What day of the week was October 8, 2001?

The day of the week October 8th, 2001 fell on was a Monday. Last day of Sukkot for Jewish people.

A twin engine Cessna and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan the Italy killing 118 people. U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.