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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-September" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#September"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>September</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-September-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-October" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#October"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>October</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-October-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-November" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#November"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>November</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-November-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-December" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#December"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>December</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-December-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Births_and_deaths" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Births_and_deaths"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Births and deaths</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Births_and_deaths-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nobel_Prizes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nobel_Prizes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Nobel Prizes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nobel_Prizes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_English_words" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_English_words"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>New English words</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_English_words-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> 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Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%E1%8A%A5.%E1%8A%A4.%E1%8A%A0." title="2012 እ.ኤ.አ. – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="2012 እ.ኤ.አ." data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ab mw-list-item"><a href="https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Abkhazian" lang="ab" hreflang="ab" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Аԥсшәа</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A8" title="২০১২ – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="২০১২" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Avañe&#039;ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="2012 сон – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="2012 сон" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ay mw-list-item"><a href="https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Aymara" lang="ay" hreflang="ay" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Aymar aru" data-language-local-name="Aymara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aymar aru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%B2%DB%B0%DB%B1%DB%B2_(%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C)" title="۲۰۱۲ (میلادی) – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="۲۰۱۲ (میلادی)" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A8" title="২০১২ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="২০১২" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Banjar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_n%C3%AE" title="2012 nî – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="2012 nî" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-map-bms mw-list-item"><a href="https://map-bms.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Banyumasan" lang="jv-x-bms" hreflang="jv-x-bms" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Basa Banyumasan" data-language-local-name="Banyumasan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Banyumasan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D0%B9%D1%8B%D0%BB" title="2012 йыл – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="2012 йыл" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BC%A2%E0%BC%A0%E0%BC%A1%E0%BC%A2%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%BC%E0%BC%8D" title="༢༠༡༢ལོ། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="༢༠༡༢ལོ།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012." title="2012. – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="2012." data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="2012 он – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="2012 он" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D0%B8%D0%B5" title="2012 ие – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="2012 ие" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Estremeñu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%B2%DB%B0%DB%B1%DB%B2" title="۲۰۱۲ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="۲۰۱۲" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gag mw-list-item"><a href="https://gag.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Gagauz" lang="gag" hreflang="gag" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Gagauz" data-language-local-name="Gagauz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagauz</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gan mw-list-item"><a href="https://gan.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E5%B9%B4" title="2012年 – Gan" lang="gan" hreflang="gan" data-title="2012年" data-language-autonym="贛語" data-language-local-name="Gan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>贛語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012-ngi%C3%A8n" title="2012-ngièn – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="2012-ngièn" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%EB%85%84" title="2012년 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="2012년" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A8" title="२०१२ – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="२०१२" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012." title="2012. – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="2012." data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012-%C3%A6%D0%BC_%D0%B0%D0%B7" title="2012-æм аз – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="2012-æм аз" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B3%A8%E0%B3%A6%E0%B3%A7%E0%B3%A8" title="೨೦೧೨ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="೨೦೧೨" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-krc mw-list-item"><a href="https://krc.