What day of the week was December 5, 2012?

The day of the week December 5th, 2012 fell on was a Wednesday.

There were 20 days until Christmas.

Dave Brubeck the American pianist and composer (b. 1920) died on this day in 2012. As did Geoffrey Clatworthy the New Zealand activist (b. 1939) , Eduardo J. Corso the Uruguayan lawyer and journalist (b. 1920) , Michael A. Gorman the American lieutenant and politician (b. 1950) , Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII the Japanese actor (b. 1955) , Sarah Kirsch the American singer and guitarist (Fuel, Pinhead Gunpowder, and Fifteen) (b. 1970) , Elisabeth Murdoch the Australian philanthropist (b. 1909) , Oscar Niemeyer the Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and Cathedral of Brasília (b. 1907) , Yves Niaré the French shot putter (b. 1977) , Ignatius IV of Antioch the Syrian patriarch (b. 1920) , Doug Smith the Scottish footballer (b. 1937) .