Chronology of Introduction of the Gregorian calendar. Country Last day of First day of Gcal option Julian Gregorian calendar calendar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Italy 04-Oct-1582 15-Oct-1582 `--gregorian-reform=1582,10,05,14' Spain 04-Oct-1582 15-Oct-1582 `--gregorian-reform=1582,10,05,14' Portugal 04-Oct-1582 15-Oct-1582 `--gregorian-reform=1582,10,05,14' Poland 04-Oct-1582 15-Oct-1582 `--gregorian-reform=1582,10,05,14' France 09-Dec-1582 20-Dec-1582 `--gregorian-reform=1582,12,10,19' Luxembourg 21-Dec-1582 01-Jan-1583 `--gregorian-reform=1582,12,22,31' Netherlands 21-Dec-1582 01-Jan-1583 `--gregorian-reform=1582,12,22,31' Bavaria 05-Oct-1583 16-Oct-1583 `--gregorian-reform=1583,10,06,15' Austria 06-Jan-1584 17-Jan-1584 `--gregorian-reform=1584,01,07,16' Switzerland 11-Jan-1584 22-Jan-1584 `--gregorian-reform=1584,01,12,21' Hungary 21-Oct-1587 01-Nov-1587 `--gregorian-reform=1587,10,22,31' Germany 18-Feb-1700 01-Mar-1700 `--gregorian-reform=1700,02,19,28' (1) Norway 18-Feb-1700 01-Mar-1700 `--gregorian-reform=1700,02,19,28' Denmark 18-Feb-1700 01-Mar-1700 `--gregorian-reform=1700,02,19,28' Great Britain 02-Sep-1752 14-Sep-1752 `--gregorian-reform=1752,09,03,13' Sweden 17-Feb-1753 01-Mar-1753 `--gregorian-reform=1753,02,18,28' Finland 17-Feb-1753 01-Mar-1753 `--gregorian-reform=1753,02,18,28' Japan -- 01-Jan-1873 `--gregorian-reform=1872,12,20,31' China -- 20-Nov-1911 `--gregorian-reform=1911,11,07,19' Bulgaria 31-Mar-1916 14-Apr-1916 `--gregorian-reform=1916,04,01,13' U.S.S.R. 31-Jan-1918 14-Feb-1918 `--gregorian-reform=1918,02,01,13' Serbia 18-Jan-1919 01-Feb-1919 `--gregorian-reform=1919,01,19,31' Romania 18-Jan-1919 01-Feb-1919 `--gregorian-reform=1919,01,19,31' Greece 09-Mar-1924 23-Mar-1924 `--gregorian-reform=1924,03,10,22' Turkey 18-Dec-1925 01-Jan-1926 `--gregorian-reform=1925,12,19,31' Egypt 17-Sep-1928 01-Oct-1928 `--gregorian-reform=1928,09,18,30' Reference: S.J. Seleschnikow, "Wieviele Monde hat das Jahr?" (Kleine Kalenderkunde), Aulis-Verlag Deubner & Co. KG, K"oln, 1'te Auflage 1981, ISBN 3-7516-060-2 ---------- Footnotes ---------- (1) In protestant parts of Germany. In some catholic minor states (Westfalen, W"urzburg, Mainz, Freiburg etc.), the new calendar was introduced during the years 1583/1584.