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	'''2008''' (''']''') is the current year, a ] that ] of the ] (or ]), in accordance to the ].
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	* ] in England;<ref>.</ref>
	* Year of the ], as declared by the international conservation initiative ].<ref>.</ref>;

			The ], a worldwide recession which began in ], continued through the entirety of 2008.
	In ], most of 2008, starting with ] will overlap with the ''Year of the ]'' (Dates before ] are ''Year of the ]''). The next Year of the Rat will be in ].
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	==Events==		== Events ==

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	===~~January~~===		=== January–February ===
			* ] – ] and ] adopt the ] currency.<ref name="vgEan" /><ref name="qxkbC" />
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			* ] – At 19:04:39 ], the uncrewed ] ] is at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet ].<ref name="45JNK" />
	* ] - Smoking banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in ].
			* ]
	* ] - ], ], and ] adopted the ].<ref>, EurActiv</ref><ref>, EUbusiness</ref>
			**Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a ], fueled by the 2007 ].<ref name="UdyTv" />
	* ] - ] takes over the presidency of ] as the first of new member states.<ref></ref>
			**] group ] initiates ], after a ] of ] by the ] is published on ], and the Church of Scientology issued a ]. In response, Anonymous sympathizers took to the streets to ] outside the church (after February 10), while the church's websites and centres were getting ], ], and ]es.<ref name="sx8F7" /><ref name="vOwe0" /><ref name="phLJJ" /><ref name="waVoL" /><ref name="muTyR" /><ref name="LwGGz" /><ref name="LqoSy" /><ref name="yECdo" />{{Excessive citations inline\|date=December 2022}}
	* ] - The ], as a result of a government decree issued on ], ], is revalued at a ratio of 1 to 1000 and renamed the ] (] code: VEF).
	* ] - The ] hits ]100 per barrel.
	* ] - ]n Health Minister ] resigns after admitting to being filmed by ] cameras in a hotel room having sex with a female friend.
	* ] - ] in ] caught fire, just before 13:30.
	* ] - A car bomb detonates, killing at least 4 people and injuring 68, in ], ]. Police blame ].
	* ] - ] drops out of the 2008 U.S. presidential election
	* ] - ] and ] win their respective ], the first caucus held for the ].
	* ] - A surprise, unforecasted blizzard creates havoc across eastern ], with falls of 8 inches in just one hour.
	* ] - Though uncommon, light ] falls in the ] states of ] and ] following the previous fall in ] near ], where the lowest temperatures since the ] have been measured (34°F).
	* ] - 30th Dakar Rally cancelled due to international political tension and the murder of four French tourists last 24th of December 2007.
	* ] - ] is re-elected following early ] in ].
	* ] - A levee bursts in ], flooding a large portion of the town and forcing the evacuations of 3,500 residents.
	* ] - ] announced The 2008 ] Ceremony would be cancelled due to the ] Strike. The network says it would announce the winners in a 1 hour news conference.
	* ]-] - ] passes through eastern North America. It produced 64 tornadoes across mideastern United States, a rarity for January, and record-breaking temperatures in eastern Canada.
	* ] - An attempted assassination of ] president ] is thwarted because a ] grabbed the attacker's knife. The Boy Scout was injured, but after a scuffle ensued police arrested the attacker.
	* ] - ] and ] win their respective ].
	* ] - U.S. President ] begins a tour of the ] with a stop in ]. Other destinations include ], ], the ], ], ], and ].
	* ] - ] drops out of the U.S. presidential election due to shortage of money.
	* ] - ], known by its brand name "]", announced to change the company name to "Panasonic Corporation" from ], 2008.<ref>http://www.stockhouse.ca/news/news.asp?tick=MC&newsid=6289887</ref>
	* ] - ] announces production of the ], the world's cheapest car, which is to sell for one lakh (100,000 Rupees or US $2500).
	* ] - The ]-led ] wins the ] in ] with over 70% of the votes.
	* ] - A ] Army ] helicopter ] in thick fog southeast of ], killing all 11 military personnel on board.<ref>http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hEKv9MBw55ELwc9LGYFjDD_itvfw</ref>
	* ] - ] vessel ] disrupted the Japanese whale hunt off Antarctica by chasing the fleet's whale processing factory ship out of the whaling zone.<ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ibg-iiecl794l9FUlAuU3Cq41iIAD8U59R9G0</ref>
	* ] - Two ]ns arrived in ], ] by ] and became the first people in history to paddle from Australia to New Zealand.
	* ] - ], President and CEO of ], announced that they will deliver a significant fleet of plug-in ]s (PHEVs), powered by lithium-ion batteries, by ].
	* ] - At 19:04:39 ], the ] ] was at its closest approach during its first ] of the planet ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/mer_flyby1.html \|title=Mercury Flyby 1 \|accessdate=2008-01-12 \|work=The MESSENGER website \|publisher=]}}</ref>
	* ] - ] has ordered a Japanese whaling company to stop research whaling within their ], which Australian government claims as their EEZ because they claim they possesses some part of ] as their land, in ].
	* ] – Republican ] wins the ] primary. The Michigan primary did not include a member from the Democratic party due to a party dispute over scheduling.
	* ] - ] ] declared that food from ]d ], ], ]s, and their progeny is safe to eat.<ref>http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01776.html</ref>
	* ] - Two ]n activists from ] based anti-whaling group ] had been detained by ]ese whalers after boarding a harpoon ship Yushin-maru No.2 to protest research whaling in ], then handed over an Australian ship three days later. Australian Foreign Minister ] condemned "unlawful or illegal activity" conducted by two activists.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23069680-601,00.html</ref>
	* ] - ]n Presidential Transition Team, which is appointed by ] ], announced a plan to merge ], which takes care of ]n issues, with the Foreign Ministry after 39 years of its operation as an independent ministry or agency.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080116/wl_asia_afp/skoreapoliticsleenkorea</ref>
	* ] - ] ] landed short of runway at ], damaged wings and engines, injured 19 among the 152 people on board.<ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iEcRUUK8oqjE-rvRWKq9-XRS6z3wD8U8FLLO0</ref>
	* ] - U.S. president ] announces economic stimulus package, proposes $800 per individual, $1600 per couple in tax refunds.
	* ] - ] wins the ] ] primary while ] and ] win ].
	* ] - ] in ].
	* ] - ] in ].
	* ] - Stock markets around the world ] of a U.S. ], fueled by the ].
	* ] - The first ] is held in the ], promoting the rights of the ] community.
	* ] - ] stages the largest naval exercise since the fall of the ] in the ], amid deteriorating relations with the West. The ], along with 11 support vessels and 47 long-range bomber aircraft, practiced strike tactics of the coast of ] and ], and test-launched nuclear-capable missiles on foreign waters.
	* ] - ] lowers the U.S. federal fund rate by .75 point to 3.50%. The discount rate was brought to 4%.
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	* ] - ] ] ~~crashed~~ ~~during~~ ~~approach to~~ the ~~12th~~ ~~Air~~ ~~Base near~~ ]. ~~All~~ ~~20 personnel on board died.~~		* ] – A peace deal is signed in ], ], ending the ].<ref name="cAfgG" />
			* ] – Civic mobilizations in ] against ], under the name '']''.<ref name=tiempo>{{cite web \|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-3945957 \|title=Marcha contra las Farc, mayor movilización en la historia del país \|access-date=March 22, 2023 \|last= \|first= \|date=February 4, 2008 \|work=El Tiempo \|publisher=Casa Editorial El Tiempo \|location=Bogotá \|language=Spanish \|quote= \|archive-date=March 22, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322193642/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-3945957 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* ] - Thousands of Palestinians flee into ], as the border wall with Gaza in Rafah is blown up by ].
			* ] – ] formally ] from ], to a mixed response from the international community.<ref name="4ZgIr" /><ref name="bKUR8" />
	* ] - A peace deal ends the ] in the ]
			*] – ] releases ]s of ] carried out by the ] branch of ] corporation ]; a subsequent ] prompts a ] of the website, but uproar about violations of ] causes WikiLeaks to be brought back online.<ref name="UHHp2" /><ref name="L7ZF1" />
	* ] - ] resigned British ], British ] after the ] referred the failure to report donations to the ]. ] ] called a quick ].
	* ] - ] have adopted a new ], removing three stars associated with the Baath Party; a permanent design is expected within the next year.
	* ] - ] ] resigned his post, after he lost the ] in the ].
	* ] - Building for the new ] completed.<ref>http://www.marketingservicestalk.com/news/bal/bal100.html</ref>
	* ] - ] ] ].
	* ] - ]'s worst snowstorm since ] kills 24, delays traffic, and causes massive power outages in central and southern parts of the country.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYjkVz76Icsk&refer=home</ref>
	* ] - ] wins the Democratic ] primary in ].
	* ] - ] to raise awareness and advance the movement for a more equal and just world as part of the ] held in ], ].<ref>http://wsf2008.net/eng/home</ref>
	* ] - The ] (AAFL) held its inaugural draft. <ref>http://www.wbir.com/sports/story.aspx?storyid=53923</ref>
	* ] - ] and ] won ] in ].
	* ] - The ] in ].
	* ] - U.S. President ] delivers his final ].<ref>, ''The White House''</ref>
	* ] - Senator ] wins Republican Florida primary in ] and senator ] wins the Democratic primary, although the Democratic Party refuses to recognize the results, because of timing disuputes.
	* ] - ]'s judiciary sentences to prison 54 ] religion followers for ].<ref>, Yahoo News</ref><ref>, Aljazeera</ref>
	* ] - ] formally swears in ] as the new ] of ].
	* ] - ] of ] made public warning that ] and other products manufactured in a factory in ], ], and imported to Japan, had caused mass ] due to traces of ] in products' packages.<ref>http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/nearly-500-japan-claim-china-made/story.aspx?guid=%7B5175A5B7-0D1B-4D57-8268-052AFCC44675%7D</ref>
	* ] - U.S. presidential candidates ] and ] drop out of the race.

