The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship is hosted by Poland and Ukraine.

London hosts the Olympics for the third time in its history from July 27, 2012 to -Aug. 12, 2012.

On 6th February 2012, 60th anniversary of the Queens accession to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada,
Australia and New Zealand (as well as the 60th anniversary of her becoming Head of the Commonwealth).
Celebrations were held in these countries to mark the occasion.

Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower,the second tallest building completed in the world,to a height of 601m (1,972 ft).
A presidential election was held in France on 22 April 2012 The incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy was running for a second
successive.

A presidential election was held in Egypt on 23 and 24 May 2012. The main election was held on 16 and 17 June.
Mohammed Morsi, won Egypts presidential election, which would be the first victory of an Islamist as head of state
in the Arab world

Nobel Prize Winners 2012
Chemistry Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka
Economics Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd Shapley
Literature Mo Yan
Peace European Union
Physics Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland
Physiology or Medicine John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka