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June 21, 1929 was a
Friday

June 21, 1929 was a Friday — that’s 35,417 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
172 of 365
ISO week
Week 25
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
35,417

How to solve: June 21, 1929

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1229 ÷ 12→2
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1229 % 12→5
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 45 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 2 + 5 + 1) % 7→4 → Thursday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJune→6th
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  7. 7
    Distance21 − 6→15
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 15) % 7→5 → Friday

On this day in history

  • 1982Birth of Prince William

Related dates

Day beforeJune 20, 1929 — ThursdayDay afterJune 22, 1929 — SaturdayOne year earlierJune 21, 1928 — ThursdayOne year laterJune 21, 1930 — 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 in astrology, Friday is associated with Venus, the planet of love and beauty?