What day of the week was January 8, 2002?

The day of the week January 8th, 2002 fell on was a Tuesday.

Alexander Prokhorov the Russian physicist Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916) died on this day in 2002. As did Dave Thomas the American businessman and philanthropist, founded Wendy's (b. 1932) .

President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.