	===~~February~~===		=== March–April ===
			* ] – ] and ] ], following a Colombian raid against ] guerrillas inside Ecuadorian territory, in which senior commander ] is killed.<ref name="2V4dj" /><ref name="WUuhE" />
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			* ] – ] loses ], for the first time since ], to opposition during the ] but still retains control of government. The coalition also loses ] of five states to the opposition.<ref name="setback">{{cite news \|date=2008-03-08 \|title=Election setback for Malaysia PM \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7284682.stm \|access-date=2024-06-05 \|work=]}}</ref>
	*] - ] unexpectedly offers $44.6 billion to buy ].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-yahoo-microsoft-takeover.html</ref><ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_yahoo;_ylt=Aj86m3fjmUOG95uCDpZtX6qs0NUE</ref>
			* ] – The first ] ], a cargo spacecraft for the ], launches from ] in ].<ref name="zmjBL" />
	*] - ]s kill at least 43 and injure 85 in ] markets by remotely detonating bombs strapped to two ] women.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/02/02/2008-02-02_al_qaeda_straps_retarded_women_with_bomb-7.html</ref>
			*] – An ] release of a ] called the ] is the ] event ever recorded in the ].<ref name="09YRh" />
	*] - ] ] issued Public Health Advisory on ], an anti-smoking medication, due to a possible "association between Chantix and serious neuropsychiatric symptoms."<ref>http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01788.html</ref>
			* ] – ] holds its ] following the adoption of a new ] which changed the country from an ] to a multiparty democracy.<ref name="a339d" />
	*] - Rebels ] the capital of ], ].
			* ] – ] and ] forces ] the rebel-held island of ], returning the island to Comorian control.<ref name="zp1Ze" />
	*] - French president ] married ].<ref> </ref>
			* ] – '']'' is released worldwide, selling over 3.6 million units and earning $310 million during the first day, becoming not only the highest grossing video game release of all-time, but also the highest grossing entertainment product release ever.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=I. G. N. Staff \|date=2008-05-13 \|title=Grand Theft Auto IV Breaks Guinness World Records with Biggest Entertainment Release of All-Time \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/05/13/grand-theft-auto-iv-breaks-guinness-world-records-with-biggest-entertainment-release-of-all-time \|access-date=2024-01-29 \|website=IGN \|language=en}}</ref>
	*] - U.S. military accidentally kills nine civilians in a raid in ].<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22985122/</ref>
	*] - ] wins the Republican ] primary in U.S. presidential election.
	*] - The ] defeat the heavily favored ] 17-14 in ], played at ] in ].<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=4236372</ref>
	*] - ] is re-elected in the second round of the ].
	*] - ] opens its first space center and launches a ] to space.<ref>, Associated Press</ref>
	*] - A ] ] kills one and wounds 13 in a ], Israel shopping center.<ref>, Yahoo News via Associated Press</ref>
	*] - ] Church ] reorganization announced. President ] and his counselors, ] and ], were sustained by the ] the previous day.
	*] - ], massive multi-state primary in ], with primaries and caucuses in 24 states, is held.
	*] - U.S. stock market indices plunge more than 3% after a ] showed signs of economic recession in the service-sector. The ] fell 3.2%. The ] fell 370 points.
	*] - A series of ] sweeps across ], ], ], ], and ], reportedly killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 100.
	*] - ] suspended his campaign for the ] nomination for the ].<ref>, BBC News</ref>
	* ] - ] launches on mission ] to deliver the European-built Columbus science laboratory to the ]
	* ] - The ] passes a $170 billion economic stimulus package by a margin of 81-16.
	* ] - ]; a ] to be held simultaneously to determine whether the ] should be elected.
	* ] - Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton ] at ] before being shot and killed by police in ], ].<ref>http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/C9F47E8DFBA0B871862573E90007E20F?OpenDocument (''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'')</ref>
	* ] - ] area in ], ] is devastated by fire, causing evacuations in nearby houses and flats.
	* ] - U.S. presidential ] and ] are held in ] and ]; ] (]); ] (]) and the ] (]).
	* ] - Security incident in North Sea, Flotel Safe Scandinavia, an accommodation rig evacuated by helicopter after a woman was reported to have boarded without authorisation. <ref name=Rig></ref>
	* ] - The ] took place at the ] in ].
	* ] - Worldwide protests against alleged corruption in the ] by the internet group 'Anonymous' as part of ].
	* ] - ] Democratic primary in ].
	* ] - Complete ] ban including ]s, ]s, and ]s, took in effect in ].<ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1150251</ref>
	* ] - ] of ] ] is seriously wounded in an attack on his home by rebel soldiers. Rebel leader ] is killed by Ramos-Horta's security guards during the attack.<ref>, '']'', ], ].</ref>
	* ] - A ] was arrested on suspicion of raping a fourteen-year-old Japanese girl in ], ]. ] ] called this "grave case" "unforgivable". <ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUST27525420080212</ref> ] ] later offered a personal apology.<ref>http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hC3LyJdujUUueDqSS14H4l-sitbQ</ref>
	* ] - Wooden part of ], a 600-year-old historic gate located in ], ], was ].<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSEO27238420080211</ref>
	* ] - A former ] engineer and a ] analyst were arrested and charged with ] for allegedly passing information to the ].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/washington/12spy.html?ref=world</ref>
	* ] - ] ] and ] win all three primaries of the ] for their respective parties.
	* ] - The ] ends effectively at 6:51pm ] (02:51 ], ]) as members vote to stop picket lines in response to a tentative deal reached by the ] and the ] three days earlier.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=4277987</ref>
	* ] - ], a state oil company in ], has suspended sales of ] to ], in response to a legal challenge by them.<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSSP10958920080213</ref>
	* ] - ] announced that he would no longer act as artistic director for opening and closing ceremonies of the ] in ] because the ] hasn't done enough to help end ethnic conflict in ].<ref>http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jApfZXOIFLFJglTtB4gZVJr1fXKg</ref>
	* ] - ], under investigation for an alleged price-fixing cartel, uncovered improper payments of at least 150 million ] to foreign governments and withdrew from the marine hose business.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aGoTPCIp_S0c&refer=japan</ref>
	* ] - Prime Minister ] of ] delivers a formal apology to the ].<ref>, Dylan Welch, ''Sydney Morning Herald'', February 13, 2008</ref>
	* ] - ] ] dissolved ]n parliament. General Election will follow on March 8.<ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ixXpE3pWHF0m-a8iWcv55g2_XHXwD8UPTE9O0</ref>
	* ] - ] ], killing 6 and wounding 16 before shooting himself at ] in ].<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/14/university.shooting/index.html</ref>
	* ] - ] is ] as the ] of the ].
	* ] - Making his first trip to ] since ], U.S. President ] arrives in ], with stops in ], ], ], and ] coming in the days ahead.
	* ] - ] by ] member killed up to 80 in ], ]<ref>http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iKEIeybKvU7Vo42SLz_ZF4WjZsQg</ref>
	* ] - ] formally ] from ], despite opposition from Serbia and ]. ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] officially expressed support after an emergency meeting of ].<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=anGy1wIN83Sg&refer=home</ref>
	* ] - ] in ].
	* ] - ] recalled 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterhouse<ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ib5V7z9A-ocCTOvoaRCq9Ohbl9SAD8USBB880</ref>
	* ] - ] is left paralysed after being hit by its worst snowstorms in more than 50 years.
	* ] - The ] decided to introduce emergency legislation to temporarily ] ], the fifth largest ] in UK, due to NR's financial crisis.<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSL1832258520080218</ref>
	* ] - ] was held in ], delayed from ] due to riots in the wake of the ].
	* ] - ] announces his resignation as President of Cuba, to be effective on February 24.
	* ] - ] announced its withdrawal from ] business.<ref>http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i3LIL6dBGDGSJKaC2z7Z0mnBrZow</ref>
	* ] - Crude oil closes above $100 USD per barrel for the first time ever, settling at $100.01.

