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July 1, 1999 was a
Thursday

July 1, 1999 was a Thursday — that’s 9,840 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
182 of 365
ISO week
Week 26
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
9,840

How to solve: July 1, 1999

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1299 ÷ 12→8
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1299 % 12→3
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 43 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 8 + 3 + 0) % 7→0 → Sunday
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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(0 + -10) % 7→4 → Thursday

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, 1999 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 2, 1999 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 1, 1998 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 1, 2000 — 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, elections or referendums are often held on a Thursday?