* 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 )

* 1934 – Yvonne B. Miller, American politician ( d. 2012 )

* Yvonne Spigt ( 1988 ) skater, Dutch champion marathon skating on natural ice 2008 and 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 ).

* Jack & the Beanstalk-( December 2011 / January 2012 )- ' Fairy Fuchsia ' - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre-Guildford

Since Yvonne Dionne died in 2001, as of June 2012, there are two surviving sisters, Annette and Cécile.

In 2012 the play was produced in a new production in Dubai UAE, starring Darren Day and Yvonne O ' Grady.

* Yvonne Strahovski is the current SoBe Skinsuit model for 2012, promoting their Coconut Water LifeWater.

Vance was the first African American woman to become a SNL repertory player ( not to be confused with Yvonne Hudson from season six, who first appeared as a recurring extra for season four and season five and was hired as a feature player during Jean Doumanian's notoriously shaky sixth season ), the only SNL cast member to have a learning disability ( Vance was dyslexic and, according to Al Franken in the book, Live from New York: The Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, Vance had trouble memorizing lines and reading cue cards, though it wasn't made apparent in most cases and, in one case, was covered up by ad-libbing ), was the first lesbian cast member hired ( though her sexual orientation wasn't known until her death ), and the only black lesbian cast member as of 2012.

* 2012: MA_DOOM: Son of Yvonne

The celebration continues for the upcoming October 24, 2012 and the events include a world-wide free Global Oneness Telesummit found online at GlobalOnenessSummit. com and features Neale Donald Walsch, Jack Canfield, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Bruce Lipton, Lynne Twist, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Ken Wilber, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Don Miguel Ruiz, Yoko Ono, and Desmund Tutu among others.

Yvonne Chaka Chaka at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in 2012

Peng next competed in the 2012 BMW Malaysian Open were she was seeded 3rd and beat Yvonne Meusburger in three sets 6 – 1 4 – 6 6 – 2.

Pavel Holoborodko computed B < sub > n </ sub > for n = 1. 1 * 10 < sup > 8 </ sup > using Harvey's implementation, which is a new record ( May 2012 ).

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.

After the revolution Egypt ’ s foreign exchange reserves fell from $ 36 billion in December 2010 to only $ 16. 3 billion in January 2012, also in February 2012 Standard & Poor ’ s rating agency lowered the Egypt ’ s credit rating from B + to B in the long term.

In 2012 the Falkand Islands Government classified the road network-East Falkland and West Falkland-into " A " roads, " B " roads and " C " roads for purposes of Highways Asset Management Plan.

* Ong, A. D., Rothstein, J. D., & Uchino, B. N. ( 2012 ).

Most industrialized countries and some central European economies in transition ( all defined as Annex B countries ) agreed to legally binding reductions in greenhouse gas emissions of an average of 6 to 8 % below 1990 levels between the years 2008 – 2012, defined as the first emissions budget period.

** Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter ( d. 2012 )

In May 2012, Lehigh became the recipient of a gift of 755 acres of property in nearby Upper Saucon Township from the Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation.

Part B coverage begins once a patient meets his or her deductible ($ 140 in 2012 ), then typically Medicare covers 80 % of approved services, while the remaining 20 % is paid by the patient.

All Medicare Part B enrollees pay an insurance premium for this coverage ; the standard Part B premium for 2012 is $ 99. 90 per month.

Depending on the extent to which beneficiary earnings exceed the base income, these higher Part B premiums are $ 139. 90, $ 199. 80, $ 259. 70, or $ 319. 70 for 2012, with the highest premium paid by individuals earning more than $ 214, 000, or married couples earning more than $ 428, 000.

Part B — After a beneficiary meets the yearly deductible of $ 140. 00 ( in 2012 ), they will be required to pay a co-insurance of 20 % of the Medicare-approved amount for all services covered by Part B with the exception of most lab services which are covered at 100 %, and outpatient mental health which is currently ( 2010 – 2011 ) covered at 55 % ( 45 % copay ).

In 2012 the on-air line-up consists of " The B Team " ( breakfast ) ( Leroy Brown & Paul " chicken " Dyer ), Marisa ( 9am-2pm ), Aiden ( 2pm-4pm ) and " The Departure Lounge " ( 4pm-6pm with Aiden & Leigh ).

* Coroner Mandel B. Haas December 31, 2012

A 2012 TV episode, ' Sins and Secrets: Newry ', told the story of a series of murders that happened at a local B & B in 2003.

Members of the Township Council are Council President John A. Spiech ( R, 2014 ), Vice President Harry Williams ( R, 2014 ), Samuel A. Alderisio ( R, 2012 ), H. Lisa DiGiulio ( R, 2012 ), Charles J. Jandris ( R, 2012 ), Roy B. Larson ( R, 2014 ) and John Roth ( R, 2012 ).