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Julian Calendar
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The last day of the old Julian calendar was October 4. Since 10/10/1582 (Julian) is a Wednesday, so is 10/3/1582 is a Wednesday, and the next day, October 4, 1582, was a Thursday.
By the Julian reckoning, the solar year comprised 365 1/4 days; the intercalation of a “leap day” every four years was intended to maintain correspondence between the calendar and the seasons. A slight inaccuracy in the measurement (the solar year comprising…
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Since the 13th century, this style became common in Russia, where it was used until the adoption of the Julian calendar. The years were counted "after the creation of the world", so 31August 1522 Julian was designated 31August 7030 in Russia. The succeeding day was 1September 7031.
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