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June 21, 1950 was a
Wednesday

June 21, 1950 was a Wednesday — that’s 27,747 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
172 of 365
ISO week
Week 25
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
27,747

How to solve: June 21, 1950

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1250 ÷ 12→4
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1250 % 12→2
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 42 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 4 + 2 + 0) % 7→2 → Tuesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJune→6th
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  7. 7
    Distance21 − 6→15
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + 15) % 7→3 → Wednesday

On this day in history

  • 1982Birth of Prince William

Related dates

Day beforeJune 20, 1950 — TuesdayDay afterJune 22, 1950 — ThursdayOne year earlierJune 21, 1949 — TuesdayOne year laterJune 21, 1951 — 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 many stock markets, Wednesday is typically a turning point in market trends?