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D0%B4%D0%B6%D1%8B%D0%BB" title="2012 джыл – Karachay-Balkar" lang="krc" hreflang="krc" data-title="2012 джыл" data-language-autonym="Къарачай-малкъар" data-language-local-name="Karachay-Balkar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Къарачай-малкъар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kaszëbsczi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D0%B6%D1%8B%D0%BB" title="2012 жыл – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="2012 жыл" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kv mw-list-item"><a href="https://kv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012-%D3%A7%D0%B4_%D0%B2%D0%BE" title="2012-ӧд во – Komi" lang="kv" hreflang="kv" data-title="2012-ӧд во" data-language-autonym="Коми" data-language-local-name="Komi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_(almanak_gregoryen)" title="2012 (almanak gregoryen) – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="2012 (almanak gregoryen)" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D0%B8" title="2012 и – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="2012 и" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012._gads" title="2012. gads – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="2012. gads" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D0%B9%D0%B8%D1%81" title="2012 йис – Lezghian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="2012 йис" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Lezghian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лезги</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_m." title="2012 m. – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="2012 m." data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Livvinkarjala</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jbo mw-list-item"><a href="https://jbo.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012moi" title="2012moi – Lojban" lang="jbo" hreflang="jbo" data-title="2012moi" data-language-autonym="La .lojban." data-language-local-name="Lojban" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>La .lojban.</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A8" title="२०१२ – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="२०१२" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87.%E0%A4%B8._%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A8" title="इ.स. २०१२ – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="इ.स. २०१२" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%B2%DB%B0%DB%B1%DB%B2" title="۲۰۱۲ – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="۲۰۱۲" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_ni%C3%A8ng" title="2012 nièng – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="2012 nièng" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="2012 он – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="2012 он" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%81%82%E1%81%80%E1%81%81%E1%81%82" title="၂၀၁၂ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="၂၀၁၂" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nah mw-list-item"><a href="https://nah.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Nahuatl" lang="nah" hreflang="nah" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Nāhuatl" data-language-local-name="Nahuatl" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nāhuatl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D_%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A8" title="सन् २०१२ – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="सन् २०१२" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E5%B9%B4" title="2012年 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="2012年" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D1%88%D0%BE" title="2012 шо – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="2012 шо" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nrm mw-list-item"><a href="https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Norman" lang="nrf" hreflang="nrf" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Nouormand" data-language-local-name="Norman" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nouormand</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AD%A8%E0%AD%A6%E0%AD%A7%E0%AD%A8" title="୨୦୧୨ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="୨୦୧୨" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pi mw-list-item"><a href="https://pi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A8" title="२०१२ – Pali" lang="pi" hreflang="pi" data-title="२०१२" data-language-autonym="पालि" data-language-local-name="Pali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>पालि</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pag mw-list-item"><a href="https://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Pangasinan" lang="pag" hreflang="pag" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Pangasinan" data-language-local-name="Pangasinan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangasinan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-koi mw-list-item"><a href="https://koi.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%99_%D0%B2%D0%BE" title="2012’ во – Komi-Permyak" lang="koi" hreflang="koi" data-title="2012’ во" data-language-autonym="Перем коми" data-language-local-name="Komi-Permyak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Перем коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%86%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%93%E1%9E%B6%E1%9F%86_%E1%9F%A2%E1%9F%A0%E1%9F%A1%E1%9F%A2" title="ឆ្នាំ ២០១២ – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="ឆ្នាំ ២០១២" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ksh mw-list-item"><a href="https://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joohr_2012" title="Joohr 2012 – Colognian" lang="ksh" hreflang="ksh" data-title="Joohr 2012" data-language-autonym="Ripoarisch" data-language-local-name="Colognian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ripoarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4" title="2012 год – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="2012 год" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D1%81%D1%8B%D0%BB" title="2012 сыл – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="2012 сыл" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sm mw-list-item"><a href="https://sm.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Samoan" lang="sm" hreflang="sm" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Gagana Samoa" data-language-local-name="Samoan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagana Samoa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A8" title="२०१२ – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="२०१२" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nso mw-list-item"><a href="https://nso.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Northern Sotho" lang="nso" hreflang="nso" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Sesotho sa Leboa" data-language-local-name="Northern Sotho" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sesotho sa Leboa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%D8%B9" title="2012ع – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="2012ع" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li 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lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="2012 ел" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9E.%E0%B8%A8._2555" title="พ.ศ. 2555 – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="พ.