What day of the week was September 9, 1997?

The day of the week September 9th, 1997 fell on was a Tuesday.

Richie Ashburn the American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1927) died on this day in 1997. As did John Hackett the Australian-English general and author (b. 1910) , Burgess Meredith the American actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1907) .