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August 8, 1929 was a
Thursday

August 8, 1929 was a Thursday — that’s 35,368 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
220 of 365
ISO week
Week 32
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
35,368

How to solve: August 8, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance8 − 8→0
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 0) % 7→4 → Thursday

On this day in history

  • 1588Defeat of the Spanish Armada
  • 2008Opening of the Beijing Summer Olympics

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 7, 1929 — WednesdayDay afterAugust 9, 1929 — FridayOne year earlierAugust 8, 1928 — WednesdayOne year laterAugust 8, 1930 — 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 in astrology, Thursday is associated with the planet Jupiter, which symbolizes luck and prosperity?