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July 29, 1965 was a
Thursday

July 29, 1965 was a Thursday — that’s 22,229 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
210 of 365
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
22,229

How to solve: July 29, 1965

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1265 ÷ 12→5
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1265 % 12→5
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 45 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 5 + 5 + 1) % 7→0 → Sunday
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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(0 + 18) % 7→4 → Thursday

On this day in history

  • 1981Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 28, 1965 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 30, 1965 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 29, 1964 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 29, 1966 — 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 in many countries, elections or referendums are often held on a Thursday?