			=== May–June ===
	==Predicted and scheduled events==
			* ] – '']'' is released in theaters, starting the ].
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			* ] – ] passes through ], killing more than 138,000 people.<ref name="n1gHV" />
	===February===
			* ] – An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the ] ], killing an estimated 87,000 people.<ref name="qTiUB" />
	* ] - ] in ].
			* ]–] – The ] takes place in ], ], and is won by ] entrant ] with the song "]".
	* ] - For ]: ] non-binding primary, ] primary, ] Democratic Party caucus.
			* ]
	* ] - Total ] - ] and ], ], ], and Western ].<ref>{{cite web \| title=Total Lunar Eclipse: February 21 2008 \| url=http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/2008-02-21/ \| accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref>
			** ] wins their third ] and second ] after they beat ] in the first all-English final in the history of the competition. Manchester United won the match 6–5 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time.
	* ] - Official launch of ] on ] at ]<ref></ref>
			** The ], an intergovernmental organization between states in ], is founded.<ref name="ammdU" />
	* ] - The ], hosted by ], will take place at the ] in ].<ref>{{cite web \| title=80th Annual Academy Awards: General Timeline \| publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences \| url=http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/timetable.html \| accessdate=2007-03-22}}</ref>
			** The ] awards ] to ] and ] to ], ending a 29-year ] between the two countries.<ref name="xu7ho" />
	* ] - The ] ] system is expected to be completed and ready for test-runs by the ] Government.
			* ] – ]'s uncrewed ] spacecraft becomes the first to land on the northern polar region of ].<ref name="Gltzt" />
			* ] – The ] votes overwhelmingly in favor of abolishing the country's ], turning the country into a republic.<ref name="VCANV" />
			* ] – International ] is adopted in Dublin.<ref name="cluster" />
			* ]–] – ] and ] jointly host the ] football tournament, which is won by ].
			* ]
			** The ] is launched.<ref name="PDVLU" />
			** Canadian Prime Minister ] formally apologizes, on behalf of the Canadian government, to the country's ] for the ].<ref name="oFlGQ" />
			* ] – ] opens in ], Spain, lasting to September 14, with the topic "Water and sustainable development".<ref name="jPCeD" />
			* ] – A ] in ], ], kills 12 and injures more than 400.<ref name="USGS">{{cite news \|date=2008-06-14 \|title=Magnitude 6.9 - EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN \|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2008/us2008tfdp/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922141641/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2008/us2008tfdp/ \|archive-date=2008-09-22 \|access-date=2024-06-05 \|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey \|language=en}}</ref>

