* 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 )

In July 2012, DreamWorks Animation won a $ 155 million bid to acquire Classic Media, an owner of over 450 family entertainment titles and over 6, 100 episodes of animated and live-action programming, including Casper, Lassie, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Underdog, Gumby, Fat Albert, Frosty the Snowman, VeggieTales, and Where's Waldo ?.

* 2012: Honorary Doctorate Degree of Music and Performance – Grand Canyon University

The most recent parade in the Canyon of Heroes was on February 7, 2012 for the New York Giants in honor of their Super Bowl XLVI championship.

Opened in Summer 2012, Cat Canyon is an area displaying most of the Zoo's big cat species, including Snow Leopards, Cougars, Malayan Tigers and White Bengal Tigers.

* Selected Poems – ( Copper Canyon Press ) 2012

In February 2012, the Grand Canyon National Park Service has approved a plan that would eliminate the sale of bottled water within 30 days.

Longarm and the Grand Canyon Murders ( 2012 )

In 2012 cellist Rhonda Rider premiered his solo cello work " The Silence at Yuma Point ", part of a commissioning project of pieces inspired by Grand Canyon ( where Swafford has been a frequent hiker ).

Although the mountain has seen its fair share of fires, in August 2006 a large wildfire known as the Jackson Canyon Fire burned 11, 496 acres ( 40 km² ) on the western end of Casper Mountain, and in September 2012 the Sheep Herder Hill Fire has burned 15, 887 acres on the eastern end of the mountain.

* 2012 The Rope ( ISBN 0312614578 ), Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Over a century later, an avalanche occurred on February 19, 2012 near Tunnel Creek Canyon Road, killing three of four experienced backcountry skiers, including the Ski Area's marketing director ; professional skier Elyse Saugstad, who was wearing an avalanche airbag backpack, survived after tumbling down for more than 2, 000 feet ( 600 m ).

In 2012, Newsweek ranked Canyon Crest Academy as the 97th best high school in the United States, 20th best west of the Mississippi River, and 10th best in California.

* " Early January 2012: A few photos from Reed College Canyon ", Crystal Springs Creek Community Partnership ( Patrick Norton, January 2012 )

The Veils 4th album has been recorded in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles and is scheduled for release in September 2012.

In April 2012 Dean Potter crossed the Enshi Grand Canyon in China's Hubei Province for a distance of 40m ( 44 yards ) in just over two minutes at an elevation of 1, 800m ( 1, 968 yards ) above sea level, according to Chinese state media.

* 2012 Grand Canyon

Children at Risk ranked Canyon Vista Middle School the # 1 public middle school in Austin in 2012.

* Deep Dark Canyon ( 2012 )

The 5th annual DelFest occurred in May 2012, and major bluegrass acts played such as Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers, Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon, Infamous Stringdusters, Railroad Earth, Bela Fleck, and Sam Bush, most of which had returned from previous years at the festival.

* Last Poems, ( Copper Canyon Press, 2012 )