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August 29, 1968 was a
Thursday

August 29, 1968 was a Thursday — that’s 21,103 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
242 of 366
ISO week
Week 35
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Days ago
21,103

How to solve: August 29, 1968

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1268 ÷ 12→5
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1268 % 12→8
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 48 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 5 + 8 + 2) % 7→4 → Thursday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance29 − 8→21
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 21) % 7→4 → Thursday

On this day in history

  • 1958Birth of Michael Jackson
  • 1997Netflix is founded
  • 2005Hurricane Katrina makes landfall

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 28, 1968 — WednesdayDay afterAugust 30, 1968 — FridayOne year earlierAugust 29, 1967 — TuesdayOne year laterAugust 29, 1969 — 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 'Black Thursday' refers to several historical events that occurred on a Thursday, including a major stock market crash in 1929?