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July 31, 1776 was a
Wednesday

July 31, 1776 was a Wednesday — that’s 91,258 days ago. Below you can see exactly how to work the weekday out in your head with the Doomsday algorithm, along with a few other facts about the date.

Weekday
Wednesday
Day of year
213 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
91,258

How to solve: July 31, 1776

  1. 1
    Century anchor1700s→Sunday (0)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1276 ÷ 12→6
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1276 % 12→4
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 44 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(0 + 6 + 4 + 1) % 7→4 → Thursday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance31 − 11→20
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 20) % 7→3 → Wednesday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 30, 1776 — TuesdayDay afterAugust 1, 1776 — ThursdayOne year earlierJuly 31, 1775 — MondayOne year laterJuly 31, 1777 — Thursday
Want to be able to do this for any date in seconds? Read the guide or practice the algorithm.
Did you know? Did you know that Wednesday is named after Odin, the Norse god of wisdom and poetry?