What day of the week was January 12, 2012?

The day of the week January 12th, 2012 fell on was a Thursday.

MS-1 the Mexican wrestler (b. 1956) died on this day in 2012. As did Bjørn G. Andersen the Norwegian geologist and academic (b. 1924) , Glenda Dickerson the American director, choreographer, and educator (b. 1945) , Reginald Hill the English author (b. 1936) , Bill Janklow the American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1939) , Shiv Kumari of Kotah (b. 1916) , Charles H. Price II the American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1931) , Rosalind Runcie the English pianist (b. 1932) , Jim Stanley the American football player and coach (b. 1935) .