	===~~March~~===		=== July–August ===
			* ] – ] and 14 other hostages are ] from ] rebels by ]n security forces.<ref name="rQFjN" />
	*] - ].<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/12/14/presedentialelection.shtml\|title=Russia’s Presidential Election Set for March, 2008\| year=December 14, 2006\|publisher=mosnews.com}}</ref>
			* ] – ] launches the ] with 500 apps available at launch.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Apple's App Store launches with more than 500 apps \|url=http://appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/10/apples_app_store_launches_with_more_than_500_apps \|website=AppleInsider \|date=July 10, 2008 \|access-date=March 31, 2017 \|archive-date=April 1, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401055207/http://appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/10/apples_app_store_launches_with_more_than_500_apps \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	*] - ], ] provincial election.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2008/02/04/alberta-election.html\|title=Albertans to vote March 3\|date=2008-02-04\|publisher=cbc.ca}}</ref>
			* ] – ] suspends all trips to ]'s ] after a 53-year-old South Korean tourist is shot and killed by a North Korean sentry.<ref name="bbc march 2010" />
	*] - Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont primaries in ].
			* ] – ], the first president of the ], is arrested in ], ], on allegations of war crimes, following a 12-year-long ].<ref name="7KMHp" />
	*] - The ] 2008 begins, Jakarta, Indonesia.<ref>http://www.javajazzfestival.com/2008/</ref>
			*]
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			** India and United States sign the historic ].
	*] - General Elections in ].
			** Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions die on ], the second-highest mountain on Earth, in the ] in the history of K2 mountaineering.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bowley \|first=Graham \|date=2010-11-13 \|title=K2 tragedy: 'We had no body, no funeral, no farewell ...' \|url=https://theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/13/k2-accident-himalayas-climbers-families \|access-date=2024-06-05 \|website=]}}</ref>
	*] and ] - Municipal election in ]. ()
			* ] – President ] of ] is deposed in a ].<ref name="nuVDF" />
	*] - Wyoming Democratic primary in ].
			* ] – ] intervenes against Russian-backed separatists in its ] and ] regions, causing ] to invade Georgia and spark the ], the first major European land war of the 21st century.
	*] - Tentative date for the ].
			* ]–] – The ] take place in ], China.<ref name="zc8qK" />
	*] - Mississippi primary in ].
			* ] – ] crashes at ], killing 154 people on board.
	*] - The British Budget will be unveiled by ] as his first position of ]
	*] - ].
	*] - Second set of international protests against the ] as part of ].
	*] - ] theme park set to open at ].<ref>http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NYTU08829012008-1.htm</ref>
	*] - The ] begins in ].
	*] - ] to be held in ].<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/Republic_of_China_presidential_election,_2008</ref>
	*] - The ] starts.
	*] - The ] begins at ].
	*] - Smoking will be banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in the ].<ref>http://www.gov.im/dlge/enviro/food/smoking_ban.xml</ref>

