What day of the week was August 23, 1962?

The day of the week August 23rd, 1962 fell on was a Thursday.

Martin Cauchon the Canadian lawyer and politician, 46th Minister of Justice for Canada was born on 23 August in 1962. As was Shaun Ryder the English singer-songwriter and actor (Happy Mondays and Black Grape) .

Walter Anderson the Russian- German ethnologist (b. 1885) died on this day in 1962. As did Hoot Gibson the American actor, director, and producer (b. 1892) .