ศ. 2555" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8_2012" title="Соли 2012 – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Соли 2012" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tk mw-list-item"><a href="https://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Turkmen" lang="tk" hreflang="tk" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Türkmençe" data-language-local-name="Turkmen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkmençe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tyv mw-list-item"><a href="https://tyv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D1%87%D1%8B%D0%BB" title="2012 чыл – Tuvinian" lang="tyv" hreflang="tyv" data-title="2012 чыл" data-language-autonym="Тыва дыл" data-language-local-name="Tuvinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тыва дыл</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-udm mw-list-item"><a href="https://udm.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_%D0%B0%D1%80" title="2012 ар – Udmurt" lang="udm" hreflang="udm" data-title="2012 ар" data-language-autonym="Удмурт" data-language-local-name="Udmurt" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Удмурт</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%D8%A1" title="2012ء – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="2012ء" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_-_%D9%8A%D9%89%D9%84%D9%89" title="2012 - يىلى – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="2012 - يىلى" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-za mw-list-item"><a href="https://za.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_nienz" title="2012 nienz – Zhuang" lang="za" hreflang="za" data-title="2012 nienz" data-language-autonym="Vahcuengh" data-language-local-name="Zhuang" 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – West Flemish" lang="vls" hreflang="vls" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="West-Vlams" data-language-local-name="West Flemish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>West-Vlams</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="2012" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E5%B9%B4" title="2012年 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="2012年" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012" title="2012 – Yiddish" lang="yi" 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id="2012-label"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2012</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events/January_2012" title="Portal:Current events/January 2012">January</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events/February_2012" title="Portal:Current events/February 2012">February</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events/March_2012" title="Portal:Current events/March 2012">March</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events/April_2012" title="Portal:Current events/April 2012">April</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events/May_2012" title="Portal:Current events/May 2012">May</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events/June_2012" title="Portal:Current events/June 2012">June</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events/July_2012" title="Portal:Current events/July 2012">July</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events/August_2012" title="Portal:Current events/August 2012">August</a></dd> <dd><a 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4</a> &#8211; The <a href="/wiki/Cicada_3301" title="Cicada 3301">Cicada 3301</a> internet hunt begins.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_12" title="January 12">January 12</a> &#8211; Peaceful protests begin in the <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romanian</a> city of <a href="/wiki/T%C3%A2rgu_Mure%C8%99" title="Târgu Mureș">Târgu Mureș</a>, protesters expressing solidarity towards certain figures in the medical field and calling for the resignation of president <a href="/wiki/Traian_B%C4%83sescu" title="Traian Băsescu">Traian Băsescu</a>. The protests would soon spread through all of the country, marking the start of a long <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%932015_unrest_in_Romania" title="2012–2015 unrest in Romania">civil unrest in Romania</a>, lasting up to <a href="/wiki/2015_Romanian_protests" title="2015 Romanian protests">November 2015</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_13" title="January 13">January 13</a> &#8211; The passenger cruise ship <a href="/wiki/Costa_Concordia_disaster" title="Costa Concordia disaster"><i>Costa Concordia</i> runs aground off the coast</a> of Italy, causing 32 deaths.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_23" title="January 23">January 23</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Iran–European Union relations">Iran–European Union relations</a>: the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> adopts an <a href="/wiki/Embargo" class="mw-redirect" title="Embargo">embargo</a> against <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> in protest of its continued effort to enrich <a href="/wiki/Uranium" title="Uranium">uranium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_1" title="February 1">February 1</a> &#8211; Egypt's deadliest football incident known as the <a href="/wiki/Port_Said_Stadium_riot" title="Port Said Stadium riot">Port Said Stadium riot</a> is sparked after local Port Said Al Masry fans attack supporters of Cairo-based team <a href="/wiki/Al_Ahly_SC" title="Al Ahly SC">Al Ahly SC</a>. The massacre results in 74 deaths: 72 Al Ahly fans, 1 Al Masry fan and 1 police officer. Most of the deaths are caused by stabbing, fans thrown off the stands and a stampede.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_6" title="February 6">February 6</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her "Diamond Jubilee"</a>, marking 60 years as Queen of the United Kingdom.</li> <li>A <a href="/wiki/2012_Negros_earthquake" title="2012 Negros earthquake">magnitude 6.7 earthquake</a> strike in the central <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> island of <a href="/wiki/Negros_(island)" class="mw-redirect" title="Negros (island)">Negros</a>, leaving 112 people dead.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_19" title="February 19">February 19</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> suspends oil exports to Britain and France, following sanctions put in place by the European Union and the United States in January.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_21" title="February 21">February 21</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Greek_government-debt_crisis" title="Greek government-debt crisis">Greek government-debt crisis</a>: <a href="/wiki/Eurozone" title="Eurozone">Eurozone</a> finance ministers reach an agreement on a second, <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">€</a>130-billion Greek <a href="/wiki/Bailout" title="Bailout">bailout</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">February 27</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemeni</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Yemen" title="President of Yemen">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ali_Abdullah_Saleh" title="Ali Abdullah Saleh">Ali Abdullah Saleh</a> formally transfers power to <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_Yemen" title="Vice President of Yemen">Vice President</a> <a href="/wiki/Abdrabbuh_Mansur_Hadi" title="Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi">Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi</a>, after a year of <a href="/wiki/Yemeni_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Yemeni Revolution">mass protests</a>, ending his 33-year-long reign.