Same day vs Same date [closed]

Which is correct - same day last year or same date last year? Can we use same day/date instead?

e.g.: We went to the place the same day last year

The two meanings are subtly different, I think.

"the same date last year" is clear enough, and unambiguous - you mean the 27th of June 2015 for example.

"the same day last year" could refer to a specific date, OR it could refer to the special status of a particular day, which might not always be on the same date: for example, "Easter Monday" or "Martin Luther King Day" (an American holiday celebrated on the third monday in January, and therefore not a fixed date).