Revolts, massacres and attacks149
- Sandy Hook Elementary School shootingAttacks
- 2012 Aurora shootingAttacks
- Port Said Stadium riotRevolts & coups
- Marikana miners' strikeMassacres
- reactions to Innocence of MuslimsRevolts & coups
- 2012 Malian coup d'étatRevolts & coups
- Houla massacreMassacres
- shooting of Trayvon MartinMurders
- 2012–2013 Egyptian protests2012–2013 · Revolts & coups
- Kandahar massacreMassacres
- 2012 Rakhine State riotesRevolts & coups
- 2012 Tuareg rebellionRevolts & coups
- 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'étatRevolts & coups
- M23 Rebellion2012–2013 · Revolts & coups
- Wisconsin Sikh temple shootingAttacks
- Yo Soy 132 de adolescentesRevolts & coups
- 2012 Homs offensiveMassacres
- 18 July 2012 Damascus bombingAttacks
- murder of Skylar NeeseMurders
- Teddybear Airdrop Minsk 2012Revolts & coups
- 2012 Brindisi school bombingAttacks
- Al-Qubeir massacreMurders
- December 2012 shootings in NigeriaAttacks
- emo killings in IraqMurders
- Murder of Lin JunMurders
- 2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protestsRevolts & coups
- 2012 Bani Walid uprisingRevolts & coups
- 2012 Dnipropetrovsk explosionsAttacks
- 2012 Makhachkala attackMurders
- Annecy shootingsMurders
- Darayya massacreMassacres
- Oikos University shootingMurders
- 2012 Bangkok bombingsAttacks
- 2012 Southern Thailand bombingsAttacks
- 2012 Tel Aviv bus bombingAttacks
- August 2012 southern Israel cross-border attackAttacks
- Hyvinkää shootingAttacks
- murder of April JonesMurders
- Project X HarenRevolts & coups
- Sagar-Runi murderMurders
+109 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges117
- Mali WarWars & conflicts
- 2012 Gaza WarWars & conflicts
- Battle of Aleppo2012–2016 · Battles
- Arab Winter2012–2018 · Wars & conflicts
- Central African Republic Civil War2012–2013 · Wars & conflicts
- 2012 Benghazi attackWars & conflicts
- Battle of DamascusBattles
- Battle of Ras al-AynBattles
- March 2012 Gaza–Israel clashesWars & conflicts
- Battle of IdlibBattles
- Battle of AzazBattles
- Battle of TaftanazBattles
- Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil warWars & conflicts
- Jordanian–Syrian border incidents during the Syrian civil war2012–2018 · Wars & conflicts
- 2012 Gorno-Badakhshan clashesWars & conflicts
- 2012 Hama offensiveWars & conflicts
- Battle of DoumaBattles
- Battle of KismayoBattles
- Battle of RastanBattles
- Battle of TremsehBattles
- Islamic State insurgency in TunisiaWars & conflicts
- May 2012 Battle of RastanBattles
- RAF Bomber Command MemorialWars & conflicts
- Battle of GaoBattles
- Battle of Maarrat al-Nu'manBattles
- Battle of ZabadaniBattles
- Quneitra Governorate clashes (2012–2014)2012–2015 · Wars & conflicts
- Siege of Menagh Air Base2012–2013 · Sieges
- Siege of Nubl and Al-Zahraa2012–2016 · Sieges
- 2012 Kufra conflictBattles
- Battle of Khirbet al-JozBattles
- Siege of Abu al-Duhur Airbase2012–2015 · Sieges
- Siege of Base 46Sieges
- Turco-Russian confrontationWars & conflicts
- 2012 Sabha conflictWars & conflicts
- 2012–2013 escalation of the Syrian civil war2012–2013 · Wars & conflicts
- April 2012 Afghanistan attacksWars & conflicts
- Battle of al-HaffahBattles
- Battle of al-QusayrBattles
- Battle of AnadanBattles
+77 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires89
- Costa Concordia disasterAccidents
- Bhoja Air Flight 213Accidents
- Dana Air Flight 992Accidents
- Szczekociny rail crashAccidents
- 2012 Buenos Aires rail disasterAccidents
- 2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crashAccidents
- UTair Flight 120Accidents
- 2012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crashAccidents
- Sita Air Flight 601Accidents
- Red Wings Airlines Flight 9268Accidents
- Sierre coach crashAccidents
- 2012 Norwegian Air Force C-130 crashAccidents
- Agni Air Flight CHTAccidents
- Allied Air Flight 111Accidents
- 2012 Lamma Island ferry collisionAccidents
- 2012 Dhaka fireFires & explosions
- 2012 Sudan Antonov An-26 crashAccidents
- Comayagua prison fireFires & explosions
- Manfalut railway accidentAccidents
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2012)Accidents
- 2012 Boeing 727 crash experimentAccidents
- Brazzaville arms dump blastsFires & explosions
- Air Bagan Flight 11Accidents
- 2012 Turkish F-4 Phantom shootdownAccidents
- January 2012 Nigeria attacksAccidents
- Sloterdijk train collisionAccidents
- FlyMontserrat Flight 107Accidents
- 2012 Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 crashAccidents
- 2012 Kenya Police helicopter crashAccidents
- 2012 Ljubljana Marshes hot air balloon crashAccidents
- Qafa e Vishës bus accidentAccidents
- Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554Accidents
- US Navy F/A-18 Hornet crash in Virginia BeachAccidents
- 2012 Aéro-Service Ilyushin Il-76 crashAccidents
- 2012 Katanga Express Gulfstream IV crashAccidents
- 2012 South African Air Force C-47 crashAccidents
- Amuay tragedyAccidents
- Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Base fireAccidents
- 2012 Amazon Sky An-26 crashAccidents
- 2012 Carterton hot air balloon crashAccidents
+49 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters36
- 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2012 Northern Italy earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2012 Guatemala earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Krasnodar Krai floodsNatural disasters
- 2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Visayas earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Pernik earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Costa Rica earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Yunnan earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2012 Shwebo earthquakeNatural disasters
- Alt Empordà fires of 2012Natural disasters
- June 2012 Afghanistan earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2012 Haida Gwaii earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Chios forest fireNatural disasters
- 2012 Constitución earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Samar earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Zohan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Zaqatala earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Siachen Glacier avalancheNatural disasters
- 2012 Sulawesi earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Yangzhou EarthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 El Salvador earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Gippsland earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Loreto floodsNatural disasters
- Barry Point FireNatural disasters
- 2012 East Bernstadt tornadoNatural disasters
- 2012 Michoacán earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Okhotsk Sea earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Opunake earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2012 Valparaíso earthquakeNatural disasters
- Cyclone Dumile2012–2013 · Natural disasters
- Flooding in Maga in 2012Natural disasters
- Flooding in Yagoua in 2012Natural disasters
- March 2012 floods in Wagga WaggaNatural disasters
- Terremoto de La Vega de 2012 Magnitud 9.9.Natural disasters
- Earthquake 2012-08-21 17:39:37Natural disasters
Treaties, councils and politics3
- European Fiscal CompactTreaties
- Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual PerformancesTreaties
- Framework Agreement on the BangsamoroTreaties
Expeditions1
- Our Far SouthExpeditions
Already under way in 201266
- Syrian Civil War2011–2024 · Wars & conflicts
- Arab Spring2010–2012 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- Euromaidan2010–2014 · Revolts & coups
- War on Terrorism2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Darfur2003–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Revolution of Dignity2010–2014 · Revolts & coups
- 2011 Yemeni revolution2011–2012 · Revolts & coups
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- New START2010–2021 · Treaties
- 2010–2012 Algerian protests2010–2012 · Revolts & coups
- 2011–2012 Moroccan protests2011–2012 · Revolts & coups
- Operation Enduring Freedom2001–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- crisis in Venezuela2010–2025 · Politics
- insurgency in the North Caucasus2009–2017 · Revolts & coups
Came to an end in 201214
- Arab Spring2010–2012 · Wars & conflicts
- 2011 Yemeni revolution2011–2012 · Revolts & coups
- 2010–2012 Algerian protests2010–2012 · Revolts & coups
- 2011–2012 Moroccan protests2011–2012 · Revolts & coups
- Syrian revolution2011–2012 · Wars & conflicts
- Anti-austerity movement in Greece2010–2012 · Revolts & coups
- 2011–2012 Iranian protests2010–2012 · Revolts & coups
- 2011-2012 El Hierro eruption2011–2012 · Natural disasters
- Battle of Zinjibar2011–2012 · Battles
- early insurgency phase of the Syrian Civil War2011–2012 · Wars & conflicts
Founded or built in 2012207
- Tokyo SkytreeTowers
- Abraj Al BaitTowers
- North East State of SomaliaStates & realms
- 23 MarinaBuildings
- China Media Group Guanghua Road Office AreaBuildings
- Flame TowersBuildings
- Princess TowerBuildings
- Decorated Farmhouses of HälsinglandMonuments
- Elite ResidenceBuildings
- Al Yaqoub TowerTowers
- Wuhan Greenland CenterTowers
- Leatop PlazaBuildings
- Porta MacedoniaMonuments
- Sky TowerBuildings
- Ziggo DomeTheatres
- ArcelorMittal OrbitMonuments
- Grand International MansionBuildings
- Doha TowerBuildings
- Memorial to the Sinti and Roma victims of National SocialismMonuments
- Parque das NaçõesSettlements
- Yi Sun-sin BridgeBridges & tunnels
- Absolute WorldBuildings
- Allianz TowerBuildings
- Keret HouseBuildings
- Titanic BelfastBuildings
- Devon Energy CenterBuildings
- Raffles City ChongqingHotels & shops
- Bank of Guangzhou TowerBuildings
- International Finance Centre SeoulBuildings
- Ruhyýet PalaceBuildings
+177 more, on the globe.
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