Leap years were first introduced with the Julian calendar in 46 BC by Julius Caesar, who added an extra day to February every four years, based on the work of the astronomer Sosigenes, to account for ...

YouTuber Kuldeep Singhania has stirred intense online discussion with a series of viral videos. In one of them, he draws an ...

Cultures throughout history have come up with their own unique ways to track the days, months, and seasons.

The History Channel reports that in 1582, France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, changing the start of the new year to Jan. 1.

In 1582, the French were shifting from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. The leap would help correct for leap years and the gradual desynchronization of the Julian calendar, but it would ...

No action was taken, however, with the Julian calendar continuing to be used until 1562-63. The Council of Trent passed a decree calling for the pope to fix the calendar – but it took another ...

Most people follow the Gregorian calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. However, some Orthodox Christians use the Julian calendar, which was created by Julius Caesar in 46 BC.

The Gregorian calendar, introduced in 1582, replaced the Julian calendar to correct its inaccuracies, particularly the overly frequent leap years This change required skipping several days to realign ...

On October 5, 1582, Pope Gregory XIII (1502-85, reigned 1572-85) issued his papal bull Inter gravissimas (In the gravest concern) which modified and replaced the Julian calendar then in general use.

The Gregorian calendar is a refined version of the Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE to simplify the Roman calendar. Swipe to know 8 interesting facts about this calendar. The ...