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Gregorian Calendar Adoption

France · Government / Government of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1582

Henry Valois III20 December 1582

Paris · Government / Government of France

Implements the Gregorian calendar change in France in December 1582

Names involved

Henry Valois III

Provenance

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