What day of the week was October 17, 2013?

The day of the week October 17th, 2013 fell on was a Thursday.

Mother Antonia the American-Mexican nun and activist (b. 1926) died on this day in 2013. As did George A. Blair the American water-skier and businessman (b. 1915) , Terry Fogerty the English rugby player and coach (b. 1944) , Giant George the American dog (b. 2005) , Arthur Maxwell House the Canadian neurologist and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (b. 1926) , Lou Scheimer the American animator, producer, and voice actor, co- founded the Filmation Company (b. 1928) .