What day of the week was August 16, 2005?

The day of the week August 16th, 2005 fell on was a Tuesday.

Vassar Clements the American fiddler (Old and in the Way) (b. 1928) died on this day in 2005. As did Tonino Delli Colli the Italian cinematographer (b. 1922) , William Corlett the English author (b. 1938) , Vicky Moscholiou the Greek singer (b. 1943) , Joe Ranft the American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor (b. 1960) , Frère Roger the Swiss monk and mystic (b. 1915) .