The given date was a Friday.
17 August 1958 was a Sunday.
September 17 1958 was a Wednesday.
February 17 1958 was a Monday.
It was a Monday.
It was a Thursday.
17 October 1958 was a Friday.
17 January 1959 was a Saturday.
January 17 1967 was a Tuesday.
January 17, 1999 was a Sunday.
January 17, 1996 fell on a Wednesday.
January 17, 1957 fell on a Thursday.