July 17 ns
July 4 os
We mark certain days of the year with ‘On This Day’ posts, recalling events associated with them.
Our events are grouped under two calendars. The Gregorian ‘New Style’ (NS) is the worldwide calendar first issued at Rome in 1582. On that calendar, today is July 17. The Julian ‘Old Style’ (OS), also issued at Rome but in 46 BC, was used in Roman Britain and then in England from Anglo-Saxon times until 1752. It is still used today by roughly 100 million Orthodox Christians worldwide. On that calendar, today is July 4.
Today
When Lili Dehn was bundled out of the Alexander Palace in the Spring of 1917, Empress Alix reassured her that they would meet again.
Lili Dehn was a close friend of Empress Alexandra, Queen Victoria’s grand-daughter and consort of Tsar Nicholas II of the Russian Empire. In March 1917, the new Communist powers forced the Emperor to abdicate and confined Lili and the royal family to the Alexander Palace. It was not long before Alexander Kerensky of the ‘Provisional Government’ ordered Lili and Alix’s disabled friend Anna to leave.
Posted July 17 2020
The Calendar below shows the year on the Roman (Gregorian or ‘New Style’) Calendar for 2025. Click on any date to see the events we have marked for it.
Roman Easter 2025: Sunday April 20
Old English Easter 2025: Sunday April 20
Christmas 2025: Thursday December 25
Old English Christmas 2025: Wednesday January 7, 2026
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