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/March_1" title="March 1">March 1</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö">Sauli Niinistö</a> is inaugurated as the 12th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Finland" title="President of Finland">President of Finland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_4" title="March 4">March 4</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brazzaville_arms_dump_blasts" title="Brazzaville arms dump blasts">A series of explosions</a> is reported at a munitions dump in <a href="/wiki/Brazzaville" title="Brazzaville">Brazzaville</a>, the capital of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a>, with at least 250 people dead.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a> is <a href="/wiki/2012_Russian_presidential_election" title="2012 Russian presidential election">elected</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Russia" title="President of Russia">President of Russia</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_5" title="March 5">March 5</a> – Air date of <i><a href="/wiki/Kony_2012" title="Kony 2012">Kony 2012</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Viral_video" title="Viral video">viral</a> <a href="/wiki/Documentary_film" title="Documentary film">documentary film</a>) on <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Molloy_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Molloy-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_12" title="March 12">March 12</a> &#8211; A coach carrying school pupils and teachers <a href="/wiki/Sierre_coach_crash" title="Sierre coach crash">crashes</a> while travelling through <a href="/wiki/Sierre_Tunnel" title="Sierre Tunnel">Sierre Tunnel</a> on the <a href="/wiki/A9_motorway_(Switzerland)" title="A9 motorway (Switzerland)">A9 motorway</a> in western Switzerland. Of the 52 people on board, 28 are killed, among them 22 children.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_13" title="March 13">March 13</a> &#8211; After 246 years since its first publication, the <i><a href="/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica" title="Encyclopædia Britannica">Encyclopædia Britannica</a></i> discontinues its print edition.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_15" title="March 15">March 15</a> &#8211; Communist party chief of <a href="/wiki/Chongqing" title="Chongqing">Chongqing</a> <a href="/wiki/Bo_Xilai" title="Bo Xilai">Bo Xilai</a>, well known for his <a href="/wiki/Chinese_New_Left" title="Chinese New Left">neo-Maoist</a> leanings and policies, is removed from his post after a large scandal involving the <a href="/wiki/Neil_Heywood" title="Neil Heywood">murder of British businessman Neil Heywood</a> and an <a href="/wiki/Wang_Lijun_incident" title="Wang Lijun incident">incident involving the Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_22" title="March 22">March 22</a> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Mali" title="List of heads of state of Mali">President of Mali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amadou_Toumani_Tour%C3%A9" title="Amadou Toumani Touré">Amadou Toumani Touré</a>, is ousted in a <a href="/wiki/2012_Malian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="2012 Malian coup d&#39;état">coup d'état</a> after mutinous soldiers attack government offices.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> wins the <a href="/wiki/2012_Asia_Cup" title="2012 Asia Cup">2012 Asia Cup</a> cricket tournament.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/April_6" title="April 6">April 6</a> &#8211; The <a href="/wiki/National_Movement_for_the_Liberation_of_Azawad" title="National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad">National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad</a> unilaterally declares the independence of <a href="/wiki/Azawad" title="Azawad">Azawad</a> from <a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_11" title="April 11">April 11</a> &#8211; An <a href="/wiki/2012_Indian_Ocean_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Indian Ocean earthquake">8.6 earthquake</a> strikes Indonesia triggering a small tsunami that hits the coast of <a href="/wiki/Aceh" title="Aceh">Aceh</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_12" title="April 12">April 12</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Mutiny" title="Mutiny">Mutinous</a> soldiers in <a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau" title="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a> stage a <a href="/wiki/2012_Guinea-Bissau_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d&#39;état">coup d'état</a> and take control of the capital city, <a href="/wiki/Bissau" title="Bissau">Bissau</a>. They arrest interim President <a href="/wiki/Raimundo_Pereira" title="Raimundo Pereira">Raimundo Pereira</a> and leading presidential candidate <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Gomes_J%C3%BAnior" title="Carlos Gomes Júnior">Carlos Gomes Júnior</a> in the midst of a <a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau_presidential_election,_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinea-Bissau presidential election, 2012">presidential election</a> campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-ap_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ap-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_13" title="April 13">April 13</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Kwangmy%C5%8Fngs%C5%8Fng-3" title="Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3">Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3</a>, a <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korean</a> <a href="/wiki/Earth_observation_satellite" title="Earth observation satellite">Earth observation satellite</a>, explodes shortly after launch. The United States and other countries had called the impending launch a violation of <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">United Nations Security Council</a> demands.<sup id="cite_ref-NK_satellite_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NK_satellite-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The launch was planned to mark the centenary of the birth of <a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a>, the founder of the republic.<sup id="cite_ref-NK_satellite_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NK_satellite-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_20" title="April 20">April 20</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Bhoja_Air_Flight_213" title="Bhoja Air Flight 213">Bhoja Air Flight 213</a> crashes near Rawalpindi, Pakistan, killing all 127 people on board.