* 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 )

* " Tornado Central " ( April 2012 – Present )

Cranbury: A New Jersey Town From the Colonial Era to the Present ( Rivergate Books / Rutgers University Press ; 2012 ) 272 pages

* Paul Langford ( Fellow 1970 – Present, Rector 2000 – 2012 )

## Salman ( born 1935 ; crown prince 18 June 2012 – Present )

* Mike Benevides ( 2012 – Present )

* His Grace The Duke of Westminster ( 2012 – Present )

* Admiral DK Joshi, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, 2012 – Present.

* Steve Tilson 2012 ( July ) – Present

* Matthias Goldmann, " We Need to Cut Off the Head of the King: Past, Present, and Future Approaches to International Soft Law ," 25 Leiden J. Int ' l Law 335-368 ( 2012 ), available at SSRN.

30 Artists ' Notion of Home ( 2011 – 2012 ), Kosher & Co: On Food and Religion ( 2009 – 2010 ), Looting and Restitution: Jewish-Owned Cultural Artifacts from 1933 to the Present ( 2008 – 2009 ), Typical: Clichés about Jews and Others ( 2008 ), Home and Exile ( 2006 – 2007 ), Chrismukkah: Stories of Christmas and Hanukkah ( 2005 – 2006 ), 10 + 5 = God ( 2004 ), and Counterpoint: The Architecture of Daniel Libeskind ( 2003 ).

Phelps has been the executive producer of six American television daytime dramas, a record in this industry, including Santa Barbara ( 1987 – 1991 ), Guiding Light ( 1991 – 1995 ), Another World ( 1995 – 1996 ; resigned August 4, 1996 ), One Life to Live ( 1997 – 2001 ), General Hospital ( January 2001 – January 2012 ), and as of now, The Young and the Restless ( October 2012 – Present ).

* Nights: Stash ( 2000 – 2002 ), Lazlo ( 2002 – 2003 ), Danny Boi ( 2003 – 2004 ), Travis ( 2004 ), Brian ( 2004 – 2012 ), Meredith ( 2012 – Present )

**" Diamond In the Rough " by Jim Johnston ( WWF / WWE ; 2001-2002, 2012 – Present )

* Todd Lumsden ( 2012 – Present )

A new Wedding Present album, ' Valentina ' was released in March 2012.

In April 2012 The Wedding Present toured Australia for the first time, playing concerts in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.

* Interview with David Gedge of The Wedding Present 2012, Rocker Magazine

* Sébastien Fournier ( Jun 2012 – Present )

* Highmark Stadium ; South Side ( 2012 – Present )

* Jorvan Vieira ( Aug 2012 – Present )

* Tim Brailsford ( 2012 – Present )

2012 – Present Myke Atkinson