What day of the week was February 16, 2012?

The day of the week February 16th, 2012 fell on was a Thursday.

Chikage Awashima the Japanese actress (b. 1924) died on this day in 2012. As did Gary Carter the American baseball player and coach (b. 1954) , Donald Henry Colless the Australian entomologist (b. 1922) , Elyse Knox the American model, actress, and fashion designer (b. 1917) , John Macionis the American swimmer (b. 1916) , Kathryn McGee the American activist (b. 1920) , Anthony Shadid the American journalist (b. 1968) , Dick Anthony Williams the American actor (b. 1934) .