3rd » At least 475 people are killed after Typhoon Bopha (2012) called Typhoon Bopha, makes landfall in the Philippines.
11th » At least 125 people are killed and up to 200 injured in Aqrab massacre named bombings in the Alawite village of Aqrab, Syria.
12th » North Korea successfully Timeline of first orbital launches by country named launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2, using a Unha or Unha-3 carrier rocket.
12th » 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief took place at Madison Square Garden and was broadcast on 20 international television networks to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
14th » Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.
19th » Park Geun-hye South Korean presidential election, 2012 e.g becomes the first female president of South Korea.
21st » The world was 2012 phenomenon or predicted to end on December 21, 2012 according to some calendars.
21st » The Walt Disney Company completed its acquisition of Lucasfilm and of the Star Wars franchise.
25th » An Antonov An-72 plane 2012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crash called crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people.
29th » A Tupolev Tu-204 airliner Red Wings Airlines Flight 9268 named crashes in a ditch between the airport fence and the M3 highway (Russia) known as M3 highway after overshooting a runway at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing five people
Famous Deaths for December 2012
1st » Jovan Belcher, American football player (b. 1987)
1st » Arthur Chaskalson, South African lawyer and judge, 18th Chief Justice of South Africa (b. 1931)
1st » Mitchell Cole, English footballer (b. 1985)
1st » Steve Fox (footballer) known as Steve Fox, English footballer (b. 1958)
1st » Rick Majerus, American basketball player and coach (b. 1948)
1st » Ed Price (American politician) e.g Ed Price, American pilot and politician (b. 1918)
1st » Bhim Bahadur Tamang, Nepali politician (b. 1933)
1st » Phil Taylor (footballer) or Phil Taylor, English footballer and manager (b. 1917)
1st » Yoshinori Watanabe, Japanese mobster (b. 1941)
1st » Reinhold Weege, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1949)
1st » James R. Whelan, American historian, author, and journalist (b. 1933)
5th » Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (b. 1920)
5th » Geoffrey Clatworthy, New Zealand activist (b. 1939)
5th » Eduardo J. Corso, Uruguayan lawyer and journalist (b. 1920)
5th » Michael A. Gorman, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1950)
5th » Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII, Japanese actor (b. 1955)
5th » Sarah Kirsch (musician) Sarah Kirsch, American singer and guitarist (Fuel (hardcore band) Fuel, Pinhead Gunpowder, and Fifteen (band) Fifteen) (b. 1970)
5th » Elisabeth Murdoch (philanthropist) known as Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian philanthropist (b. 1909)
5th » Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and Cathedral of Brasília (b. 1907)
5th » Yves Niaré, French shot putter (b. 1977)
5th » Ignatius IV of Antioch, Syrian patriarch (b. 1920)
5th » Doug Smith (footballer born 1937) or Doug Smith, Scottish footballer (b. 1937)
6th » Pulpit (horse) named Pulpit, American race horse (b. 1994)
6th » Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Equatoguinean engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (b. 1961)
6th » Mike Boyette, American wrestler (b. 1943)
6th » Jan Carew, Guyanese author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
6th » Ed Cassidy, American drummer (Spirit (band) called Spirit and Rising Sons) (b. 1923)
6th » Eta Cohen, English violinist, educator, and author (b. 1916)
6th » Huw Lloyd-Langton, English guitarist (Hawkwind and Widowmaker (band) named Widowmaker) (b. 1951)
6th » Giovanni Sostero, Italian astronomer (b. 1964)
6th » Pedro Vaz (diplomat) named Pedro Vaz, Uruguayan lawyer and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Uruguay) called Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (b. 1963)
7th » Abu-Zaid al Kuwaiti, Kuwaiti-Pakistani terrorist (b. 1965)
7th » P. J. Carey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1953)
7th » Thomas Cornell (artist) named Thomas Cornell, American painter and illustrator (b. 1937)
7th » Gilbert Durand, French anthropologist and academic (b. 1921)
7th » Ammar El Sherei, Egyptian accordion player, composer, and academic (b. 1948)
7th » William F. House, American physician and otologist (b. 1923)
7th » Irene Hughes, American psychic (b. 1920)
7th » Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands called Dutch Minister of Defence (b. 1922)
7th » Jeni Le Gon, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1916)
7th » Ralph Parr, American colonel and pilot (b. 1924)
7th » Marty Reisman, American table tennis player and author (b. 1930)
7th » Saul Steinberg (businessman) or Saul Steinberg, American businessman (b. 1939)
8th » Jagannathan (actor) called Jagannathan, Indian actor (b. 1938)
8th » Jerry Brown (American football) called Jerry Brown, American football player (b. 1987)
8th » Arnold Dean, American radio host (b. 1930)
8th » John Gowans, Scottish-English 16th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1934)
8th » Yvonne Kennedy, American politician (b. 1945)
8th » Johnny Lira, American boxer (b. 1951)
8th » Charles Martin (Alabama politician) e.g Charles Martin, American politician (b. 1931)
12th » Nityanand Swami (politician) known as Nityanand Swami, Indian politician, 1st List of Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand known as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (b. 1927)
12th » David Tait, English rugby player (b. 1987)
13th » Willie Ackerman, American drummer (b. 1939)
13th » Ian Black (footballer born 1924) e.g Ian Black, Scottish footballer (b. 1924)
13th » Jack Hanlon, American actor (b. 1916)
13th » Maurice Herzog, French mountaineer and author (b. 1919)
22nd » Chuck Cherundolo, American football player and coach (b. 1916)
22nd » Ryan Freel, American baseball player (b. 1976)
22nd » Emidio Greco, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1938)
22nd » Rip Hawk, American wrestler (b. 1930)
22nd » Bill McBride (politician) named Bill McBride, American lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
22nd » Cliff Osmond, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
22nd » Bolesław Proch, Polish motorcycle racer (b. 1952)
22nd » Arthur Quinlan, Irish journalist (b. 1923)
22nd » Mike Scaccia, American guitarist (Ministry (band) Ministry, Rigor Mortis (band) Rigor Mortis, Lard (band) Lard, and League of Blind Women) (b. 1965)
23rd » Jean Harris, American educator and murderer (b. 1923)
23rd » Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (b. 1979)
23rd » Judy Nerat, American politician (b. 1948)
23rd » Mike Scaccia, American guitarist (Ministry (band) known as Ministry, Rigor Mortis (band) called Rigor Mortis, League of Blind Women, and Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters) (b. 1965)
23rd » Pedro Toledo, Puerto Rican police officer (b. 1943)
23rd » Evelyn Ward, American actress (b. 1923)
24th » Richard Rodney Bennett, English-American composer and academic (b. 1936)
24th » Ray Collins (rock musician) called Ray Collins, American singer (The Mothers of Invention) (b. 1936)
24th » Brad Corbett, American businessman (b. 1937)
24th » Charles Durning, American actor and singer (b. 1923)
24th » Jack Klugman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
24th » Xavier Mabille, Belgian political scientist and historian (b. 1933)
24th » Capital Steez, American rapper (Pro Era) (b. 1993)
25th » Sita bint Fahd Al Damir, Saudi Arabian wife of Khalid of Saudi Arabia (b. 1922)