What day of the week was May 8, 1940?

The day of the week May 8th, 1940 fell on was a Wednesday.

Peter Benchley the American author and screenwriter (d. 2006) was born on 08 May in 1940. As was James Blyth the Baron Blyth of Rowington, English businessman , Irwin Cotler the Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th Canadian Minister of Justice , Emilio Delgado the American actor and singer , Ricky Nelson the American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1985) , Toni Tennille the American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Captain & Tennille) .