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July 18, 1889 was a
Thursday

July 18, 1889 was a Thursday — that’s 49,998 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
Thursday
Day of year
199 of 365
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
49,998

How to solve: July 18, 1889

  1. 1
    Century anchor1800s→Friday (5)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1289 ÷ 12→7
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1289 % 12→5
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 45 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(5 + 7 + 5 + 1) % 7→4 → Thursday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance18 − 11→7
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 7) % 7→4 → Thursday

On this day in history

  • 1918Birth of Nelson Mandela
  • 1968Intel is founded

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 17, 1889 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 19, 1889 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 18, 1888 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 18, 1890 — Friday
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 'Black Thursday' refers to several historical events that occurred on a Thursday, including a major stock market crash in 1929?