WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 1752
Find out what all happened March to September 1752

Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe. (2. September 1752)

Start of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, a new phase in the Burmese Civil War (1740–57) (20. April 1752)

The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2). (14. September 1752)

A devastating fire destroys one-third of Moscow, including 18,000 homes. (6. June 1752)

Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown). (15. June 1752)

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