February 30th facts
While investigating facts about February 30th, I found out little known, but curios details like:
In 1712, Sweden had the only 30th of February ever recorded in history
When Sweden tried to switch from the Julian to Gregorian calendar, they decided to phase it in over 40 years... but they screwed it up and missed a few days and decided to undo it by adding back in some days. The result: the only February 30th in human history.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 7 of the best facts about February 30th I managed to collect.
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The Swedish Empire managed the switch from Julian to Gregorian calendars so poorly that it had to invent history's first and only February 30th
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In 1712, February 30th was a valid date in Sweden
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In 1712, the Swedish Empire added a February 30th to the year, in an effort to return to the Julian Calendar.
