Wednesday
17 September 1979 was a Monday.
February 17, 1979, was a Saturday.
December 17 1979 was a Monday.
17 January 1959 was a Saturday.
January 17, 1999 was a Sunday.
January 17 1967 was a Tuesday.
Tuesday
It was a Saturday.
January 17, 1962 fell on a Wednesday.
January 17, 1908 fell on a Friday.
January 17, 1973 fell on a Wednesday.
January 17, 1997 fell on a Friday.