The given date was a Saturday.
Correction: March 5th was on a Saturday in 1994 but on Sunday in 1995.
Saturday
It was a Tuesday.
It was a Friday.
It was a Tuesday.
March 5th 1948 was a Friday.
March 5th 1958 was a Wednesday.
March 5th 1986 fell on a Wednesday.
Wednesday
March 27 1955 was a Sunday.
March 14, 1955 was a Monday.
March 4, 1955 was a Friday.
March 24, 1955 was a Thursday.