What day of the week was October 17, 1972?

The day of the week October 17th, 1972 fell on was a Tuesday.

Turk Broda the Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914) died on this day in 1972. As did George the Crown Prince of Serbia (b. 1887) , Billy Williams the American singer (The Charioteers) (b. 1910) .