In context
- When
- Saturday, December 1 201214 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2010s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Jovan Belcher
Who they were
Jovan Belcher, American football player (born 1987)
Why this date
Jovan Belcher appears on our December 1 calendar for 2012 as a death entry.
December 1 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 2001United Russia
- 2005Perm Oblast
- 2006Same-sex marriage in South Africa
- 2009Treaty of Lisbon
- 2011Almaty Metro
- 2012Jovan Belcher
- 2018Oulu child sexual exploitation scandal
- 2019Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women
- 2019Vivianne Miedema
- 2019COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020Arecibo Telescope
Also in 2012
- September 9ISROThe Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches.
- September 99 September 2012 Iraq attacksA wave of attacks kills more than 100 people and injure 350 others across Iraq.
- September 11Central Intelligence AgencyThe American consulate and CIA annex in Libya were attacked by a heavily armed group, resulting in the deaths of U.S. ambassador J. Chris…
- September 112012 Pakistan factory firesA total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan.
- September 11BenghaziThe U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.
- September 12Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2012)Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing 10 and injuring four.
- September 52012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosionAn accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.
- November 17Manfalut train–bus collisionAt least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident at a railway crossing near Manfalut, Egypt.
Sources
- Wikipedia article (text, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 for adapted text · how we source this
Cite this page
“Jovan Belcher”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/jovan-belcher-2012-december-1, accessed October 28, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about this entry
When did Jovan Belcher happen?
December 1 2012 — 14 years ago, on a Saturday.
Where does this text come from?
Wikipedia “On this day” feed. Summaries are short adaptations that link back to the source, not reprints.
How do I cite this page?
Use the ready-made citation near the sources at the bottom of the page, and follow the source link to cite the underlying record as well.
One entry a day, by email
The standout entry each morning. Kept for this site only.
Text adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 and from Wikidata (CC0). Images come from Wikimedia Commons; credit and licence are shown with each image. Editorial entries are © What's On This Date. Sources & licensing · How this site works.