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July 1, 1995 was a
Saturday

July 1, 1995 was a Saturday — that’s 11,300 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
Saturday
Day of year
182 of 365
ISO week
Week 26
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
11,300

How to solve: July 1, 1995

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1295 ÷ 12→7
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1295 % 12→11
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 411 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 7 + 11 + 2) % 7→2 → Tuesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance1 − 11→-10
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + -10) % 7→6 → Saturday

On this day in history

  • 1961Birth of Diana, Princess of Wales
  • 1979Sony Walkman goes on sale
  • 1997Hong Kong handed over to China

Related dates

Day beforeJune 30, 1995 — FridayDay afterJuly 2, 1995 — SundayOne year earlierJuly 1, 1994 — FridayOne year laterJuly 1, 1996 — Monday
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 Saturday is often the preferred day for major sporting events worldwide?