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July 29, 1950 was a
Saturday

July 29, 1950 was a Saturday — that’s 27,708 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
Saturday
Day of year
210 of 365
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
27,708

How to solve: July 29, 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 doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance29 − 11→18
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + 18) % 7→6 → Saturday

On this day in history

  • 1981Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 28, 1950 — FridayDay afterJuly 30, 1950 — SundayOne year earlierJuly 29, 1949 — FridayOne year laterJuly 29, 1951 — Sunday
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 Saturday night is traditionally the busiest night of the week for restaurants and entertainment venues?