* 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 )

As of January 2012, Dennett is the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, University Professor, and Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies ( with Ray Jackendoff ) at Tufts University.

Ray Douglas Bradbury ( August 22, 1920June 5, 2012 ) was an American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery fiction writer.

* August 22 – Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer ( d. 2012 )

Marcy Playground will be joining Everclear, Sugar Ray, Lit, and the Gin Blossoms on the Summerland 2012 Tour, a 31-date nationwide tour beginning on June 28, 2012 in Saratoga, CA, and ending on August 11, 2012 in Laughlin, NV, to promote their new album.

The couple have one daughter, Mabel Ray Willis, born in 2012.

On September 18, 2012, the next day after the official announcement of the third Dragon Age title, both Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, two of the remaining co-founders of BioWare, simultaneously announced they will be retiring from gaming industry.

The council members for 2011-2012 are Joe Loftus ( current term Jan. 2009 to Dec 2012 ), Tony Nelson ( current term Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2012 ), Tyrel Clark ( current term Jan. 2011 to Dec 2014 ), and Ray Schuchard ( current term Jan. 2011 to Dec 2014 ).

Members of the Berkeley Township Committee are Council President James J. Byrnes ( Ward 1 ; R, 2013 ), Council Vice President Judy Noonan ( Ward 3 ; R, 2012 ), Kevin M. Askew ( Ward 2 ; R, 2013 ), John Bacchione ( at-large ; R, 2015 ), L. Thomas Grosse, Jr. ( at-large ; R, 2015 ), Robert G. Ray ( at-large ; R, 2015 ) and Frances R. Siddons ( Ward 4 ; R, 2013 ).

* Ray Tanner-athletic director, University of South Carolina ; head baseball coach from 1995 to 2012 ; consecutive national championships in 2010 and 2011

As of May 2012, the Mayor is Russell Hamley and the elected Council Members are Jill Klein ( Mayor Pro Tem ), Sheri Sheppard, Harry Beckwith, III, PE, Justin Ray, and Rod Erskine.

As of May 2012, Sheppard is assigned to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Ray is assigned to the Planning and Zoning Commission, Erskine is assigned to the Golf Course Advisory Committee, Klein is assigned to the Recreation and Events commissions, and Beckwith is assigned to the Building Board of Adjustment.

All three movies are scheduled for re-release on Blu Ray October 16, 2012.

A list of past honorary degree recipients, include: Beverly Sills ( 1975 ), Roy Lichtenstein ( 1977 ), Twyla Tharp ( 1978 ), Gordon Davidson ( 1980 ) Haskell Wexler ( 1981 ) Mischa Schneider ( 1981 ), Bella Lewitzky ( 1981 ), Henry Mancini ( 1983 ), Jan de Gaetani ( 1983 ), Ravi Shankar ( 1985 ), John Cage ( 1986 ), Frank O. Gehry ( 1987 ), Trisha Brown ( 1988 ), Donn B. Tatum ( 1989 ), Luis Valdez ( 1989 ), Paul Taylor ( 1989 ), Ornette Coleman ( 1990 ), Beatrice Manley ( 1990 ), Lulu May Von Hagen ( 1990 ), Ustad Ali Akbar Khan ( 1991 ), Pearl Primus ( 1991 ), Adrian Piper ( 1992 ), Ray Bradbury ( 1992 ), Yvonne Rainer ( 1993 ), Steven Bochco ( 1993 ), Stan Brakhage ( 1994 ), Vija Celmins ( 1994 ), Betye Saar ( 1995 ), Carolyn Forche ( 1995 ), Laurie Anderson ( 1996 ), Elvin Jones ( 1996 ), Chantal Akerman ( 1997 ), Lee Breuer ( 1998 ), Ed Ruscha ( 1999 ), Bill Viola ( 2000 ), Steve Reich ( 2000 ), Ry Cooder ( 2001 ), Faith Hubley ( 2001 ), Bruce Nauman ( 2001 ), Alice Coltrane ( 2002 ), Roy E. Disney ( 2003 ), Anna Halprin ( 2003 ), Carolee Schneemann ( 2003 ), Christian Wolff ( 2004 ), Daniel Nagrin ( 2004 ), James Newton ( 2005 ), Harrison “ Buzz ” Price ( 2005 ), Julius Shulman ( 2005 ), Rudy VanderLans ( 2006 ), Rudy Perez ( 2006 ), Alonzo King ( 2007 ), Harry Belafonte ( 2008 ), Herbert Blau ( 2008 ), Terry Riley ( 2008 ), Elizabeth LeCompte ( 2009 ), Morton Subotnick ( 2009 ), William M. Lowman ( 2010 ), Trimpin ( 2010 ), Annette Bening ( 2011 ), Donald McKayle ( 2011 ), and Peter Sellars ( 2012 ).

It was announced on May 26, 2012 that the Gin Blossoms will be joining Everclear, Sugar Ray, Lit, and Marcy Playground on the Summerland 2012 Tour, a 31-date nationwide tour beginning on June 28, 2012 in Saratoga, CA, and ending on August 11, 2012 in Laughlin, NV.

As of around March 2012, Murphy Karges and Stan Frazier are no longer in Sugar Ray.

Harryhausen continues his lifelong friendship with Ray Bradbury until Bradbury ’ s death in 2012.

A further film adaptation, The Sweeney ( starring Ray Winstone ), is to be released in 2012.

Until Ray Mawby, briefly a member of a Conservative government, was exposed in June 2012, Stonehouse was the only minister known to have been an agent for the former Eastern bloc.