What day of the week was May 8, 1996?

The day of the week May 8th, 1996 fell on was a Wednesday.

Beryl Burton the English cyclist (b. 1937) died on this day in 1996. As did Luis Miguel Dominguín the Spanish bullfighter (b. 1926) , Garth Williams the American illustrator (b. 1912) , Larry Levis the American poet (b. 1946) .