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July 28, 1980 was a
Monday

July 28, 1980 was a Monday — that’s 16,751 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
Monday
Day of year
210 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
16,751

How to solve: July 28, 1980

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1280 ÷ 12→6
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1280 % 12→8
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 48 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 6 + 8 + 2) % 7→5 → Friday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance28 − 11→17
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  8. 8
    Final answer(5 + 17) % 7→1 → Monday

On this day in history

  • 1914Start of World War I

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 27, 1980 — SundayDay afterJuly 29, 1980 — TuesdayOne year earlierJuly 28, 1979 — SaturdayOne year laterJuly 28, 1981 — Tuesday
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 Monday is considered the best day to buy a new car, according to some consumer reports?