Rulers:
• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States (2009-2017)
• Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)
Events:
• Banca Commerciale Italiana (Milano) opens as part of the Gallerie d’Italia.
• Paysage, Bords de Seine (c.1879) by Renoir, stolen in 1951 from the Baltimore Museum of Art, resurfaces.
Deaths:
• Borgnine, Ernest (1917-2012)
• Bradbury, Ray (1920–2012)
• Collins, Gary (1938-2012)
• Crauchet, Paul (1920-2012)
• Durning, Charles (1923-2012)
• Ephron, Nora (1941-2012)
• Farentino, James (1938-2012)
• Finch, Jon (1942-2012)
• Gazzara, Ben (1930-2012)
• Grosbard, Ulu (1929-2012)
• Holm, Celeste (1917-2012)
• Houston, Whitney (1963-2012)
• Karras, Alex (1935-2012)
• Lom, Herbert (1917-2012)
• Rutherford, Ann (1917-2012)
Film:
• Isabel (2012-2014)
• Malgré-elles (2012)
• Renoir (2012)