What day of the week was April 5, 2012?

The day of the week April 5th, 2012 fell on was a Thursday. There were 3 days until Easter Sunday.

Joe Avezzano the American football player and coach (b. 1943) died on this day in 2012. As did Angelo Castro the Jr., Filipino journalist and actor (b. 1945) , Cynthia Dall the American singer and guitarist (b. 1971) , Jim Herr the American businessman, founded Herr's Snacks (b. 1924) , Jim Marshall the English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (b. 1923) , Barney McKenna the Irish banjo player (The Dubliners) (b. 1939) , Gil Noble the American television host (b. 1932) , Peter Tapsell the New Zealand politician, 30th New Zealand Minister of Defence (b. 1930) , Bingu wa Mutharika the Malawian politician, 3rd President of Malawi (b. 1934) .