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July 29, 1940 was a
Monday

July 29, 1940 was a Monday — that’s 31,360 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
Monday
Day of year
211 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
31,360

How to solve: July 29, 1940

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1240 ÷ 12→3
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1240 % 12→4
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 44 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 3 + 4 + 1) % 7→4 → Thursday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance29 − 11→18
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 18) % 7→1 → Monday

On this day in history

  • 1981Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 28, 1940 — SundayDay afterJuly 30, 1940 — TuesdayOne year earlierJuly 29, 1939 — SaturdayOne year laterJuly 29, 1941 — Tuesday
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 Monday is the only day of the week when the U.S. stock market is more likely to decline than on any other day?