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July 26, 1990 was a
Thursday

July 26, 1990 was a Thursday — that’s 13,101 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
207 of 365
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
13,101

How to solve: July 26, 1990

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1290 ÷ 12→7
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1290 % 12→6
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 46 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 7 + 6 + 1) % 7→3 → Wednesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance26 − 11→15
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  8. 8
    Final answer(3 + 15) % 7→4 → Thursday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 25, 1990 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 27, 1990 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 26, 1989 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 26, 1991 — 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?