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August 29, 1920 was a
Sunday

August 29, 1920 was a Sunday — that’s 38,635 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
Sunday
Day of year
242 of 366
ISO week
Week 35
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Days ago
38,635

How to solve: August 29, 1920

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1220 ÷ 12→1
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1220 % 12→8
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 48 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 1 + 8 + 2) % 7→0 → Sunday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance29 − 8→21
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 21) % 7→0 → Sunday

On this day in history

  • 1958Birth of Michael Jackson
  • 1997Netflix is founded
  • 2005Hurricane Katrina makes landfall

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 28, 1920 — SaturdayDay afterAugust 30, 1920 — MondayOne year earlierAugust 29, 1919 — FridayOne year laterAugust 29, 1921 — Monday
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 Sunday is often used for major elections in several countries around the world?