October 1972 was a month, not a day.
10 October 1972 was a Tuesday.
October 1 1972 was a Sunday.
13 October 1972 was a Friday.
October 25th 1972 was a Wednesday.
October 27th, 1972 was a Friday.
The 6th of October 1972.
October 25, 1972 fell on a Wednesday.
October 13, 1972 fell on a Friday.
October 12, 1972 fell on a Thursday.
October 20, 1972 fell on a Friday.
October 16th, 1972 fell on a Monday.
From a perpetual US calendar: October 27, 1972 was on Friday.