What day of the week was January 24, 1978?

The day of the week January 24th, 1978 fell on was a Tuesday.

Herta Oberheuser the German physician (b. 1911) died on this day in 1978.

Soviet satellite Cosmos 954 the with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.