What day of the week was August 20, 1997?

The day of the week August 20th, 1997 fell on was a Wednesday.

Norris Bradbury the American physicist (b. 1909) died on this day in 1997. As did Léon Dion the Canadian political scientist (b. 1922) .

Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.