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July 21, 1948 was a
Wednesday

July 21, 1948 was a Wednesday — that’s 28,446 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
Wednesday
Day of year
203 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
28,446

How to solve: July 21, 1948

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1248 ÷ 12→4
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1248 % 12→0
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 40 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 4 + 0 + 0) % 7→0 → Sunday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance21 − 11→10
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 10) % 7→3 → Wednesday

On this day in history

  • 1899Birth of Ernest Hemingway

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 20, 1948 — TuesdayDay afterJuly 22, 1948 — ThursdayOne year earlierJuly 21, 1947 — MondayOne year laterJuly 21, 1949 — Thursday
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, Wednesday is associated with the planet Mercury and communication?