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1757
(
MDCCLVII
)
was a
common year
starting on Saturday
of the
Gregorian calendar
and a
common year starting on Wednesday
of the
Julian calendar
, the 1757th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 757th year of the
2nd millennium
, the 57th year of the
18th century
, and the 8th year of the
1750s
decade. As of the start of 1757, the Gregorian calendar was
11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.