What day of the week was October 17, 1970?

The day of the week October 17th, 1970 fell on was a Saturday.

Pierre Laporte the Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1921) died on this day in 1970. As did Vola Vale the American actress (b. 1897) , Quincy Wright the American political scientist and academic (b. 1890) .

Montreal the Quebec: Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte murdered by members of the FLQ terrorist group.