On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 5:24 PM Ron / BCLUG via talk <[email protected]> wrote: > > Colin McGregor via talk wrote on 2024-01-30 14:14: > > > For calendar oddities try typing the following into a BASH terminal : > > > > cal 9 1752 > > > > The seemingly odd result will be correct for what is now Halifax, Nova > > Scotia, but incorrect for what is now Quebec City, Quebec. Anyone know > > why? > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Style_1752 > > > dropped 3–13 September to transition to the Gregorian calendar.[1]
Yes, but only in the UK and territories they controlled. France and the territories they controlled transitioned to the Gregorian calendar in 1582. Colin. > --- > Post to this mailing list [email protected] > Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk --- Post to this mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
