It was a Saturday.
17 September 1979 was a Monday.
February 17, 1979, was a Saturday.
December 17 1979 was a Monday.
December 17, 1979, fell on a Monday.
17 March 1983 was a Thursday.
17 March 1709 was a Thursday.
March 17, 2007 was a Saturday.
March 17 in 1950 was a Friday.
17 March 1952 was a Monday.
March 17 1968 was a Sunday.
March 17 1988 was a Thursday.
March 17 2010 was a Wednesday.