What day of the week was November 17, 1979?

The day of the week November 17th, 1979 fell on was a Saturday.

There were 38 days until Christmas.

John Glascock the English singer and bass player (Jethro Tull, The Gods, Toe Fat, Carmen, and Chicken Shack) (b. 1951) died on this day in 1979.

Brisbane Suburban Railway Electrification. The first stage from Ferny Grove to Darra is commissioned.