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Solutions
In an ordinary year, there are 365 days and on dividing 365 by 7,
we get remainder = 1, so this extra one day is taken as an odd day.
Similarly, in a leap year, there are 366 days and on dividing 366 by 7,
we get remainder = 2, so these extra days are taken as the odd days.
Thus, the remainder, which we get after dividing the number of days by 7 is considered as odd days.
1666 = we find out the odd days (the nearest leap year + completing year) = 1600 + 65
In 1600 years the odd days = 0
In 65 years the odd days = 65/4 = 16 leap years and 49 normal years.
In 16 leap years the odd days = 32, and 49 normal years = 49
So total = 32 + 49 = 81 odd days i.e. 81/7 = 4 odd days (remainder)
Odd days in May = 145 days i.e. 5 odd days.
Total = 4 + 5 = 9/7 = 2 odd days.
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Tuesday of the week was 25 May 1666.
Hence, "option 1" is the correct answer.
Key Points
May 25, 1666 was the 145th day of the year 1666 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 220 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.