What day of the week was June 16, 1979?

The day of the week June 16th, 1979 fell on was a Saturday.

Ignatius Kutu Acheampong the Ghanaian general and politician, 6th Head of state of Ghana (b. 1931) died on this day in 1979. As did Nicholas Ray the American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1911) .