Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” This nifty little website will help you answer that question using Zeller’s congruence. Zeller’s algorithm is very helpful as a day of the week calculator for any date in the Gregorian calendar.
Perhaps you are just curious and want to know the events that took place on the day you were born. Simply enter the month, day and year you were born on the sidebar and you’ll know the historical events that happened on your birthday. Not only that, you’ll also get the names of popular persons in history that share the same birthday.
Currently, there are 105,060 historical records in the database with 3761 BC as the oldest entry.
Whatever your reasons in wanting to know the day of the week you were born, this website will help you get the information that you need.
Since I don't know your birthday yet, let us begin by answering the question “What day of the week is it today?”
Day Of The Week: October 18
October 18, 2024 is the 292nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 74 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Friday.
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Historical Events: October 18
- 1356 –Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroys the town of Basel, Switzerland.
- 1775 –American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) prompts the Continental Congress to establish the Continental Navy.
- 1914 –The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany.
- 1968 –The U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving a “black power” salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City games.
- 2007 –Karachi bombings: A suicide attack on a motorcade carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto kills 139 and wounds 450 more. Bhutto herself is not injured.
Who were born on October 18?
- 1679 –Ann Putnam, Jr., American accuser in the Salem witch trials (d. 1716)
- 1882 –Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-born French cyclist (d. 1917)
- 1905 –Jan Gies, Dutch resistance fighter (d. 1993)
- 1924 –Buddy MacMaster, Canadian musician
- 1980 –Josh Gracin, American singer
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