What day of the week was October 16, 2012?

The day of the week October 16th, 2012 fell on was a Tuesday.

James Conte the American politician (b. 1959) died on this day in 2012. As did Frank Moore Cross the American scholar and academic (b. 1921) , John A. Durkin the American lawyer and politician (b. 1936) , Mario Gallegos the Jr., American firefighter and politician (b. 1950) , Aleksandr Koshkyn the Russian boxer (b. 1959) , Bódog Török the Hungarian handball player and coach (b. 1923) , Eddie Yost the American baseball player and coach (b. 1926) .

The extrasolar planet Alpha Centauri Bb is discovered.