What day of the week was October 17, 2008?

The day of the week October 17th, 2008 fell on was a Friday.

Levi Stubbs the American singer and actor (Four Tops) (b. 1936) died on this day in 2008. As did Ben Weider the Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (b. 1923) .