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August 10, 1984 was a
Friday

August 10, 1984 was a Friday — that’s 15,277 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
Friday
Day of year
223 of 366
ISO week
Week 32
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
15,277

How to solve: August 10, 1984

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1284 ÷ 12→7
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1284 % 12→0
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 40 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 7 + 0 + 0) % 7→3 → Wednesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance10 − 8→2
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  8. 8
    Final answer(3 + 2) % 7→5 → Friday

On this day in history

  • 1932The LEGO Group is founded

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 9, 1984 — ThursdayDay afterAugust 11, 1984 — SaturdayOne year earlierAugust 10, 1983 — WednesdayOne year laterAugust 10, 1985 — Saturday
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, casual Fridays or dress-down Fridays are a common workplace practice?