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Weird but true history: Why the calendar skipped from October 4th to the 15th in 1582

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In 1582 , if you lived in a Catholic country, the calendar went from October 4 to October 15 .

The calendar was off on how long a solar year is by 11 minutes and 14 seconds .

The equinox was slowly pushed back on the calendar by the mid-1500s.

Pope Gregory XIII signed an edict implementing a new calendar system in 1582 .

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