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July 6, 1995 was a
Thursday

July 6, 1995 was a Thursday — that’s 11,295 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
187 of 365
ISO week
Week 27
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
11,295

How to solve: July 6, 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
    Distance6 − 11→-5
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + -5) % 7→4 → Thursday

On this day in history

  • 1885Louis Pasteur successfully tests the rabies vaccine
  • 2016Pokémon GO is released

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 5, 1995 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 7, 1995 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 6, 1994 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 6, 1996 — 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 'Black Thursday' refers to several historical events that occurred on a Thursday, including a major stock market crash in 1929?