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July 24, 1941 was a
Thursday

July 24, 1941 was a Thursday — that’s 31,000 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
205 of 365
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
31,000

How to solve: July 24, 1941

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1241 ÷ 12→3
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1241 % 12→5
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 45 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 3 + 5 + 1) % 7→5 → Friday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance24 − 11→13
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  8. 8
    Final answer(5 + 13) % 7→4 → Thursday

On this day in history

  • 1897Birth of Amelia Earhart

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 23, 1941 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 25, 1941 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 24, 1940 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 24, 1942 — 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 'Black Thursday' refers to several historical events that occurred on a Thursday, including a major stock market crash in 1929?