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">April 25</a> &#8211; Former <a href="/wiki/Liberia" title="Liberia">Liberian</a> President <a href="/wiki/Charles_Taylor_(Liberian_politician)" title="Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)">Charles Taylor</a> is found guilty on 11 counts of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity during the <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Civil_War" title="Sierra Leone Civil War">Sierra Leone Civil War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/May_2" title="May 2">May 2</a> &#8211; A <a href="/wiki/Pastel" title="Pastel">pastel</a> version of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Scream" title="The Scream">The Scream</a></i>, by the Norwegian painter <a href="/wiki/Edvard_Munch" title="Edvard Munch">Edvard Munch</a>, sells for US$120&#160;million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for an auctioned work of art.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_6" title="May 6">May 6</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/May_2012_Greek_legislative_election" title="May 2012 Greek legislative election">Legislative elections</a> are held in <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> to elect all 300 members of the <a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Parliament" title="Hellenic Parliament">Hellenic Parliament</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_Democracy_(Greece)" title="New Democracy (Greece)">New Democracy</a> party led by <a href="/wiki/Antonis_Samaras" title="Antonis Samaras">Antonis Samaras</a>, comes out as the largest party winning 108 out of 300 seats.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_12" title="May 12">May 12</a>&#8211;<a href="/wiki/August_12" title="August 12">August 12</a> &#8211; The <a href="/wiki/Expo_2012" title="Expo 2012">2012 World Expo</a> takes place in <a href="/wiki/Yeosu" title="Yeosu">Yeosu</a>, South Korea.<sup id="cite_ref-Expo_2012_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Expo_2012-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_19" title="May 19">May 19</a> &#8211; Chelsea wins the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_UEFA_Champions_League" title="2011–12 UEFA Champions League">2011-12 UEFA Champions League</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Munich" title="Munich">Munich</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> by beating the home side <a href="/wiki/FC_Bayern_Munich" title="FC Bayern Munich">Bayern Munich</a> in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_20" title="May 20">May 20</a> &#8211; An annular solar eclipse visible from Asia and North America is the 58th solar eclipse from 73 solar eclipses of <a href="/wiki/Solar_Saros_128" title="Solar Saros 128">Solar Saros 128</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_22" title="May 22">May 22</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Skytree" title="Tokyo Skytree">Tokyo Skytree</a>, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_towers_in_the_world" class="mw-redirect" title="List of tallest towers in the world">tallest self-supporting tower in the world</a> at 634 metres high, is opened to the public.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_22" title="May 22">May 22</a>–<a href="/wiki/May_26" title="May 26">26</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2012" title="Eurovision Song Contest 2012">Eurovision Song Contest 2012</a> takes place in <a href="/wiki/Baku" title="Baku">Baku</a>, <a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a>, and is won by <a href="/wiki/Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest">Swedish</a> entrant <a href="/wiki/Loreen" title="Loreen">Loreen</a> with the song "<a href="/wiki/Euphoria_(Loreen_song)" title="Euphoria (Loreen song)">Euphoria</a>".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/June_3" title="June 3">June 3</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Dana_Air_Flight_0992" title="Dana Air Flight 0992">Dana Air Flight 0992</a>, on a flight from Abuja to Lagos, Nigeria, suffered a dual-engine failure during its approach to Lagos where it crashed onto buildings, killing all 153 people on board and six on the ground.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_5" title="June 5">June 5</a>&#8211;<a href="/wiki/June_6" title="June 6">6</a> &#8211; The <a href="/wiki/Transit_of_Venus,_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Transit of Venus, 2012">century's second and last</a> solar <a href="/wiki/Transit_of_Venus" title="Transit of Venus">transit of Venus</a> occurs. The next pair are predicted to occur in 2117 and 2125.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_6" title="June 6">June 6</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/2012_Middle_East_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus_outbreak" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak">2012 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak</a> first identified.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_7" title="June 7">June 7</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Morley,_Western_Australia" title="Morley, Western Australia">Morley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dianella,_Western_Australia" title="Dianella, Western Australia">Dianella</a> in <a href="/wiki/Perth" title="Perth">Perth</a>, Western Australia, have a once in a decade tornado.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_8" title="June 8">June 8</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012" title="UEFA Euro 2012">UEFA Euro 2012</a>, hosted by <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>, begins in <a href="/wiki/Warsaw" title="Warsaw">Warsaw</a>, with a match between <a href="/wiki/Poland_national_football_team" title="Poland national football team">Poland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greece_national_football_team" title="Greece national football team">Greece</a>, which ends 1-1.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_17" title="June 17">June 17</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/June_2012_Greek_legislative_election" title="June 2012 Greek legislative election">Snap legislative elections</a> are held in <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>, following failure to form a government, to elect all 300 members of the <a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Parliament" title="Hellenic Parliament">Hellenic Parliament</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_Democracy_(Greece)" title="New Democracy (Greece)">New Democracy</a> party, led by <a href="/wiki/Antonis_Samaras" title="Antonis Samaras">Antonis Samaras</a>, comes out as the largest party winning 129 out of 300 seats.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_18" title="June 18">June 18</a> &#8211; <i><a href="/wiki/Shenzhou_9" title="Shenzhou 9">Shenzhou 9</a></i>, a Chinese <a href="/wiki/Spacecraft" title="Spacecraft">spacecraft</a> carrying three Chinese astronauts, including the first-ever female, docks manually with <a href="/wiki/Space_station" title="Space station">orbiting module</a> <a href="/wiki/Tiangong-1" title="Tiangong-1">Tiangong-1</a>, making this the third country, after the United States and Russia, successfully to perform the mission.<sup id="cite_ref-China’s_Shenzhou-9_successfully_docks_with_Tiangong-1_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-China’s_Shenzhou-9_successfully_docks_with_Tiangong-1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_21" title="June 21">June 21</a> &#8211; The <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_Paraguay" title="Congress of Paraguay">Congress of Paraguay</a> approves the impeachment of president <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Lugo" title="Fernando Lugo">Fernando Lugo</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_22" title="June 22">June 22</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Lugo" title="Fernando Lugo">Fernando Lugo</a> is removed from power. Vice President <a href="/wiki/Federico_Franco" title="Federico Franco">Federico Franco</a> becomes the new president of Paraguay.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_24" title="June 24">June 24</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Lonesome_George" title="Lonesome George">Lonesome George</a>, the last known individual of the <a href="/wiki/Pinta_Island_tortoise" title="Pinta Island tortoise">Pinta Island tortoise</a> subspecies, dies in <a href="/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_National_Park" title="Galápagos National Park">Galápagos National Park</a>, thus making the subspecies <a href="/wiki/Extinction" title="Extinction">extinct</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lonesome_George&#39;s_Death_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lonesome_George&#39;s_Death-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_30" title="June 30">June 30</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Morsi" title="Mohamed Morsi">Mohamed Morsi</a>, a member of the <a href="/wiki/Muslim_Brotherhood" title="Muslim Brotherhood">Muslim Brotherhood</a>, is elected 5th President of <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, the first elected democratically by the Egyptian people, sparking mixed reactions and protests throughout the country.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> &#8211; The final match of the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012" title="UEFA Euro 2012">UEFA Euro 2012</a> takes place in <a href="/wiki/Olimpiyskiy_National_Sports_Complex" class="mw-redirect" title="Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex">Kyiv</a> between <a href="/wiki/Spain_national_football_team" title="Spain national football team">Spain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_football_team" title="Italy national football team">Italy</a>. Spain wins 4–0, achieving victorious from the third international tournament in a row, after winning <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2008" title="UEFA Euro 2008">UEFA Euro 2008</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">2010 FIFA World Cup</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">July 4</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CERN" title="CERN">CERN</a> announces the discovery of a new particle with properties consistent with the <a href="/wiki/Higgs_boson" title="Higgs boson">Higgs boson</a> after experiments at the <a href="/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider" title="Large Hadron Collider">Large Hadron Collider</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cern1207_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cern1207-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cms1207_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cms1207-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-atlas1207_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atlas1207-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYT-20120704_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-20120704-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_Club_Corinthians_Paulista" title="Sport Club Corinthians Paulista">Sport Club Corinthians Paulista</a> wins the <a href="/wiki/2012_Copa_Libertadores" title="2012 Copa Libertadores">Copa Libertadores</a> by beating the <a href="/wiki/Boca_Juniors" title="Boca Juniors">Boca Juniors</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_20" title="July 20">July 20</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/2012_Aurora,_Colorado_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting">2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting</a>: 12 people are killed and 58 are injured in a <a href="/wiki/Mass_shooting" title="Mass shooting">mass shooting</a> at a movie theater in <a href="/wiki/Aurora,_Colorado" title="Aurora, Colorado">Aurora, Colorado</a>. The shooter, James Holmes, opens fire on a crowd during a screening of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Rises" title="The Dark Knight Rises">The Dark Knight Rises</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_21" title="July 21">July 21</a> &#8211; Turkish adventurer <a href="/wiki/Erden_Eru%C3%A7" title="Erden Eruç">Erden Eruç</a> becomes the first person in history to complete a solo human-powered <a href="/wiki/Circumnavigation" title="Circumnavigation">circumnavigation</a> of the Earth.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_23" title="July 23">July 23</a> &#8211; The <a href="/wiki/Solar_storm_of_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Solar storm of 2012">Solar storm of 2012</a> is an unusually large <a href="/wiki/Coronal_mass_ejection" title="Coronal mass ejection">coronal mass ejection</a> emitted by the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a> which barely misses the <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a> by nine days. If it had hit, it would have caused up to US$2.6&#160;trillion in damages to electrical equipment worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_27" title="July 27">July 27</a>&#8211;<a href="/wiki/August_12" title="August 12">August 12</a> &#8211; The <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a> are held in London, England, United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_30" title="July 30">July 30</a>&#8211;<a href="/wiki/July_31" title="July 31">31</a> &#8211; In the worst power outage in world history, the <a href="/wiki/2012_India_blackouts" title="2012 India blackouts">2012 India blackouts</a> leave 620&#160;million people without power.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/August_1" title="August 1">August 1</a> – Microsoft finishes development of <a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>, with general availability announced for October 26<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_6" title="August 6">August 6</a> &#8211; <i><a href="/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)" title="Curiosity (rover)">Curiosity</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory" title="Mars Science Laboratory">Mars Science Laboratory</a> mission's <a href="/wiki/Mars_rover" title="Mars rover">rover</a>, successfully lands on <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MarsScienceLaboratory_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MarsScienceLaboratory-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_24" title="August 24">August 24</a> &#8211; The <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Japan)" title="House of Representatives (Japan)">House of Representatives of Japan</a> passes a resolution criticizing the <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">President of South Korea</a> <a href="/wiki/Lee_Myung-bak" title="Lee Myung-bak">Lee Myung-bak</a>'s visit to the disputed <a href="/wiki/Liancourt_Rocks" title="Liancourt Rocks">Liancourt Rocks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Encyclopedic_content" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not"><span title="The material preceding this tag may lack sufficient importance. (May 2020)">importance?