597 notable events from 2012 — murders, wars and air crashes. Page 1 of 6.
- Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Dec 14, 2012 · United States · Shooting
- Adam Lanza
Dec 14, 2012 · United States · Shooting
- Costa Concordia disaster
Jan 13, 2012 · Italy · Maritime disaster
- Costa Concordia
until Jan 13, 2012 · Italy · Maritime disaster
- Murder of Jun Lin
May 2012 · Canada · Murder & homicide
- 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder
Dec 16, 2012 · India · Crime & justice
- Murder of Skylar Neese
Jul 6, 2012 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2012 Benghazi attack
Sep 11, 2012 · Libya · War & armed conflict
- 2012 Aurora theater shooting
Jul 20, 2012 · United States · Shooting
- Suicide of Amanda Todd
Oct 10, 2012 · Canada · Crime & justice
- Hurricane Sandy
Oct 22, 2012–Oct 31, 2012 · United States · Natural disaster
- 2012 Yosemite hantavirus outbreak
Jan 1, 2012 · United States · Epidemic & disease
- Killing of Trayvon Martin
Feb 26, 2012 · United States · Murder & homicide
- José Salvador Alvarenga
Nov 17, 2012 · Mexico · Disappearance
- 2012 Kan-etsu Expressway bus crash
Apr 29, 2012 · Japan · Road accident
- Zushi stalker murder case
Nov 6, 2012 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- 2012 Chardon High School shooting
Feb 27, 2012 · United States · Shooting
- Miami cannibal attack
May 26, 2012 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2012 Alps killings
Sep 5, 2012 · France · Murder & homicide
- 2012 Roppongi club murder
Sep 2, 2012 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Mohammed Merah
Mar 22, 2012 · France · Terrorism
- Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)
Jul 19, 2012–Dec 22, 2016 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- Steubenville High School rape case
2012 · United States · Attack (other)
- Port Said Stadium riot
Feb 1, 2012 · Egypt · Riot & unrest
- Project X Haren
Sep 21, 2012 · Netherlands · Riot & unrest
- Murder of Joseph J. Coleman
Sep 4, 2012 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2012 Sasago Tunnel ceiling collapse
Dec 2, 2012 · Japan · Industrial & structural disaster
- Murder of Ryan Poston
Oct 12, 2012 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes
May 20, 2012–May 29, 2012 · Italy · Earthquake
- Murder of Jill Meagher
Sep 22, 2012 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- Szczekociny rail crash
Mar 3, 2012 · Poland · Rail accident
- Murder of Allison Baden-Clay
Apr 19, 2012 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Marcos Kitano
May 20, 2012 · Brazil · Crime & justice
- Murder of April Jones
Oct 1, 2012 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Ali Irsan
Jan 15, 2012 · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Magdalena Waśniewska
Jan 24, 2012 · Poland · Murder & homicide
- Rescue of Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted
Jan 25, 2012 · Egypt · War & armed conflict
- 2012 Waller killings
Mar 20, 2012 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Jacqueline Sauvage case
Sep 10, 2012 · France · Murder & homicide
- Murders of Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone
Sep 18, 2012 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Robert Bales
Mar 11, 2012 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- 2012 Madrid Arena tragedy
Nov 1, 2012 · Spain · Stampede & crowd crush
- Sierre coach crash
Mar 13, 2012 · Switzerland · Road accident
- Brindisi school bombing
May 19, 2012 · Italy · Terrorism
- Murder of the Krim siblings
Oct 25, 2012 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Penny auction fraud case
2012 · Japan · Crime & justice
- John Cantlie
Nov 22, 2012 · Syrian Arab Republic · Terrorism
- 2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash
May 9, 2012 · Indonesia · Aviation accident
- 2012 emo killings in Iraq
