What day of the week was March 17, 1999?

The day of the week March 17th, 1999 fell on was a Wednesday. There were 18 days until Easter Sunday.

Ernest Gold the Austrian composer (b. 1921) died on this day in 1999. As did Rod Hull the English comedian and actor (b. 1936) , Jean Pierre-Bloch the French activist (b. 1905) .