It was a Saturday.
October 5, 1952 was a Sunday.
It was a Thursday.
New Years Day 1952 was a Tuesday http://www.clndr.org/1952/January
Thursday.
Thursday
That day was a Saturday.
It was Wednesday the 27th of February, 1952.
July 16 1952 was on a Wednesday.
15th August 1952 was a Friday.
September 6 1952 was a Saturday.
August 12 1952 was a Tuesday.