	===~~April~~===		=== September–October ===
			* ] – ] becomes the first female ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.gg.gov.au/biography-honourable-dame-quentin-bryce-ad-cvo\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819144932/https://www.gg.gov.au/biography-honourable-dame-quentin-bryce-ad-cvo\| archive-date=2021-08-19\|title=Biography – The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO\|website=The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia\|access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
	* ]-] - The ] will be held in ], ]. It is expected that ], ] and the ] will be invited to join ] following the summit.
			* ] – The ] is circulated for the first time in the ], the ] ], located at ], near ], under the Franco-Swiss border.<ref name="JdQh8" /><ref name="1tfei" />
	* ] - ] in ].
			* ] – ] makes landfall as a category 2 hurricane in ], killing 113 and causing over $30 billion in damages.
	* ] - The ] comes into force in the ].<ref>{{ cite web \| title=Understanding the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 \| publisher=Ministry of Justice \| url=http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/manslaughterhomicideact07.pdf \| format=pdf \| accessdate=2007-10-17 }}</ref>
			* ] – Stocks fall sharply Monday on a triptych of Wall Street woe: ]' bankruptcy filing, ]'s acquisition by ], and ]'s unprecedented request for short-term financing from the ].<ref name="VxePx" />
	* ] – ] opens in ].
			* ] – A ] destroys the ] in ], ], killing at least 54 and injuring 266.<ref name="mk4OZ" /><ref name="XWUWx" /><ref name="3fIg2" />
	* ] - ] in ]. A new parliament is going to be elected after President ] dissolved the ] and the ]. Administrative elections in ].
			* ] – ] ] becomes the world's first privately developed ] to successfully ].<ref name="bUbIg" /><ref name="mJgTp" />
	* ] - ] in ].
			* ] – ]: ] ] signs the revised ] into law, creating a ] to purchase failing bank ]s.<ref name="Associated Press-Raum-2008-10-03" />
	* ] - ] primary in ].
			*] – A controversial ] tape regarding a ] ] causes the ], sparking ]s which cause ] to ].<ref name="s5fxV" /><ref name="4KSLa" /><ref name="1X31j" /><ref name="1xnhk" />
			* ] – The ] (LHC) is officially ] at ].<ref name="lgOCn" /><ref name="exux6" /><ref name="j2gWy" /><ref name="tnapI" />
			* ] – The ] successfully launches the ] spacecraft on a ] mission.<ref name="1wmbS" /><ref name="hLQzh" />
			* ] – ] affected in ] and ] and lasted 5 days causing flooding in many ] and ].
			* October
			** The ] on-line local exchange trading system (LETS) website is officially launched in Switzerland.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Monnier\|first=Philippe D.\|title=Le troc remis au goût du jour\|url=http://www.pme.ch/de/artikelanzeige/artikelanzeige.asp?pkBerichtNr=177504\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906050925/http://www.pme.ch/de/artikelanzeige/artikelanzeige.asp?pkBerichtNr=177504\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=September 6, 2012\|accessdate=17 January 2012\|newspaper=PME Magazine\|date=February 27, 2009}}</ref>

	===~~May~~===		=== November–December ===
			*] – ] publishes "]: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System".<ref name="uHmQu" />
	* May - The ] (located at CERN, near ]) is to begin operation; it will be the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.
			*] – In a race won by ]ian driver ], ] ] ends in 5th place in ] and becomes the first ] driver to win the ] World Championship, and the second youngest driver to achieve the feat at the age of 23.
	* ] - ], for 143 English councils and all Welsh councils, to take place in the United Kingdom.
			*] – ]: ] U.S. Senator ] defeats ] candidate ] and is elected the 44th ], making him the first ] to be elected to the office.<ref name="4bO8c" /><ref name="ES3XU" /><ref name="os5oq" />
	* ] - Elections for the ] and ] to take place.
			*] – Claudia Castillo of Spain becomes the first person to have a successful ] ] using a ] ].<ref name="aVL5l" />
	*] - Entry into force of the ], aimed at reducing the translation costs associated with ]s.
			* ] – The ] falls in ]. Reported to be 5 times brighter than the full moon and is seen in Alberta, Manitoba, and even North Dakota.
	*] - Indiana and North Carolina primaries in ].
			* ]–] – Members of ] carry out four days of coordinated bombing and shooting ] across ], killing 164 people.<ref name="Mumbai" />
	*] - ] will celebrate its 60th Independence Day in the ] celebration.
			* ] – ]. An ] due to be redelivered to ] stalls and crashes over ] resulting the deaths of 7
	*] - Nebraska and West Virginia primaries in ].
			*] – The ] of ], a British ], holds its ] under a new constitutional arrangement, becoming the last European territory to abolish ].<ref name="jGiwP" />
	* ] - The ] Final to be held at the ] in ], ].
			*] – ] is arrested for ] after he was turned in by his sons for operating the largest ] in history, later known as the ].
	* ] - ] presidential elections.
			*] – The ] finds ] and two other senior Rwandan army officers guilty of ], ] and ]s and sentences them to ] for their role in the ].<ref name="o0EEh" />
	* ] - V Summit of the ]-] and the ] Leaders in ], ].
			* ] – An ash dike ] at a solid waste containment area for a ] ] in ], releasing {{convert\|1.1\|e9USgal\|e6m3\|order=flip\|abbr=unit}} of ] ] in the largest industrial spill in U.S. history.<ref name=natgeo19>{{cite news \|last=Bourne \|first=Joel K. \|date=February 19, 2019 \|title=Coal's other dark side: Toxic ash that can poison water, destroy life and toxify people \|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/02/coal-other-dark-side-toxic-ash \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219140212/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/02/coal-other-dark-side-toxic-ash/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=February 19, 2019 \|work=National Geographic \|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>
	* ] - Launch of the The ] Space Telescope, or ].
			*] – A ] deposes the government of ] shortly after the death of longtime ] ].<ref name="S5uh2" />
	*] - Kentucky and Oregon primaries in ].
			*] – Israel ] the ], in response to rockets being fired into Israeli territory by ], and due to weapons being smuggled into the area.<ref name="47sj5" /><ref name="xKVxz" /><ref name="guardian.co.uk" />
	* ] - The ] Final to be held at ] in ].
			*] – An extra ] (23:59:60) is added to end of the year. The last time this occurred was in ].
	* ] - The ] Final will take place in ], ], following semi-finals on ] and ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=899&Itemid=239\|title=Reference Group concludes Belgrade visit\|publisher=Eurovision.TV\|date=\|accessdate=2007-11-13}}</ref>
	* ] - NASA's ] will land on Mars.
	* ] - The 92nd edition of the ] will be run at ] as the main race of the ].
	*] - Idaho Republican primary in ].

	===~~June~~===		=== Date unknown ===
			*] is founded.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=MESSNARZ \|first1=Richard \|last2=and \|first2=others \|title=The Architecture of the ECQA – European Certification and Qualification Association \|url=https://www.etcaats.eu/resources/2_chapter1-part2-eu-certificates-architecture-v3a.pdf?i=etcaats \|website=ETCAATS \|access-date=22 July 2022 \|archive-date=May 24, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524160301/https://www.etcaats.eu/resources/2_chapter1-part2-eu-certificates-architecture-v3a.pdf?i=etcaats \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* ] - New Mexico Republican primary and Montana, and South Dakota primaries in ].
			*], a disaster management fund is established by the ].<ref name="Diaspora">{{cite web \|url= http://jamaicandiaspora.gov.jm/diaspora/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=14&Itemid=28&limit=5&limitstart=5 \|title= US-Based Jamaicans Urged to Support National Disaster Recovery Fund \|publisher= The Jamaican Diaspora \|date= September 2008 \|accessdate= April 17, 2009 \|url-status= dead \|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110722070709/http://jamaicandiaspora.gov.jm/diaspora/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=14&Itemid=28&limit=5&limitstart=5 \|archivedate= July 22, 2011 }}</ref>
	* ]–] - ] rock festival(s) in ]
	* ]–] - ] and ] host the ] ]tournament.<ref>http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/index.html retrieved 22 August 2007</ref>
	* ] - ] scheduled to begin in ], ].

			== Births and deaths ==
	===July===
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	* ] - Smoking will be banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in the Netherlands.{{Fact\|Febuary2008\|date=February 2008}}
	* ]–] - ] will be held in ] in ]
	* ]–] - ] will be held in ], ].<ref>http://www.wgcrieti.it</ref>
	* ] - ] in ], ],.<ref>http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2008/index.jsp?c_id=nyy</ref>
	* ]–] - ] will take place in ], the largest youth gathering in the ] with the visit of ].<ref>http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en</ref>
	* ]–] - The XXII ] will take place in ], a capital of ]
	* ] - After three decades as the Chairman of ], ] will step down from daily duties.<ref>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-15CorpNewsPR.mspx</ref>

	==~~=August=~~==		== Nobel Prizes ==
			]
	* ] - ] South railway station, the largest passenger station in Asia, will reopen following a reconstruction project.<ref>http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/olympiccities/beijing/reconstruction/s214239670/n214238138.shtml</ref>
			* ] – ], ], and ]
	* ]–] - The ] will be held in ], ].<ref>http://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/english/content.php?nID=27</ref>
			* ] – ]
	* ]–] - ] will be held in ], ].<ref>http://www.wgc2008.org</ref>
			* ] – ]
	* ]–] - Denvention 3, the 66th ], will be held in ].<ref>http://www.denvention.org/</ref>
			* ] – ]
	* ]–] - The ] will take place in ], ].
			* ] – ], ], and ]
	* ] - Elections to be held in the ]: Regional Governor, Regional Vice Governor and Members of the Regional Legislative Assembly following .
			* ] – ], ], and ]
	* ] - ] begins in ], ].<ref>http://www.formulazero.nl/</ref>
	*]—] - Democratic National Convention in ] for ].

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	*] - The ] will be handed out.<ref>http://emmys.tv/downloads/2008/PT08Calendar.pdf</ref>
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	*] - The ] ] will be played at the ].
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	==Deaths==
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	===January===
	* ] - ], American mobster (b. ])
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	* ] - ], Sri Lankan Tamil politician (b. ])
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	* ] - ], Israeli military commander (b. ])
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	* ] - ], American figure skater (b. ])
	* ] - ], Mexican writer and politician (b. ])
	* ] - ], Finnish-American actress and television personality (b. ])
	* ] - ], New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist (b. ])
	* ] - ], American businessman (b. ])
	* ] - ], Venezuelan poet and writer (b. ])
	* ] - ], American baseball player (b. ])
	* ] - ], American actor (b. ])
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	* ] - ], Macedonian prime minister (b. ])
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	* ] - ], Australian actor (b. ])
	* ] - ], Polish brigadier general (b. ])
	* ] - ], American news anchor (b. ])
	* ] - ], Russian bodyguard and model (b. ])
	* ] - ], American Mormon leader (b. ])
	* ] - ], 2nd President of Indonesia (b. ])
	* ] - ], Archbishop of Athens (b. ])
	* ] - ], American writer (b. ])
	* ] - ], English television presenter (b. ])

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	* ] - ], Brazilian businessman (b. ])
	* ] - ], American actress (b. ])
	* ] - ], American government official (b. ])
	* ] - ], Canadian actor (b. ])
	* ] - ], American bicycle mechanic (b. ])
	* ] - ], American World War I veteran (b. ])
	* ] - ], Indian spiritual leader (b. ])
	* ] - ], American print and television journalist (b. ])
	* ] - ], German-born British actress (b. ])
	* ] - ], Vietnamese politician and dissident (b. ])
	* ] - ], Russian academician and engineer (b. ])
	* ] - ], Singaporean painter (b. ])
	* ] - ], American mystery writer (b. ])
	* ] - ], Iranian artist and writer (b. ])
	* ] - ], Tibetan spiritual leader (b. ])
	* ] - ], American television producer (b. ])
	* ] - ], American actor (b. ])
	* ] - ], East Timorese rebel (b. ])
	* ] - ], American politician (b. ])
	* ] - ], Lebanese militant (b. ])
	* ] - ], Georgian businessman and politician (b. ])
	* ] - ], Japanese film director (b. ])
	* ] - ], French singer (b. ])
	* ] - ], American adventurer (b. ])
	* ] - ], French Writter (b. ])
	* ] - ], Hong Kong comedian and actress (b. ])

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	==2008 in fiction==
	===Books===
	*]'s 1955 short story ] 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".
	*], ''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.
	*]'s books ''The Jupiter War'' and ''The Threads of Time'' are set in 2008.
	*The ] by ] 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 ] on March 29.
	*]'s "Chaga Saga" (''Evolution's Shore'' and ''Kirinya'') begins with the March 13, 2008 impact arrival of the plant form Chaga from outer space.
	*]'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.
	*'']'' (1974) by ] and ] 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 ], looks at a possible 2008 nuclear confrontation between the United States and Russia.

	===Computer and video games===
	Set in 2008:
	* '']'' (2001): Russia attempts to reunite the Soviet Union and invades several Eastern European countries. The UN intervenes with peacekeeping forces.
	* '']'' series: ] goes undercover.
	* '']'' (1998)
	* '']'' (2005): U.S. President David Jefferson Adams is elected in a sham election, and becomes the most unpopular president in U.S. history.
	* '']'' (2009)
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	* '']'' (], 2002): Mass murderer ] is captured for the 2nd time and sentenced to death. Though the US government is unsure how to execute him, an ], a ], a ], and ] are all tried - none of which work.
	* '']'' (2006): The ending takes place on ], 2008.
	* '']'' (2007): The final act takes place in ] during 2008.
	* Set in 2008:
	** '']'' (1971)
	** '']'' (2007)
	** '']'' (2004)
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	===Television===
	* '']'' (2003 series finale): The characters meet once again. Dawson is creator of a television series, ''The Creek'', based on his life.
	* '']'' (1999 first episode "]"): Stop N' Drop ]s are invented.
	* The ] of '']'' Present time (such as ]) is primarily set in 2008.
	* The '']'' ] is set to begin in July 2008 with a devastating war resulting in the five continents sinking deep below the sea.
	* '']'': According to the original ] story, a ] will be invented in 2008.
	* '']'': According to the episode ], the Shanti virus wipes out about 93% of the world's population, from a break out in March of 2008. Peter Petrelli accidentally teleports himself and Caitlin to sometime around June 14, 2008, when any survivors in New York City are forcibly evacuated.
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2008: January; February; March; April; May; June; July; August; September; October; November; December

Calendar year

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century 21st century 22nd century
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years:	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

2008 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	2008 MMVIII
Ab urbe condita	2761
Armenian calendar	1457 ԹՎ ՌՆԾԷ
Assyrian calendar	6758
Baháʼí calendar	164–165
Balinese saka calendar	1929–1930
Bengali calendar	1414–1415
Berber calendar	2958
British Regnal year	56 Eliz. 2 – 57 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar	2552
Burmese calendar	1370
Byzantine calendar	7516–7517
Chinese calendar	丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 4705 or 4498 — to — 戊子年 (Earth Rat) 4706 or 4499
Coptic calendar	1724–1725
Discordian calendar	3174
Ethiopian calendar	2000–2001
Hebrew calendar	5768–5769
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2064–2065
- Shaka Samvat	1929–1930
- Kali Yuga	5108–5109
Holocene calendar	12008
Igbo calendar	1008–1009
Iranian calendar	1386–1387
Islamic calendar	1428–1430
Japanese calendar	Heisei 20 (平成２０年)
Javanese calendar	1940–1941
Juche calendar	97
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4341
Minguo calendar	ROC 97 民國97年
Nanakshahi calendar	540
Thai solar calendar	2551
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 time	1199145600 – 1230767999

2008 by topic
Arts Animation Anime Architecture Comics Film Horror Literature Poetry Radio Science fiction Television Video games esports
Music Albums By genre Classical Country Hip hop Jazz Latin Metal Rock By place Africa Asia China Japan Korea Philippines Australia Brazil Canada Europe Ireland Scandinavia Norway Sweden United Kingdom United States
Politics and government Elections International leaders Organized crime Religion Religious leaders Sovereign states Sovereign state leaders Territorial governors
Science and technology Archaeology Biotechnology Computing Palaeontology Quantum computing and communication Senescence research Sustainable energy research
Environment Birding and ornithology Climate change Weather Tornadoes Tropical cyclones
Transportation Aviation Rail transport Spaceflight Transportation technology
Sports American football Association football Athletics (sport) Badminton Baseball Basketball Chess Combat sports Cricket Cycling Golf Ice hockey Pro wrestling Rugby union Swimming Tennis Volleyball
By sovereign state Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan The Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Comoros Congo D.R. Congo Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Eswatini Equatorial Guinea Fiji Finland France Gabon The Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Marshall Islands Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nauru Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Somalia Somaliland South Africa Solomon Islands South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe By international organization European Union United Nations
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2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.

Calendar year

2008 was designated as:

The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued through the entirety of 2008.

Events

January–February

January 1 – Cyprus and Malta adopt the euro currency.
January 14 – At 19:04:39 UTC, the uncrewed MESSENGER space probe is at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet Mercury.
January 21
- Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a U.S. Great Recession, fueled by the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis.
- Online activist group Anonymous initiates Project Chanology, after a leaked interview of Tom Cruise by the Church of Scientology is published on YouTube, and the Church of Scientology issued a "copyright infringement" claim. In response, Anonymous sympathizers took to the streets to protest outside the church (after February 10), while the church's websites and centres were getting DoS attacks, phone line nukes, and black faxes.
January 24 – A peace deal is signed in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ending the Kivu conflict.
February 4 – Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name One million voices against FARC.
February 17 – Kosovo formally declares independence from Serbia, to a mixed response from the international community.
February 18 – WikiLeaks releases allegations of illegal activities carried out by the Cayman Islands branch of Swiss banking corporation Julius Baer; a subsequent lawsuit against WikiLeaks prompts a temporary suspension of the website, but uproar about violations of freedom of speech causes WikiLeaks to be brought back online.

March–April

March 2 – Venezuela and Ecuador move troops to the Colombian border, following a Colombian raid against FARC guerrillas inside Ecuadorian territory, in which senior commander Raúl Reyes is killed.
March 8 – Barisan Nasional loses two-thirds majority, for the first time since 1969, to opposition during the 2008 Malaysian general election but still retains control of government. The coalition also loses majority control of five states to the opposition.
March 9 – The first European Space Agency Automated Transfer Vehicle, a cargo spacecraft for the International Space Station, launches from Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.
March 19 – An Energy release of a Gamma-ray burst called the GRB 080319B is the brightest event ever recorded in the Universe.
March 24 – Bhutan holds its first-ever general elections following the adoption of a new Constitution which changed the country from an absolute monarchy to a multiparty democracy.
March 25 – African Union and Comoros forces invade the rebel-held island of Anjouan, returning the island to Comorian control.
April 29 – Grand Theft Auto IV is released worldwide, selling over 3.6 million units and earning $310 million during the first day, becoming not only the highest grossing video game release of all-time, but also the highest grossing entertainment product release ever.

May–June

May 2 – Iron Man is released in theaters, starting the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
May 3 – Cyclone Nargis passes through Myanmar, killing more than 138,000 people.
May 12 – An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the moment magnitude scale strikes Sichuan, China, killing an estimated 87,000 people.
May 20–24 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 takes place in Belgrade, Serbia, and is won by Russian entrant Dima Bilan with the song "Believe".
May 21
- Manchester United wins their third European Cup and second Champions League after they beat Chelsea in the first all-English final in the history of the competition. Manchester United won the match 6–5 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time.
- The Union of South American Nations, an intergovernmental organization between states in South America, is founded.
- The International Court of Justice awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
May 25 – NASA's uncrewed Phoenix spacecraft becomes the first to land on the northern polar region of Mars.
May 28 – The Legislature Parliament of Nepal votes overwhelmingly in favor of abolishing the country's 240-year-old monarchy, turning the country into a republic.
May 30 – International Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted in Dublin.
June 7–29 – Austria and Switzerland jointly host the UEFA Euro 2008 football tournament, which is won by Spain.
June 11
- The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched.
- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper formally apologizes, on behalf of the Canadian government, to the country's First Nations for the Canadian Indian residential school system.
June 14 – Expo 2008 opens in Zaragoza, Spain, lasting to September 14, with the topic "Water and sustainable development".
June 14 – A 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, kills 12 and injures more than 400.

July–August

July 2 – Íngrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages are rescued from FARC rebels by Colombian security forces.
July 10 – Apple Inc. launches the App Store with 500 apps available at launch.
July 11 – South Korea suspends all trips to North Korea's Mount Kumgang after a 53-year-old South Korean tourist is shot and killed by a North Korean sentry.
July 21 – Radovan Karadžić, the first president of the Republika Srpska, is arrested in Belgrade, Serbia, on allegations of war crimes, following a 12-year-long manhunt.
August 1
- India and United States sign the historic Civil Nuclear deal.
- Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions die on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering.
August 6 – President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi of Mauritania is deposed in a military coup d'état.
August 7 – Georgia intervenes against Russian-backed separatists in its South-Ossetia and Abkhazia regions, causing Russia to invade Georgia and spark the Russo-Georgian war, the first major European land war of the 21st century.
August 8–24 – The 2008 Summer Olympics take place in Beijing, China.
August 20 – Spanair Flight 5022 crashes at Madrid–Barajas Airport, killing 154 people on board.

September–October

September 5 – Quentin Bryce becomes the first female Governor-General of Australia.
September 10 – The proton beam is circulated for the first time in the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, located at CERN, near Geneva, under the Franco-Swiss border.
September 13 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall as a category 2 hurricane in Texas, killing 113 and causing over $30 billion in damages.
September 15 – Stocks fall sharply Monday on a triptych of Wall Street woe: Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy filing, Merrill Lynch's acquisition by Bank of America, and AIG's unprecedented request for short-term financing from the Federal Reserve.
September 20 – A suicide truck bomb explosion destroys the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing at least 54 and injuring 266.
September 28 – SpaceX Falcon 1 becomes the world's first privately developed space launch vehicle to successfully make orbit.
October 3 – Global financial crisis: U.S. President George W. Bush signs the revised Emergency Economic Stabilization Act into law, creating a 700 billion dollar Treasury fund to purchase failing bank assets.
October 6 – A controversial Peruvian tape regarding a Norwegian oil company causes the 2008 Peru oil scandal, sparking protests which cause Jorge de Castillo to resign from office.
October 21 – The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is officially inaugurated at Geneva.
October 22 – The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launches the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft on a lunar exploration mission.
October 30 – Floods affected in Northern Vietnam and Central Vietnam and lasted 5 days causing flooding in many provinces and cities.
October
- The Easyswap on-line local exchange trading system (LETS) website is officially launched in Switzerland.

November–December

November 1 – Satoshi Nakamoto publishes "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System".
November 2 – In a race won by Brazilian driver Felipe Massa, British driver Lewis Hamilton ends in 5th place in 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix and becomes the first black driver to win the Formula One World Championship, and the second youngest driver to achieve the feat at the age of 23.
November 4 – 2008 United States presidential election: Democratic U.S. Senator Barack Obama defeats Republican candidate John McCain and is elected the 44th President of the United States, making him the first African-American to be elected to the office.
November 19 – Claudia Castillo of Spain becomes the first person to have a successful trachea transplant using a tissue-engineered organ.
November 20 – The Buzzard Coulee meteorite falls in Saskatchewan. Reported to be 5 times brighter than the full moon and is seen in Alberta, Manitoba, and even North Dakota.
November 26–29 – Members of Lashkar-e-Taiba carry out four days of coordinated bombing and shooting attacks across Mumbai, killing 164 people.
November 27 – XL Airways Germany Flight 888T. An Airbus A320 due to be redelivered to Air New Zealand stalls and crashes over Mediterranean Sea resulting the deaths of 7
December 10 – The Channel Island of Sark, a British Crown dependency, holds its first fully democratic elections under a new constitutional arrangement, becoming the last European territory to abolish feudalism.
December 11 – Bernard Madoff is arrested for securities fraud after he was turned in by his sons for operating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, later known as the Madoff investment scandal.
December 18 – The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Théoneste Bagosora and two other senior Rwandan army officers guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and sentences them to life imprisonment for their role in the Rwandan genocide.
December 22 – An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area for a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 4.2 million m (1.1 billion US gal) of coal fly ash slurry in the largest industrial spill in U.S. history.
December 23 – A military coup d'état deposes the government of Guinea shortly after the death of longtime President Lansana Conté.
December 27 – Israel invades the Gaza Strip, in response to rockets being fired into Israeli territory by Hamas, and due to weapons being smuggled into the area.
December 31 – An extra leap second (23:59:60) is added to end of the year. The last time this occurred was in 2005.

Date unknown

European Certification and Qualification Association is founded.
National Disaster Recovery Fund, a disaster management fund is established by the Government of Jamaica.

Births and deaths

Main pages: Category:2008 births and Deaths in 2008

Nobel Prizes

Chemistry – Martin Chalfie, Osamu Shimomura, and Roger Y. Tsien
Economics – Paul Krugman
Literature – J. M. G. Le Clézio
Peace – Martti Ahtisaari
Physics – Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa, and Yoichiro Nambu
Physiology or Medicine – Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Harald zur Hausen, and Luc Montagnier

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