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July 24, 1900 was a
Tuesday

July 24, 1900 was a Tuesday — that’s 45,975 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
Tuesday
Day of year
205 of 365
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
45,975

How to solve: July 24, 1900

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 120 ÷ 12→0
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 120 % 12→0
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 40 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 0 + 0 + 0) % 7→3 → Wednesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance24 − 11→13
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  8. 8
    Final answer(3 + 13) % 7→2 → Tuesday

On this day in history

  • 1897Birth of Amelia Earhart

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 23, 1900 — MondayDay afterJuly 25, 1900 — WednesdayOne year earlierJuly 24, 1899 — MondayOne year laterJuly 24, 1901 — Wednesday
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 in the United States, presidential elections are always held on a Tuesday?