You're likely referring to the transit of Venus which occurred in 2012. While it's true that transits of Venus are rare events, occurring in pairs eight years apart and separated by over a century, the last one before 2012 was not 122 years ago.

The previous transit of Venus happened in 2004. Before that, the transits were in 1874 and 1882. The next transit of Venus is not expected until 2117.

So, to clarify, no other planet crossed the face of the Sun in 2012 other than Venus, and the last transit before that was in 2004.