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29 September, 15:04

In 1582, at a time when Europe was sharply divided along religious lines, which group was the first to adopt the Gregorian calendar reform - - calling for the removal of ten days from the calendar and the suspension of leap years once every century?

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  1. 29 September, 16:35
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    The Lutheran Duchy of Prussia

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    The Lutheran Duchy of Prussia was the first Protestant nation to accept the Gregorian calendar in 1657. It was introduced in 1582 in Europe but many countries kept using the Julian Calender. The last country to witch to Gregorian calendar was Turkey, it switched to the new system on January 1, 1927. Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world, it is solar calendar in which there are 365 days and the year is divided into 12 months.
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