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2012 in film
2012 in film: record $34.7bn global box office, China's rise, digital projection majority, The Artist's Oscar sweep at the 84th Academy Awards, and acclaimed releases like The Master and Holy Motors.
2012 in UFC
2012 in UFC: the promotion's year of 31 events and 341 fights, six new champions including Demetrious Johnson and Ronda Rousey, two new divisions, the first-ever event cancellation (UFC 151), and the first full FOX deal year.
2012 Indian Premier League
2012 Indian Premier League (IPL 5, DLF IPL 2012): fifth season, 9 teams, 74 matches. Kolkata Knight Riders won their first title, beating Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets; season marred by India TV spot-fixing sting and five BCCI bans.
2012 Indian Premier League final
2012 IPL final: Kolkata Knight Riders beat defending champions Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets at Chepauk on 27 May 2012, chasing 191 behind Manvinder Bisla's 89 off 48 and Kallis's 69, for KKR's first IPL title.
2012 Indian Premier League opening ceremony
2012 IPL opening ceremony (DLF IPL Opening Nite), 3 April 2012 at YMCA College of Physical Education, Chennai; Katy Perry's maiden India show with Bachchan, Chopra, Khan, Kapoor; costly, poorly reviewed.
2012 Indian Premier League player auction
2012 IPL player auction, a mini auction held in Bengaluru on 4 February 2012; 25 players sold for USD 10,995,000, with Ravindra Jadeja the costliest buy at USD 2 million to Chennai Super Kings via a silent-bid tie-breaker.
2012 Jefferson County, Texas, courthouse shooting
2012 Jefferson County courthouse shooting: March 14, 2012 attack in Beaumont, Texas, in which Bartholomew Granger, on trial for aggravated sexual assault, shot at witnesses outside the courthouse, killed bystander Minnie Ray Sebolt, and was later sentenced to death.
2012 Kano bombings
The 2012 Kano bombings were coordinated bomb and gun attacks carried out by Boko Haram in Kano, Nigeria, on January 20, 2012, killing roughly 185 to 250 people.
2012 Latvian constitutional referendum
2012 Latvian constitutional referendum (language referendum), held 18 February 2012, on making Russian a second state language; 273,347 for versus 821,722 against, turnout 71.13%, rejected.
2012 London mayoral election
2012 London mayoral election, held 3 May 2012 under the supplementary vote system: Conservative Boris Johnson re-elected over Labour's Ken Livingstone, 51.53% to 48.47% after second preferences, with turnout of 37.4%.
2012 Maine Question 1
2012 Maine Question 1, a Maine citizen initiative on the November 6, 2012 ballot, asked voters to allow the state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, with a religious exemption, making Maine the first state to approve same-sex marriage by referendum.
2012 Major League Baseball draft
2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft, June 4-6, 2012; Astros took Carlos Correa No. 1, first Puerto Rican top pick; 1,238 players in 40 rounds; first draft with bonus pools.
2012 Mexican general election
The 2012 Mexican general election was a federal election held on July 1, 2012, in which PRI candidate Enrique Peña Nieto won the presidency with 38.2% of the vote.
2012 NBA draft
2012 NBA draft, held June 28, 2012 in Newark: Anthony Davis went No. 1 to New Orleans, Damian Lillard No. 6 to Portland and won Rookie of the Year, Draymond Green was pick 35.
2012 NBA Finals
2012 NBA Finals: Miami Heat beat Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 (June 12-21, 2012) in the lockout-shortened season; LeBron James won Finals MVP (28.6/10.2/7.4) for his first title, clinched with a Game 5 triple-double.
2012 NBA playoffs
2012 NBA playoffs: lockout-shortened 66-game season's postseason, won by the Miami Heat over the Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 in the Finals; LeBron James Finals MVP at 28.6/10.2/7.4, his first title.
2012 NFL Draft
The 2012 NFL Draft, held April 26–28 at Radio City Music Hall, saw the Colts take Andrew Luck first and the Redskins take Robert Griffin III second after trading with the Rams.
2012 NFL season
2012 NFL season: 93rd NFL season, opened September 5 at MetLife Stadium; marked by a 110-day officials lockout, replacement refs, the Fail Mary, and Baltimore's 34-31 Super Bowl XLVII win over San Francisco.
2012 Nigeria floods
The 2012 Nigeria floods were a nationwide disaster from July to October 2012 that killed 363 people, displaced millions, and caused about $16 billion in damage.
2012 North American drought
The 2012 North American drought was a severe drought and heat wave covering more than half the contiguous United States, the worst U.S. drought since the 1950s.
2012 phenomenon
The 2012 phenomenon, also called the Mayan apocalypse, was the belief that 21 December 2012, the end of a Maya calendar cycle, would bring catastrophe or transformation.
2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
2012 Republican presidential primaries: Mitt Romney won the GOP nomination over Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul; Iowa caucuses January 3, 2012, Santorum won Iowa, Gingrich won South Carolina, Romney swept later states.
2012 Russian presidential election
The 2012 Russian presidential election (4 March 2012) returned Vladimir Putin to the presidency with 63.6 percent of the vote against Zyuganov, Prokhorov, Zhirinovsky, and Mironov; OSCE observers found the campaign skewed and counting flawed.
2012 Ryder Cup
2012 Ryder Cup, the Miracle at Medinah: 39th matches at Medinah Country Club, Illinois, where Europe under José María Olazábal overcame a 10-6 deficit to beat Davis Love III's US team 14½-13½, Martin Kaymer holing the decisive putt.
2012 Sahel food crisis
The 2012 Sahel food crisis was a food emergency affecting over 18 million people across West and Central Africa, the region's fourth crisis in seven years.
2012 San Francisco 49ers season
The 2012 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 67th NFL season, in which the team went 11-4-1 under Jim Harbaugh and lost Super Bowl XLVII to Baltimore.
2012 Somali presidential election
The 2012 Somali presidential election was an indirect election held in Mogadishu on 10 September 2012, in which the new Federal Parliament chose Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as president.
2012 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2012 Soul Train Music Awards, the 25th Soul Train Awards gala, were taped 8 November 2012 at Planet Hollywood Live in Las Vegas, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, and aired 25 November on BET and Centric. Winners included Beyonce, Frank Ocean, and New Edition (Lifetime Achievement), with a Don Cornelius tribute.
2012 Stanley Cup playoffs
2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason won by the Los Angeles Kings, first Cup in franchise history, beating New Jersey Devils 4-2; first No. 8 seed champion since 1994, 16-4 run, Jonathan Quick Conn Smythe.
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, the Games of the XXX Olympiad commonly called London 2012, were held in London from July to August 2012, making London the first three-time host.