What day of the week was August 5, 2012?

The day of the week August 5th, 2012 fell on was a Sunday.

Erwin Axer the Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1917) died on this day in 2012. As did Sister Boom Boom the American drag queen performer (b. 1955) , Michel Daerden the Belgian politician (b. 1949) , Fred Matua the American football player (b. 1984) , Martin E. Segal the Russian-American businessman, co-founded Film Society of Lincoln Center (b. 1916) , Kirk Urso the American soccer player (b. 1990) , Chavela Vargas the Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1919) , Roland Charles Wagner the French author (b. 1960) , Péter Zwack the Hungarian businessman and diplomat (b. 1927) .