What day of the week was December 5, 2012?

The day of the week December 5th, 2012 fell on was a Wednesday.

There were 20 days until Christmas.

Dave Brubeck the American pianist and composer (b. 1920) died on this day in 2012. As did Ignatius IV of Antioch the Syrian patriarch (b. 1920) , Yves Niaré the French shot putter (b. 1977) , Oscar Niemeyer the Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and Cathedral of Brasília (b. 1907) , Elisabeth Murdoch the Australian philanthropist (b. 1909) , Sarah Kirsch the American singer and guitarist (Fuel, Pinhead Gunpowder, and Fifteen) (b. 1970) , Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII the Japanese actor (b. 1955) , Michael A. Gorman the American lieutenant and politician (b. 1950) , Eduardo J. Corso the Uruguayan lawyer and journalist (b. 1920) , Geoffrey Clatworthy the New Zealand activist (b. 1939) , Doug Smith the Scottish footballer (b. 1937) .