Subtracting 6 weeks, that is, 42 days, from May 12, 1996, gives March 31, 1996.
May 28
In 1996 it fell on May 12th.
May 23 1996 was a Thursday.
May 13, 1996 was on a Monday.
May 31 1996 was a Friday.
May, 4th, 1996, was a Saturday.
18th May 1996 was a Saturday.
May 7th, 1996 was a Tuesday.
Advent lasts about 4 weeks, depending on the day when Christmas falls. It includes the four Sundays prior to December 25.
Because the Allied air forces had been pounding Luftwaffe bases for some weeks prior to D-Day.
May 30, 1996 fell on a Thursday.
May 29, 1996 fell on a Wednesday.