What day of the week was December 15, 2011?

The day of the week December 15th, 2011 fell on was a Thursday.

There were 10 days until Christmas.

Bob Brookmeyer the American trombone player and composer (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra) (b. 1929) died on this day in 2011. As did Christopher Hitchens the English-American journalist and author (b. 1949) , Frank X. McDermott the American lawyer and politician (b. 1924) , Jason Richards the New Zealand race car driver (b. 1976) .