its on a Monday!
August 9th, 1979 fell on a Thursday.
The 9th of August can occur on any day of the week. As the question was asked in July 2014, it is possible you were referring to August of 2014, in which case the answer is Saturday.
August 9, 1976 was a Monday.
August 24 1976 was a Tuesday.
August 1 1976 was a Sunday.
August 31, 1976 was a Tuesday.
Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi was on 9th August 1976..
Thursday
Tuesday
Tuesday
It was a Monday.
Thursday