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July 29, 1964 was a
Wednesday

July 29, 1964 was a Wednesday — that’s 22,594 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
211 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
22,594

How to solve: July 29, 1964

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1264 ÷ 12→5
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1264 % 12→4
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 44 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 5 + 4 + 1) % 7→6 → Saturday
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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(6 + 18) % 7→3 → Wednesday

On this day in history

  • 1981Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 28, 1964 — TuesdayDay afterJuly 30, 1964 — ThursdayOne year earlierJuly 29, 1963 — MondayOne year laterJuly 29, 1965 — 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?