What day of the week was May 12, 2008?

The day of the week May 12th, 2008 fell on was a Monday.

Robert Rauschenberg the American painter (b. 1925) died on this day in 2008. As did Irena Sendler the Polish nurse and social worker (b. 1910) .

An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan the China, killing over 69,000 people.