That date can be interpreted in two ways. December the 3rd 1997 was a Wednesday. The 12th of March 1997 was also a Wednesday.
What week day it is depends on the date.
To answer what day of the week a specific date was on requires the complete date including day of the month, month, and year.
A certain date can fall on any day of the week depending on the year.
A comma is usually placed after the day of the week when the date follows the day, as in Tuesday, January 12.
It was late on a Sunday night.
New Year's Day is on whatever day of the week has a calendar date of January 1st.
Date = October 3, 2010 Day of Week = Sunday
how often does the same date fall on the same day of the week?
Put the day of the week first, like Wednesday, August 19 2009.
What is a week before New Year's Day
In order to know what day of the week a day in February 1985 was one needs to know the date in February.
That date was a Friday.