan 1583
> Groningen:
> 10 Feb 1583 was followed by 21 Feb 1583
> Went back to Julian in the summer of 1594
> 31 Dec 1700 was followed by 12 Jan 1701
> Gelderland:
> 30 Jun 1700 was followed by 12 Jul 1700
> Utrecht and Overijssel:
> 30 Nov 1700 was followed by 12 Dec 1700
> Friesland:
> 31 Dec 1700 was followed by 12 Jan 1701
> Drenthe:
> 30 Apr 1701 was followed by 12 May 1701
LOL! Reminds me of Maastricht.
<looks at wrist-watch and expression goes progressively vacant...>
Back to reality!
¦D
Received on Wed May 25 2005 - 20:15:05 CDT