What day of the week was October 17, 1979?

The day of the week October 17th, 1979 fell on was a Wednesday.

S. J. Perelman the American author and screenwriter (b. 1904) died on this day in 1979. As did John Stuart the Scottish-English actor (b. 1898) .

Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Department of Education Organization Act is signed into law creating the US Department of Education and US Department of Health and Human Services.