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1771
(
MDCCLXXI
)
was a
common year
starting on Tuesday
of the
Gregorian calendar
and a
common year starting on Saturday
of the
Julian calendar
, the 1771st year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 771st year of the
2nd millennium
, the 71st year of the
18th century
, and the 2nd year of the
1770s
decade. As of the start of 1771, the Gregorian calendar was
11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.