What day of the week was August 15, 2008?

The day of the week August 15th, 2008 fell on was a Friday.

James Orthwein the American businessman (b. 1924) died on this day in 2008. As did Heinz-Ludwig Schmidt the German footballer and manager (b. 1920) , Leroy Sievers the American journalist (b. 1955) , Vic Toweel the South African boxer (b. 1929) , Jerry Wexler the American music producer and journalist (b. 1917) .