* Markus Weimer, The Peace Dividend: Analysis of a Decade of Angolan Indicators, 2002 – 2012

* 2012 – The Independent State of Azawad is declared.

* 1919 – István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer ( d. 2012 )

* 1983 – Anthony Sedlak, Canadian chef ( d. 2012 )

* 2012 – NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.

* 1916 – Dom Mintoff, Maltese politician and journalist, 8th Prime Minister of Malta ( d. 2012 )

* 1935 – Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal ( d. 2012 )

* 1942 – Byard Lancaster, American saxophonist ( d. 2012 )

* 1945 – Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater ( d. 2012 )

* 1963 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer ( d. 2012 )

* 1914 – Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist ( d. 2012 )

* 2012 – Ekrem Bora, Turkish actor ( b. 1934 )

* 2012 – Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian footballer ( b. 1947 )

* 2012 – Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican politician, President of Mexico ( b. 1934 )

* 2012 – Leila Denmark, American pediatrician ( b. 1898 )

* 2012 – Jamaa Fanaka, American director, producer, and screenwriter ( b. 1942 )

* 2012 – Jerry Lynch, American baseball player ( b. 1930 )

* 2012 – N. K. P. Salve, Indian politician ( b. 1921 )

* 1933 – Pierluigi Vigna, Italian magistrate ( d. 2012 )

* 1921 – Richard Adler, American songwriter and composer ( d. 2012 )

* 1923 – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria ( d. 2012 )

* 1928 – Henning Moritzen, Danish actor ( d. 2012 )

* 2012 – John Berry, English motorcycle racing promoter and manager ( b. 1944 )

* 2012 – Martin Fleischmann, Czech-English chemist ( b. 1927 )

On February 7, 2012, Lionel Richie's single " Endless Love " featuring Shania Twain was released to digital retailers.

On 14 July 2012, French President François Hollande announced that Lionel Jospin would lead a commission on deontology and ethics in French political life.

In March, 2012, Lionel released the first American Flyer exclusive catalog, featuring many all-new models with advanced electronic features and increased scale compatibility.

In 2012, DeJohnette released Sound Travels, a multi-genre album that DeJohnette himself dominates but features many new collaborators like Bruce Hornsby, Esperanza Spalding, and Lionel Loueke as well as old faces such as McFerrin, Quintero, and Jason Moran.

Lionel Frost Bowen, AC ( 28 December 1922 – 1 April 2012 ) was an Australian politician and senior Labor Party figure, serving in the ministries of Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke.

Tony Bowen, a son of Lionel and Claire Bowen and a member of the Labor Party, was elected Mayor of the City of Randwick in 2012.

In 2012, EA Sports signed Lionel Messi to the best-selling FIFA franchise, luring him away from the competitor Pro Evolution Soccer.

That night, he also equaled the competition record, joining Marco van Basten ( A. C. Milan 4 IFK Göteborg 0, 1992 ) and Simone Inzaghi ( S. S. Lazio 5 Olympique de Marseille 1, 2000 ) as the competition's top scorer in a single match ; this has since been surpassed by Lionel Messi ( Barcelona 7 Bayer Leverkusen 1, 2012 ).

They will be touring in the 2011 / 2012 year with the Springville HS jazz band to the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, ID.

* Tuskegee ( album ), a 2012 album by American soul singer Lionel Richie

Ferd Lionel " Four " Moyse, IV on fiddle and David Sickmen on guitar at New World Brewery, Ybor City, Tampa, Florida on January 26, 2012.

In 2012, Lionel Richie featured Rascal Flatts on his duet album called Tuskegee, on the song " Dancing on the Ceiling ".

It was a finalist for the 2012 Lincoln Prize, the Lionel Gelber Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

* 2012: Julie Bowen & Ty Burrell

Bowen died from pneumonia on 1 April 2012 after years afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.

For her portrayal, Bowen received three consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series ( 2010, 2011, 2012 ), winning the award in 2011 and 2012.

On August 27, 2012 Bowen re-united with Happy Daft Farm co-presenter Sally Naden for a one-off in the 10: 00-13: 00 timeslot, an hour later than the show originally aired.

Andrea Lauren Bowen ( born March 4, 1990 ; Columbus, Ohio ) is an American actress who is best known for playing Julie Mayer on Desperate Housewives ( 2004 – 2012 ).

From 2004 – 2012 Bowen has portrayed Julie Mayer on Desperate Housewives.

Many rated Bowen's 2012 season as his best in his career, he surpassed the 250 game mark in the Cowboys first home emanation final since 2007, defeating the Broncos 33 points to 16, where Bowen starred in the match, Bowen was also the Cowboys starting fullback in the clubs semi-final ' controversial ' loss to Manly ( 22-12 ).

Bowen recorded 28 try-assists in 2012, more than his co-captain and partner in crime Johnathan Thurston ( 25 ).

Bowen scored 13 trys in 2012 his most in a season since 2007.

Bowen was 18th man for Queensland origin in game three of the 2012 series.