What day of the week was October 7, 1958?

The day of the week October 7th, 1958 fell on was a Tuesday.

President of Pakistan Iskander Mirza the with the support of General Ayub Khan and the army, suspends the 1956 constitution, imposes martial law, and cancels the elections scheduled for January 1959. The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury.