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2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Events[edit]

January[edit]

January
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31  
2008
MESSENGER assembly at Astrotech.
The new flag of Iraq.

February[edit]

February
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29
2008
Primaries and caucuses in U.S. presidential election are held in 24 states.
Flag of Kosovo
Raúl Castro

March[edit]

March
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31  
2008
Dmitry Medvedev
Invasion of Anjouan

April[edit]

April
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30  
2008
Pope Benedict XVI waves to a crowd upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, United States.

May[edit]

May
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
2008
The path of Cyclone Nargis
The epicenter of the Sichuan earthquake

June[edit]

June
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30  
2008
Participating countries of UEFA Euro 2008.

July[edit]

Predicted and scheduled events[edit]

July[edit]

August[edit]

File:Beijing 2008 Tiananmen Square1.jpg
The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

September[edit]

October[edit]

November[edit]

December[edit]

Unknown dates[edit]

Ongoing events[edit]

Deaths[edit]

January[edit]

Maila Nurmi
Edmund Hillary
Heath Ledger
Suharto
Jeremy Beadle

February[edit]

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Roy Scheider
Steve Fossett
Janez Drnovšek
William F. Buckley, Jr.

March[edit]

Gary Gygax
Chiara Lubich
Arthur C. Clarke
Richard Widmark
Manuel Marulanda

April[edit]

Charlton Heston
Ollie Johnston
Albert Hofmann

May[edit]

Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo
Irena Sendler
Sydney Pollack

June[edit]

Bo Diddley
Chinghiz Aitmatov
Tim Russert
Cyd Charisse
George Carlin

July[edit]

Jesse Helms

Major religious holidays[edit]

2008 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar2008
MMVIII
Ab urbe condita2761
Armenian calendar1457
ԹՎ ՌՆԾԷ
Assyrian calendar6758
Baháʼí calendar164–165
Balinese saka calendar1929–1930
Bengali calendar1415
Berber calendar2958
British Regnal year56 Eliz. 2 – 57 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar2552
Burmese calendar1370
Byzantine calendar7516–7517
Chinese calendar丁亥年 (Fire Pig)
4705 or 4498
    — to —
戊子年 (Earth Rat)
4706 or 4499
Coptic calendar1724–1725
Discordian calendar3174
Ethiopian calendar2000–2001
Hebrew calendar5768–5769
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat2064–2065
 - Shaka Samvat1929–1930
 - Kali Yuga5108–5109
Holocene calendar12008
Igbo calendar1008–1009
Iranian calendar1386–1387
Islamic calendar1428–1430
Japanese calendarHeisei 20
(平成20年)
Javanese calendar1940–1941
Juche calendar97
Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar4341
Minguo calendarROC 97
民國97年
Nanakshahi calendar540
Thai solar calendar2551
Tibetan calendar阴火猪年
(female Fire-Pig)
2134 or 1753 or 981
    — to —
阳土鼠年
(male Earth-Rat)
2135 or 1754 or 982
Unix time1199145600 – 1230767999

2008 in fiction[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Isaac Asimov's 1955 short story Franchise takes place in 2008, the premise being that the U.S. president will be selected by a computer program looking for the "most representative citizen".
  • John Barnes, Mother of Storms (1995) begins with a 2008 UN resolution barring any nation from acquiring nuclear weapons after June 1, 2008, subject to penalty of preemptive strike.
  • Gregory Benford's books The Jupiter War and The Threads of Time are set in 2008.
  • The Galactic Milieu Series by Julian May features Earth's first contact with an alien race on June 20, 2008.
  • In Francis Anderson's 1992 book "Future Undetermined" the UN bans civilians from owning handguns on March 29.
  • Ian McDonald's "Chaga Saga" (Evolution's Shore and Kirinya) begins with the March 13, 2008 impact arrival of the plant form Chaga from outer space.
  • Alan E. Nourse's 1957 book Rocket to Limbo begins with the March 3, 2008 launch of the starship Argonaut on a centuries-long trip to Alpha Centauri.
  • The Mote in God's Eye (1974) by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle postulates that faster-than-light travel is perfected in 2008.
  • The Next War, a controversial 1996 novel about the post-Soviet era, co-authored by former U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, looks at a possible 2008 nuclear confrontation between the United States and Russia.

