What day of the week was April 8, 1954?

The day of the week April 8th, 1954 fell on was a Thursday. There were 10 days until Easter Sunday.

A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw the Saskatchewan, killing 37 people. South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.