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4th October 1582: Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian calendar

  • 4th October 2022
  • Tagged as: Calendar, Catholicism, Date, Papacy, Pope, Pope Gregory XIII, Rome, Time
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/10-04-The-Gregorian-Calendar.mp3

By the 16th Century a sizable drift had developed between the Julian calendar, the lunar calendar, and the real moon which the new calendar sought to resolve.

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16th July 622: Start date of the Islamic calendar

  • 16th July 2021
  • Tagged as: Arabia, Astronomy, Calendar, Date, Islam, Muslim, Religion, Science
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/07-16-Start-date-of-the-Islamic-calendar-.mp3

The Islamic calendar was dated to start with the first new moon after the Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina.

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21st April 753 BC: Traditional date of the founding of Rome

  • 21st April 2020
  • Tagged as: Calendar, Italy, Roman Empire, Rome
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/04-21.mp3

On the 21st April 753 BC, the ancient city of Rome was founded.

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4th October 1582: Gregorian calendar introduced by Pope Gregory XIII

  • 4th October 2019
  • Tagged as: Astronomy, Calendar, Catholicism, Date, Religion, Science, Time
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10-04-Gregorian-calendar-implemented-by-Pope-Gregory-XIII.mp3

On the 4th October 1582, Pope Gregory XIII implemented the Gregorian calendar.

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11th August 3114 BCE: Start of the Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar

  • 11th August 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Calendar, Mayan, Science, Time

The Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar, most famously used by the Maya civilisation, began.

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HistoryPod Live: Historical significance. How are events chosen for the daily podcast?

  • 10th July 2017
  • Tagged as: Calendar, historiography, Islam, Roman Empire, Romania
http://media.blubrry.com/historypod/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/HistoryPod-Live-How-Events-Are-Chosen.mp3

This extended edition of HistoryPod attempts to answer the most common question from listeners: how and why are certain events featured (or not) in the daily podcast?

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