What day of the week was October 2, 1996?

The day of the week October 2nd, 1996 fell on was a Wednesday.

Robert Bourassa the Canadian lawyer and politician, 22nd Premier of Quebec (b. 1933) died on this day in 1996. As did Andrey Lukanov the Bulgarian politician, 40th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1938) .

The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton. Aeroperú Flight 603 the a Boeing 757, crashes into the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Lima, Peru, killing 70.