Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The calendar that we use has a name. What is the name of our western calendar?

  1. Julian calendar

  2. Gregorian calendar

  3. Roman calendar

  4. International calendar
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Explanation

The Gregorian calendar is the western calendar used globally today, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to reform the Julian calendar. The Julian calendar was its predecessor but had too many leap years. The Roman calendar was even earlier and less sophisticated. There is no 'International calendar' as a formal name.

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