</span></a></i>&#93;</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_25" title="August 25">August 25</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Voyager_1" title="Voyager 1">Voyager 1</a> space probe becomes the first human-made object to successfully exit the <a href="/wiki/Solar_System" title="Solar System">Solar System</a> and enter Interstellar space, and to an extent, becoming the first <a href="/wiki/Interstellar_probe" title="Interstellar probe">Interstellar probe</a>, pioneering Interstellar exploration.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_31" title="August 31">August 31</a> – <a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Hungary_relations" title="Armenia–Hungary relations">Armenia severs diplomatic relations with Hungary</a>, following the extradition to <a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> and subsequent pardoning of <a href="/wiki/Ramil_Safarov" title="Ramil Safarov">Ramil Safarov</a>, who was convicted of killing an Armenian soldier in Hungary in 2004. The move is also met with fierce criticism from other countries.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/September_4" title="September 4">September 4</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7">Windows 7</a> overtakes <a href="/wiki/Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a> in market share globally. <sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_7" title="September 7">September 7</a> &#8211; Canada officially <a href="/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93Iran_relations" title="Canada–Iran relations">cuts diplomatic ties</a> with <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> by closing its embassy in <a href="/wiki/Tehran" title="Tehran">Tehran</a>, and orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from <a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a>, over support for <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>, nuclear plans and human rights abuses.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_11" title="September 11">September 11</a>&#8211;<a href="/wiki/September_27" title="September 27">27</a> &#8211; A series of terrorist attacks are directed against United States diplomatic missions worldwide, as well as diplomatic missions of Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the US, opinions are divided over whether the attacks are a <a href="/wiki/Reactions_to_Innocence_of_Muslims" title="Reactions to Innocence of Muslims">reaction</a> to a <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> trailer for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Innocence_of_Muslims" title="Innocence of Muslims">Innocence of Muslims</a></i>. In Libya, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Ambassador_to_Libya" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Ambassador to Libya">US ambassador</a> <a href="/wiki/J._Christopher_Stevens" title="J. Christopher Stevens">J. Christopher Stevens</a> is among those killed during <a href="/wiki/2012_Benghazi_attack" title="2012 Benghazi attack">attacks in Benghazi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_22" title="September 22">September 22</a> &#8211; The United Kingdom informs the <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a> about a <a href="/wiki/2012-nCoV" class="mw-redirect" title="2012-nCoV">novel coronavirus</a> case originating from Saudi Arabia.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/October_14" title="October 14">October 14</a> &#8211; Austrian <a href="/wiki/Skydiver" class="mw-redirect" title="Skydiver">skydiver</a> <a href="/wiki/Felix_Baumgartner" title="Felix Baumgartner">Felix Baumgartner</a> becomes the first person to break the <a href="/wiki/Sound_barrier" title="Sound barrier">sound barrier</a> without any machine assistance, during a record <a href="/wiki/Space_diving" title="Space diving">space dive</a> out of the <i><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Stratos" title="Red Bull Stratos">Red Bull Stratos</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Gas_balloon" title="Gas balloon">helium-filled balloon</a> from 128,000&#160;ft (24 miles (39&#160;km)) over <a href="/wiki/Roswell,_New_Mexico" title="Roswell, New Mexico">Roswell, New Mexico</a> in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_16" title="October 16">October 16</a> &#8211; Seven paintings worth $25&#160;million are stolen from the <a href="/wiki/Kunsthal" title="Kunsthal">Kunsthal</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a>, the Netherlands.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_22" title="October 22">October 22</a> – <a href="/wiki/November_2" title="November 2">November 2</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy" title="Hurricane Sandy">Hurricane Sandy</a>, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record (as measured by diameter, with tropical-storm-force winds spanning 900 miles (1,400&#160;km)), wreaks havoc, resulting in 233 total deaths and $68.7&#160;billion (2012 USD) damage.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_26" title="October 26">October 26</a> – <a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a> is released to the general public by <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_28" title="October 28">October 28</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Lorenzo" title="Jorge Lorenzo">Jorge Lorenzo</a> becomes the World Champion of the <a href="/wiki/2012_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season">2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/November_6" title="November 6">November 6</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="2012 United States presidential election">2012 United States presidential election</a>: <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> is reelected <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a>, defeating his Republican challenger <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_13" title="November 13">November 13</a> &#8211; A total solar eclipse occurs in parts of Australia and the South Pacific. It is the 45th of 72 solar eclipses of <a href="/wiki/Solar_Saros_133" title="Solar Saros 133">Solar Saros 133</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_14" title="November 14">November 14</a>&#8211;<a href="/wiki/November_21" title="November 21">21</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> launches <a href="/wiki/Operation_Pillar_of_Defense" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Pillar of Defense">Operation Pillar of Defense</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Palestinian_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Palestinian people">Palestinian</a>-governed <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a>, killing <a href="/wiki/Hamas" title="Hamas">Hamas</a> military chief <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Jabari" title="Ahmed Jabari">Ahmed Jabari</a>. In the following week 140 Palestinians and five Israelis are killed in an ensuing cycle of violence. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is announced by <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Foreign_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptian Foreign Minister">Egyptian Foreign Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Kamel_Amr" title="Mohamed Kamel Amr">Mohamed Kamel Amr</a> and <a href="/wiki/US_Secretary_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="US Secretary of State">US Secretary of State</a> <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> after the week-long escalation in hostilities in <a href="/wiki/Southern_District_(Israel)" title="Southern District (Israel)">Southern Israel</a> and the Gaza Strip.<sup id="cite_ref-AJE_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJE-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-enews_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enews-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_25" title="November 25">November 25</a>&#8211;<a href="/wiki/December_9" title="December 9">December 9</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Bopha" title="Typhoon Bopha">Typhoon Bopha</a>, known as "Pablo" in the Philippines, kills at least 1,067 with around 838 people missing. The typhoon causes considerable damage in the island of <a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_29" title="November 29">November 29</a> &#8211; The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_resolution_67/19" title="United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19">UN General Assembly approves a motion</a> granting <a href="/wiki/State_of_Palestine" title="State of Palestine">Palestine</a> <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_observers" title="United Nations General Assembly observers">non-member observer state</a> status.<sup id="cite_ref-time_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-time-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/December_6" title="December 6">December 6</a> &#8211; The U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> becomes the first jurisdiction in the modern world to officially legalize the possession of <a href="/wiki/Cannabis_(drug)" title="Cannabis (drug)">cannabis</a> for personal use.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>December 6&#8211;<a href="/wiki/December_16" title="December 16">16</a> &#8211; The <a href="/wiki/2012_FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="2012 FIFA Club World Cup">2012 FIFA Club World Cup</a> is held in Japan and <a href="/wiki/2012_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_final" title="2012 FIFA Club World Cup final">won</a> by <a href="/wiki/Sport_Club_Corinthians_Paulista" title="Sport Club Corinthians Paulista">Sport Club Corinthians Paulista</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_8" title="December 8">December 8</a> &#8211; The <a href="/wiki/2012_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference" title="2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference">UN Climate Change Conference</a> in <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> agrees to extend the <a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol" title="Kyoto Protocol">Kyoto Protocol</a> until 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_10" title="December 10">December 10</a> <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9l%C3%A9ka" title="Séléka">The Séléka</a> overthrows the government of the <a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic" title="Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a> which leads to the outbreak of a <a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic_Civil_War" title="Central African Republic Civil War">Civil war</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_12" title="December 12">December 12</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> successfully launches satellite <a href="/wiki/Kwangmyongsong-3_Unit_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwangmyongsong-3 Unit 2">Kwangmyongsong-3 Unit 2</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_12" title="December 12">December 12</a> is the last time in the 21st century that the month, day and final two digits of the year are the exact same (12/12/12). 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Festivities took place to commemorate the event in the countries that were part of the <a href="/wiki/Maya_civilization" title="Maya civilization">Maya civilization</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honduras" title="Honduras">Honduras</a>, and <a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador">El Salvador</a>), with main events at <a href="/wiki/Chich%C3%A9n_Itz%C3%A1" class="mw-redirect" title="Chichén Itzá">Chichén Itzá</a> in Mexico and <a href="/wiki/Tikal" title="Tikal">Tikal</a> in Guatemala.<sup id="cite_ref-ChiItza_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChiItza-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYT122112_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT122112-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hff_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hff-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births_and_deaths">Births and deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Births and deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main pages: <a href="/wiki/Category:2012_births" title="Category:2012 births">Category:2012 births</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deaths_in_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Deaths in 2012">Deaths in 2012</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nobel_Prizes">Nobel Prizes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: Nobel Prizes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nobel_medal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/Nobel_medal.png/120px-Nobel_medal.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/Nobel_medal.png/180px-Nobel_medal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/Nobel_medal.png/240px-Nobel_medal.png 2x" data-file-width="1013" data-file-height="1013" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry" title="Nobel Prize in Chemistry">Chemistry</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lefkowitz" title="Robert Lefkowitz">Robert Lefkowitz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kobilka" title="Brian Kobilka">Brian Kobilka</a>, for studies of <a href="/wiki/G_protein-coupled_receptor" title="G protein-coupled receptor">G-protein-coupled receptors</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nobel_Memorial_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences" title="Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences">Economics</a> &#8211; <a href="/wiki/Alvin_E._Roth" title="Alvin E. 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