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July 16, 1942 was a
Thursday

July 16, 1942 was a Thursday — that’s 30,643 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
197 of 365
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
30,643

How to solve: July 16, 1942

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1242 ÷ 12→3
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1242 % 12→6
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 46 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 3 + 6 + 1) % 7→6 → Saturday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance16 − 11→5
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  8. 8
    Final answer(6 + 5) % 7→4 → Thursday

On this day in history

  • 1945Trinity test (First detonation of a nuclear weapon)

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 15, 1942 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 17, 1942 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 16, 1941 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 16, 1943 — 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 Thursday is often the day for major film premieres and theater openings?