Mar 2012 · Iraq · Murder & homicide
- Rojava Revolution
from Jul 19, 2012 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- Kandahar massacre
Mar 11, 2012 · Afghanistan · Massacre
- Toulouse and Montauban shootings
Mar 2012 · France · Shooting
- 10 May 2012 Damascus bombings
May 10, 2012 · Syrian Arab Republic · Terrorism
- Murder of Jane Bashara
Jan 24, 2012 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Kuroko's Basketball threat case
2012
- 2012 Gaza War
Nov 14, 2012–Nov 21, 2012 · Israel · War & armed conflict
- Marikana massacre
Aug 10, 2012–Sep 20, 2012 · South Africa · Massacre
- Murder of Tia Sharp
Aug 2, 2012 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Austin Tice
Aug 13, 2012 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- Taubaté pregnancy hoax
Jan 2012 · Brazil · Scandal & controversy
- Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting
Aug 5, 2012 · United States · Shooting
- Murder of Jordan Davis
Nov 23, 2012 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Houla massacre
May 25, 2012 · Syrian Arab Republic · Massacre
- Enrica Lexie case
Feb 15, 2012 · India · Crime & justice
- Susan Monica
Jan 1, 2012–Sep 1, 2013 · War & armed conflict
- Wang Lijun incident
Feb 6, 2012 · China · Scandal & controversy
- Cahuzac affair
from Dec 2012 · Scandal & controversy
- Murders of Haile Kifer and Nicholas Brady
Nov 22, 2012 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Elaine O'Hara
2012 · Ireland · Murder & homicide
- Michael Madison
Jan 1, 2012–Jan 1, 2013 · Murder & homicide
- Libor scandal
from Jun 2012 · United Kingdom · Scandal & controversy
- Red Wings Airlines Flight 9268
Dec 29, 2012 · Russian Federation · Aviation accident
- Dmitry Lebed
Jan 1, 2012–Jan 1, 2017 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Arkankergen massacre
May 28, 2012 · Kazakhstan · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Kévin Noubissi et Sofiane Tadbirt
Sep 28, 2012 · France · Murder & homicide
- Dana Air Flight 0992
Jun 3, 2012 · Nigeria · Aviation accident
- Cadereyta Jiménez massacre
May 13, 2012 · Mexico · Murder & homicide
- Reactions to Innocence of Muslims
Sep 2012 · Pakistan · Riot & unrest
- 18 July 2012 Damascus bombing
Jul 18, 2012 · Syrian Arab Republic · Bombing & explosion
- Mass Effect 3 ending controversy
2012 · Scandal & controversy
- Miguel Cortés Miranda
Jan 1, 2012–Jan 1, 2024 · Murder & homicide
- 2012 India blackouts
Jul 30, 2012–Jul 31, 2012 · India · Industrial & structural disaster
- 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster
Feb 22, 2012 · Argentina · Rail accident
- Murder of Daniel Zamudio
Mar 2, 2012 · Chile · Murder & homicide
- Rosemary Ndlovu
Jan 1, 2012–Jan 1, 2018 · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Oksana Makar
Mar 8, 2012 · Ukraine · Murder & homicide
- 2012 Boeing 727 crash experiment
Apr 27, 2012 · Mexico · Science & concept
- Murder of Daniel Pełka
Mar 3, 2012 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Jersey Bridgeman
from Nov 20, 2012 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Emma Fillipoff
Nov 28, 2012 · Canada · Disappearance
- Dmitry Vinogradov
Nov 7, 2012 · Russian Federation · Shooting
- Bettina Beau affair
Feb 27, 2012 · France · Crime & justice
- 2012 Malian coup d'état
Mar 21, 2012–Apr 8, 2012 · Mali · War & armed conflict
- Fail Mary
Sep 24, 2012 · United States · Scandal & controversy
- Clint Lorance
Jul 2, 2012 · War & armed conflict
- Murder of Shahzeb Khan
Dec 25, 2012 · Pakistan · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Faith Hedgepeth
Sep 7, 2012 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2012 Krasnodar Krai floods
Jul 6, 2012–Jul 7, 2012 · Russian Federation · Natural disaster
- Osaka Shinsaibashi-dori demon murder case
Jun 10, 2012 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- MERS outbreak
2012 · Epidemic & disease