* 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 – Lionel Bowen, Australian politician ( b. 1922 )

* 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 )

, members of the Hampton Township Committee are Mayor Philip Yetter ( R, term ends December 31, 2012 ), David Coranoto ( R, 2012 ), Timothy Dooley ( R, 2012 ), Keith Gourlay ( R, 2013 ) and David Hansen ( R, 2011 ).

Members of the Council are Council President Douglas K. Troast ( R, 2012 ), Maryellen Lennon ( R, 2014 ), Philip Rorty ( R, 2013 ), Kevin Shea ( R, 2013 ), Steven Shell ( R, 2014 ) and Kim Weiss ( R, 2012 ; appointed to fill the vacant seat of Kevin Crossley ).

The members of the Leonia Borough Council are Council President Peter Knott ( D, 2014 ), Philip Choi ( D, 2012 ), Gil Hawkins ( D, 2014 ), I. S.

During the court case over the 2012 topless photos scandal, William was referred to as " Monsieur William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor " by the courts of the Republic of France.

In October 2010 the new transport secretary, Philip Hammond, announced that the bus lane in the London section would be suspended for 18 months from 24 December 2010 but brought back for the 2012 Summer Olympics, after which it was likely to be scrapped permanently.

* In the film Star Trek Generations, the villain Tolian Soran quotes from Schwartz's poem, “ Calmly We Walk Through This April's Day ”, telling Captain Jean-Luc Picard, “ They say time is the fire in which we burn .” Playwright Philip Ridley uses the same line as one of the epigraphs for his 2012 play Shivered.

A 77-minute " highlights " CD from the 1984 Brooklyn Academy of Music performances, accompanied by a DVD documentary, was released by Philip Glass's personal label Orange Mountain Music in early September 2012, and a " complete " recording, 217 minutes long, was released at the same time but available only by download from the iTunes Store.

The £ 38 billion “ black hole ” in MoD finances has been “ dealt with ” and the department's “ hand to mouth existence will come to an end ,” Philip Hammond said in February 2012.

Philip Martin's next CD will be on SOMM Records and is due for release in late 2012, it features the piano music of the English composer Billy Mayrl, who died in 1959.

In 2011 and 2012, the magazine expanded its website, theamericanconservative. com, adding as daily columnists Rod Dreher, Daniel Larison, and Noah Millman, with additional contributions by Scott Galupo, Kelley Vlahos, Philip Giraldi, Samuel Goldman, and Jordan Bloom.

* He was also portrayed in the 2012 TV movie Hemingway & Gellhorn by actor Mark Pellegrino, directed by Philip Kaufman.

On 10 May 2012 Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced in Parliament that the government had decided to revert to its predecessor's plans to purchase the F-35B rather than the F-35C, and to complete both aircraft carriers with " ski-jumps " in the STOVL configuration.

* Tales of the City ( ed Philip Purser-Hallard, 2012 )

On 5 July 2012 a further series of measures to reduce the total size of the British Army were announced by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.

* Hylozoic Series: Sibyl ( 2012 ), the latest interactive installation of Canadian artist and architect Philip Beesley, is presented in the 18th Biennale of Sydney and is on display until September 16, 2012.

As of July 2012, the commander of USAFE is General Philip M. Breedlove.

The current Bishop is Philip Egan who was ordained Bishop at St John's Cathedral, Portsmouth, on 24th September 2012, the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham.

In 2012, Birdsong was made into a two-part BBC TV serial, written by Abi Morgan, directed by Philip Martin and starring Eddie Redmayne.

In June 2012 the Sony Centre hosted the Canadian premiere of the Philip Glass / Robert Wilson opera Einstein on the Beach.

Scott McKenzie ( born Philip Wallach Blondheim, January 10, 1939 – August 18, 2012 ) was an American singer and songwriter.