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July 21, 1780 was a
Friday

July 21, 1780 was a Friday — that’s 89,806 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
Friday
Day of year
203 of 366
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
89,806

How to solve: July 21, 1780

  1. 1
    Century anchor1700s→Sunday (0)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1280 ÷ 12→6
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1280 % 12→8
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 48 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(0 + 6 + 8 + 2) % 7→2 → Tuesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance21 − 11→10
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + 10) % 7→5 → Friday

On this day in history

  • 1899Birth of Ernest Hemingway

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 20, 1780 — ThursdayDay afterJuly 22, 1780 — SaturdayOne year earlierJuly 21, 1779 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 21, 1781 — Saturday
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 Friday is often the day for high-profile music and film releases?