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July 4, 1996 was a
Thursday

July 4, 1996 was a Thursday — that’s 10,931 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
186 of 366
ISO week
Week 27
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
10,931

How to solve: July 4, 1996

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1296 ÷ 12→8
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1296 % 12→0
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 40 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 8 + 0 + 0) % 7→4 → Thursday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance4 − 11→-7
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + -7) % 7→4 → Thursday

On this day in history

  • 2012CERN announces discovery of the Higgs boson

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 3, 1996 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 5, 1996 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 4, 1995 — TuesdayOne year laterJuly 4, 1997 — 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?