Computer and video games[edit]

Set in 2008:

Film[edit]

Set in 2008:

Television[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Slovenian EU presidency
  2. ^ "Mercury Flyby 1". The MESSENGER website. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  3. ^ Bloomberg.com: Worldwide
  4. ^ Iran sentences Bahai religious followers for 'anti-regime propaganda', Yahoo News
  5. ^ Iran sentences Bahais for 'anti-regime propaganda', Aljazeera
  6. ^ AFP Announcement
  7. ^ Iran Opens Space Center, Launches Rocket, Associated Press
  8. ^ Gunmen attack Timor leader Ramos-Horta, The Sydney Morning Herald, February 11, 2008.
  9. ^ "Rudd says sorry", Dylan Welch, Sydney Morning Herald, February 13, 2008
  10. ^ [1][dead link]
  11. ^ AFP: Scores dead in one of Afghanistan's deadliest attacks
  12. ^ Bloomberg.com: Worldwide
  13. ^ BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Musharraf rules out resignation
  14. ^ AFP: Satellite strike shows US missile defense works: Gates
  15. ^ Report in Sydney Morning Herald
  16. ^ The Associated Press: Thaksin Out on Bail in Thailand
  17. ^ "Russia's Presidential Election Set for March, 2008". mosnews.com. December 14, 2006.
  18. ^ [2], UN Security Council
  19. ^ UN Security Council Resolution 1803 on Iran's Nuclear Program, U.S. Department of State
  20. ^ Bloomberg.com: Asia
  21. ^ Google mappers banned from U.S. bases - Los Angeles Times
  22. ^ Adelaide heatwave 'one in 3,000 years' - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
  23. ^ Star explodes halfway across universe - CNN.com
  24. ^ "Bhutan votes for status quo", France 24, March 24, 2008
  25. ^ "Election Date Finally Fixed As March 29, 2008".
  26. ^ RussiaToday : News : Oil depot explodes in RussiaБ─≥s south
  27. ^ BBC News - Child death raises tough questions
  28. ^ "No Survivors After Jet Slams Into Homes". Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  29. ^ "NATO chief welcomes Albania and Croatia for 2009". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  30. ^ 52 children taken during raid | thespectrum.com | The Spectrum
  31. ^ Deseret News | Affidavit: FLDS raid spurred by girl's reports of physical, sexual abuse
  32. ^ KRDO.com Colorado Springs, Pueblo - Weather, News, Sports - Police Search for Missing Sect Teen; 533 Women, Children Are in Custody
  33. ^ "Understanding the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007" (pdf). Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  34. ^ Sark democracy plans are approved, BBC News Online, 9 April 2008
  35. ^ A Revolution Not Televised, Time.com, January 17, 2008
  36. ^ After 443 years, Sark gets democracy, The Bugle, Episode 13, January 2008. The Bugle is a satirical podcast of the Times Online.
  37. ^ Sark agrees switch to democracy, BBC News Online, 22 February 2008
  38. ^ Karzai unhurt after parade attack, BBC News
  39. ^ India setting world record by sending 10 satellites into orbit
  40. ^ 'Dozens die' in China train crash, BBC News
  41. ^ Six Bahá'í leaders arrested in Iran; pattern matches deadly sweeps of early 1980s, Bahá'í World News Service
  42. ^ ABC News: Calif. Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, Sparks Celebration, Outrage
  43. ^ "Russia World Champions 2008". European Hockey.Net. 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  44. ^ "Reference Group concludes Belgrade visit". Eurovision.TV. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  45. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/03/election.democrats/index.html
  46. ^ http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/index.html Retrieved 22 August 2007
  47. ^ http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6871329&version=8&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
  48. ^ nu.nl/algemeen | Horeca in juli 2008 rookvrij
  49. ^ 30th FAI world Gliding Championship, 8th-20th July 2008 Rieti
  50. ^ Camp for Climate Action homepage
  51. ^ WYD08 :: Home
  52. ^ Microsoft Announces Plans for July 2008 Transition for Bill Gates: Working full time at Microsoft through June 2008, Gates then will continue as chairman and advisor while increasing Foundation efforts; Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie to assume expanded roles
  53. ^ Beijing South Railway Station to be ready in August - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
  54. ^ WGC 2008, Lüsse Germany : HOME
  55. ^ Denvention 3 Home Page - 66th World Science Fiction Convention - Denver, August 6-10, 2008 - Guests of Honor: Lois McMaster Bujold, Rick Sternbach, Tom Whitmore, Wil McCarthy, Kathy Mar, Robert Heinlein (ghost of honor)
  56. ^ Large Hadron Collider Countdown Timer
  57. ^ Republic Act No. 9333
  58. ^ Formula Zero - Home
  59. ^ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/116252.html
  60. ^ NASA - STS-125: Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4
  61. ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008". FIFA. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
  62. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008". FIFA. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  63. ^ President of the UN General Assembly: Statements
  64. ^ http://www.drug-policy.org/modules/countdown_2008
  65. ^ The Year of the Chinese Satellite in Venezuela
  66. ^ Fossett was declared legally dead on February 15, having been missing since 3 September 2007.
  67. ^ Speight's body was found on this date after he had been missing since April 7.
  68. ^ "St Patrick's 'day' moved to 15th". ireland.com Online. Irish Times Trust. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
  69. ^ Nevans-Pederson, Mary (2008-03-13). "No St. Pat's Day Mass allowed in Holy Week". Dubuque Telegraph Herald. Woodward Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  70. ^ GTA4: What You Really Need to Know from 1UP.com
  71. ^ "Amazon.com: Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut) Product Page". Amazon.com.

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