What Happened in 2012
79 historical events, 1 notable births, and 22 notable deaths in 2012.
Major Events
January 2012
2012 — year
2012 Summer Olympics — Games of the XXX Olympiad, in London, United Kingdom
UEFA Euro 2012 — 14th European association football championship
2012 Summer Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article
2012 Summer Paralympics — 2012 edition of the Summer Paralympics
January 2012 — month of 2012
2012 Formula One World Championship — 63rd season of Formula One motor racing
athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics — athletics events at the Olympics
football at the 2012 Summer Olympics — 2012 edition of the association football torunaments during the Olympic Summer Games
2012 Africa Cup of Nations — football tournament
2012–13 UEFA Europa League — 42nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics — swimming competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2011–12 UEFA Europa League — 41st season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics — sporting event of the 2012 Summer Olympics
basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics — international basketball tournament
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 — 10th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest
weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics — weightlifting events at the Olympics
field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition
badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics — badminton championships
archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics — archery events at the Olympics
judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics — judo competition
2012 in film — overview of the events of 2012 in film
wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics — competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics
cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics
handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics — overview of handball practiced at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games
taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics — taekwondo competition
boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics — Boxing competitions
Costa Concordia disaster — disaster in which the cruise ship 'Costa Concordia' capsized and sank on 13 January 2012
fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics — fencing events at the Olympics
table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics — table tennis events at the Olympics
canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics — canoeing events at the Olympics
gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics — gymnastics events at the Olympics
2012 UEFA Super Cup — football match
diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics — Summer Olympic Event
shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics — shooting events at the Olympics
triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics — triathlon events at the Olympics
India at the 2012 Summer Olympics — participation of India in the 2012 Summer Olympics
water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
deaths in 2012 — Wikimedia list article
69th Golden Globe Awards — 2012 film and television award ceremony, on the 15th of January in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, honoring achievements in 2011 filmmaking and televisionmaking
rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics — rowing events during the 2012 Summer Olympics
modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics — modern pentathlon events at the Olympics
2012 FIFA Club World Cup — 2012 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup
China at the 2012 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Azerbaijan at the 2012 Summer Olympics — Participation at the 2012 Olympics
November 2012
2012 United States presidential election — 57th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
November 2012 — month of 2012
2012 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2012
May 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 — 57th Eurovision Song Contest
May 2012 — month of 2012
2012 French presidential election — 2012 presidential election in France
2012 UEFA Champions League Final — association football match
2012 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor event held in 2012
2012 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2012
June 2012
transit of Venus — astronomical transit of Venus across the Sun
June 2012 — month of 2012
Google I/O — computer software and hardware developer conference hosted by Google
2012 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2012
February 2012
84th Academy Awards — American movie award ceremony
February 2012 — month of 2012
2011 Yemeni revolution — Yemeni upheaval occurring simultaneously with the Arab Spring (2011)
Port Said Stadium riot — February 2012 association football riot in Port Said, Egypt
December 2012
December 2012 — month of 2012
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting — 2012 school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, United States
2012 phenomenon — eschatological beliefs surrounding 21 December 2012
2012 Delhi gang rape case — gang rape, torture, and murder incident
August 2012
August 2012 — month of 2012
September 2012
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July 2012
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2012 Aurora shooting — mass shooting in a movie theater in the United States
UEFA Euro 2012 finals — association football match at NSC Olimpiyskyi during 2012 UEFA European Championship with score 4:0
October 2012
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April 2012
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2012 Chinese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2012
2012 Bahrain Grand Prix — Formula One race
March 2012
March 2012 — month of 2012
2012 Russian presidential election — election held in Russia on 4 March 2012
2012 Australian Grand Prix — 859th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2012