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BritishSummerTimedatesin2023YearDate202431March[1]to27 October[2] 202530Marchto26October2026 29Marchto25OctoberWhydowehaveBritishSummerTime?BenjaminFranklinTheideaofsummertimeordaylightsavingtimewasmentionedin1784byBenjaminFranklin,theAmericaninventor,scientistand statesman.However,itwasntuntil1907thataseriousproposalfordaylightsavingtimewasmadeinBritainbyWilliamWillett.Angryatthewasteofdaylightduringsummermornings,heself-publishedapamphletcalled"TheWasteofDaylight".In1916,ayearafterWillett’...
British Summer Time dates in 2023 Year Date 2024 31 March[1] to 27 October[2] 2025 30 March to 26 October 2026 29 March to 25 October Why do we have British Summer Time? Benjamin FranklinThe idea of summer time or daylight saving time was mentioned in 1784 by Benjamin Franklin, the American inventor, scientist and statesman. However, it wasnt until 1907 that a serious proposal for daylight saving time was made in Britain by William Willett. Angry at the waste of daylight during summer mornings, he self-published a pamphlet called "The Waste of Daylight".
In 1916, a year after Willett’s death, Germany became the first country to adopt daylight saving time. The UK did the same a few weeks later, along with many other nations involved in the First World War (1914-1918).
Within a few years of its introduction, many countries across the world adopted Daylight Saving Time. However, the bene...