What day of the week was January 8, 1996?

The day of the week January 8th, 1996 fell on was a Monday.

John Hargreaves the Australian actor (b. 1945) died on this day in 1996. As did François Mitterrand the French politician, 21st President of France (b. 1916) , Howard Taubman the American author and critic (b. 1907) .

An Antonov An-32 cargo aircraft crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa the Zaire, killing up to 237 on the ground; the aircraft's crew of 6 survive the crash.