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July 30, 1940 was a
Tuesday

July 30, 1940 was a Tuesday — that’s 31,359 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
212 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
31,359

How to solve: July 30, 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
    Distance30 − 11→19
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 19) % 7→2 → Tuesday

On this day in history

  • 1947Birth of Arnold Schwarzenegger

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 29, 1940 — MondayDay afterJuly 31, 1940 — WednesdayOne year earlierJuly 30, 1939 — SundayOne year laterJuly 30, 1941 — 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 Tuesday is the day of the week when new movies and video games are often released in the U.S.?