What day of the week was August 12, 2000?

The day of the week August 12th, 2000 fell on was a Saturday.

Gennady Lyachin the Russian captain (b. 1955) died on this day in 2000. As did Loretta Young the American actress and singer (b. 1913) .

The Oscar class submarine K-141 ''Kursk'' of the Russian Navy explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise.