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	2008 ~~was~~ designated as:		2008 has been designated as:
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			* ]n Year of the ];<ref>.</ref>
			* ] in England;<ref>.</ref>
			* Year of the ], as declared by the international conservation initiative ].<ref>.</ref>;

			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 ].
	The ], a worldwide recession which began in ], continued through the entirety of 2008.
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	== Events ==		==Events==
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	=== ~~January–February~~ ===		===January===
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	* ] – ] and ] adopt the ] currency.<ref name="vgEan" /><ref name="qxkbC" />
			* ] - Smoking banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in ].
	* ] – At 19:04:39 ], the uncrewed ] ] is at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet ].<ref name="45JNK" />
			* ] - ], ], and ] adopted the ].<ref>, EurActiv</ref><ref>, EUbusiness</ref>
	* ]
			* ] - ] takes over the presidency of ] as the first of new member states.<ref></ref>
	**Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a ], fueled by the 2007 ].<ref name="UdyTv" />
			* ] - The ], as a result of a government decree issued on ], ], is revalued at a ratio of 1 to 1000 and renamed the ] (] code: VEF).
	**] 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 ] 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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	* ] – A ~~peace~~ ~~deal is signed in~~ ], ], ~~ending~~ ~~the~~ ].~~<ref~~ ~~name="cAfgG"~~ />		* ] - ] ] crashed during approach to the 12th Air Base near ]. All 20 personnel on board died.
			* ] - Thousands of Palestinians flee into ], as the border wall with Gaza in Rafah is blown up by ].
	* ] – 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>
			* ] - A peace deal ends the ] in the ]
	* ] – ] formally ] from ], to a mixed response from the international community.<ref name="4ZgIr" /><ref name="bKUR8" />
			* ] - ] resigned British ], British ] after the ] referred the failure to report donations to the ]. ] ] called a quick ].
	*] – ] 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" />
			* ] - ] 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.

	=== ~~March–April~~ ===		===February===
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	* ] – ] and ] ], following a Colombian raid against ] guerrillas inside Ecuadorian territory, in which senior commander ] is killed.<ref name="2V4dj" /><ref name="WUuhE" />
			*] - ] 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>
	* ] – ] 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>
			*] - ]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>
	* ] – The first ] ], a cargo spacecraft for the ], launches from ] in ].<ref name="zmjBL" />
			*] - ] ] 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>
	*] – An ] release of a ] called the ] is the ] event ever recorded in the ].<ref name="09YRh" />
			*] - Rebels ] the capital of ], ].
	* ] – ] holds its ] following the adoption of a new ] which changed the country from an ] to a multiparty democracy.<ref name="a339d" />
			*] - French president ] married ].<ref> </ref>
	* ] – ] and ] forces ] the rebel-held island of ], returning the island to Comorian control.<ref name="zp1Ze" />
			*] - U.S. military accidentally kills nine civilians in a raid in ].<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22985122/</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>
			*] - ] 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.

			==Predicted and scheduled events==
	=== May–June ===
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	* ] – '']'' is released in theaters, starting the ].
			===February===
	* ] – ] passes through ], killing more than 138,000 people.<ref name="n1gHV" />
			* ] - ] in ].
	* ] – An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the ] ], killing an estimated 87,000 people.<ref name="qTiUB" />
			* ] - For ]: ] non-binding primary, ] primary, ] Democratic Party caucus.
	* ]–] – The ] takes place in ], ], and is won by ] entrant ] with the song "]".
			* ] - 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>
	* ]
			* ] - Official launch of ] on ] at ]<ref></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.
			* ] - 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 ], an intergovernmental organization between states in ], is founded.<ref name="ammdU" />
			* ] - The ] ] system is expected to be completed and ready for test-runs by the ] Government.
	** The ] awards ] to ] and ] to ], ending a 29-year ] between the two countries.<ref name="xu7ho" />
	* ] – ]'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>

	=== ~~July–August~~ ===		===March===
			*] - ].<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>
	* ] – ] and 14 other hostages are ] from ] rebels by ]n security forces.<ref name="rQFjN" />
			*] - ], ] 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>
	* ] – ] 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>
			*] - Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont primaries in ].
	* ] – ] 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" />
			*] - The ] 2008 begins, Jakarta, Indonesia.<ref>http://www.javajazzfestival.com/2008/</ref>
	* ] – ], the first president of the ], is arrested in ], ], on allegations of war crimes, following a 12-year-long ].<ref name="7KMHp" />
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	*]
			*] - General Elections in ].
	** India and United States sign the historic ].
			*] and ] - Municipal election 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>
			*] - Wyoming Democratic primary in ].
	* ] – President ] of ] is deposed in a ].<ref name="nuVDF" />
			*] - Tentative date for the ].
	* ] – ] 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.
			*] - Mississippi primary in ].
	* ]–] – The ] take place in ], China.<ref name="zc8qK" />
			*] - The British Budget will be unveiled by ] as his first position of ]
	* ] – ] crashes at ], killing 154 people on board.
			*] - ].
			*] - 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>

	=== ~~September–October~~ ===		===April===
			* ]-] - The ] will be held in ], ]. It is expected that ], ] and the ] will be invited to join ] following the summit.
	* ] – ] 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>
			* ] - ] in ].
	* ] – The ] is circulated for the first time in the ], the ] ], located at ], near ], under the Franco-Swiss border.<ref name="JdQh8" /><ref name="1tfei" />
			* ] - 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>
	* ] – ] makes landfall as a category 2 hurricane in ], killing 113 and causing over $30 billion in damages.
			* ] – ] opens in ].
	* ] – 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" />
			* ] - ] in ]. A new parliament is going to be elected after President ] dissolved the ] and the ]. Administrative elections in ].
	* ] – A ] destroys the ] in ], ], killing at least 54 and injuring 266.<ref name="mk4OZ" /><ref name="XWUWx" /><ref name="3fIg2" />
			* ] - ] in ].
	* ] – ] ] becomes the world's first privately developed ] to successfully ].<ref name="bUbIg" /><ref name="mJgTp" />
			* ] - ] primary in ].
	* ] – ]: ] ] signs the revised ] into law, creating a ] to purchase failing bank ]s.<ref name="Associated Press-Raum-2008-10-03" />
	*] – 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>

	=== ~~November–December~~ ===		===May===
			* May - The ] (located at CERN, near ]) is to begin operation; it will be the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.
	*] – ] publishes "]: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System".<ref name="uHmQu" />
			* ] - ], for 143 English councils and all Welsh councils, to take place in the United Kingdom.
	*] – 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.
			* ] - Elections for the ] and ] to take place.
	*] – ]: ] 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" />
			*] - Entry into force of the ], aimed at reducing the translation costs associated with ]s.
	*] – Claudia Castillo of Spain becomes the first person to have a successful ] ] using a ] ].<ref name="aVL5l" />
			*] - Indiana and North Carolina primaries in ].
	* ] – The ] falls in ]. Reported to be 5 times brighter than the full moon and is seen in Alberta, Manitoba, and even North Dakota.
			*] - ] will celebrate its 60th Independence Day in the ] celebration.
	* ]–] – Members of ] carry out four days of coordinated bombing and shooting ] across ], killing 164 people.<ref name="Mumbai" />
			*] - Nebraska and West Virginia primaries in ].
	* ] – ]. An ] due to be redelivered to ] stalls and crashes over ] resulting the deaths of 7
			* ] - The ] Final to be held at the ] in ], ].
	*] – The ] of ], a British ], holds its ] under a new constitutional arrangement, becoming the last European territory to abolish ].<ref name="jGiwP" />
			* ] - ] presidential elections.
	*] – ] is arrested for ] after he was turned in by his sons for operating the largest ] in history, later known as the ].
			* ] - V Summit of the ]-] and the ] Leaders in ], ].
	*] – 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" />
			* ] - Launch of the The ] Space Telescope, or ].
	* ] – 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>
			*] - Kentucky and Oregon primaries in ].
	*] – A ] deposes the government of ] shortly after the death of longtime ] ].<ref name="S5uh2" />
			* ] - The ] Final to be held at ] 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 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>
	*] – An extra ] (23:59:60) is added to end of the year. The last time this occurred was in ].
			* ] - 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 ].

	=== ~~Date unknown~~ ===		===June===
			* ] - New Mexico Republican primary and Montana, and South Dakota primaries in ].
	*] 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>
			* ]–] - ] rock festival(s) 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>
			* ]–] - ] and ] host the ] ]tournament.<ref>http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/index.html retrieved 22 August 2007</ref>
			* ] - ] scheduled to begin in ], ].

			===July===
	== Births and deaths ==
			* ] - Smoking will be banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in the Netherlands.{{Fact\|Febuary2008\|date=February 2008}}
	{{Main\|Category:2008 births\|Deaths in 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>

	== ~~Nobel Prizes~~ ==		===August===
			* ] - ] 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>
	]
			* ]–] - The ] will be held in ], ].<ref>http://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/english/content.php?nID=27</ref>
	* ] – ], ], and ]
			* ]–] - ] 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 ], ].
	* ] – ]
			* ] - 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>
	* ] – ], ], and ]
			*]—] - Democratic National Convention in ] for ].

			===September===
	== New English words ==
			*] to ] - Republican 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 inaugural ] will be held in ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fifa.com/u17womenworldcup/index.html \|title=FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 \|publisher=] \|accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref>
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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.

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			* '']'' (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.
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			* '']'' (2006): The ending takes place on ], 2008.
			* '']'' (2007): The final act takes place in ] during 2008.
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			** '']'' (1971)
			** '']'' (2007)
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			* '']'' (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.
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			* 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 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar.

2008 has been designated as:

International Year of Languages;
International Year of Planet Earth;
International Year of the Potato;
International Year of Sanitation;
European Year of Intercultural Dialogue;
Australian Year of the Scout;
National Year of Reading in England;
Year of the Frog, as declared by the international conservation initiative Amphibian Ark.;

In Chinese astrology, most of 2008, starting with February 7 will overlap with the Year of the Rat (Dates before February 7 are Year of the Pig). The next Year of the Rat will be in 2020.

Events

January

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January 1 - Smoking banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in Portugal.
January 1 - Cyprus, Malta, and Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopted the euro.
January 1 - Slovenia takes over the presidency of European Union as the first of new member states.
January 1 - The Venezuelan bolívar, as a result of a government decree issued on March 7, 2007, is revalued at a ratio of 1 to 1000 and renamed the Bolívar fuerte (ISO 4217 code: VEF).
January 2 - The price of petroleum hits US$100 per barrel.
January 2 - Malaysian Health Minister Chua Soi Lek resigns after admitting to being filmed by CCTV cameras in a hotel room having sex with a female friend.
January 2 - The Royal Marsden Hospital in London caught fire, just before 13:30.
January 3 - A car bomb detonates, killing at least 4 people and injuring 68, in Diyarbakır, Turkey. Police blame Kurdish rebels.
January 3 - Joe Biden drops out of the 2008 U.S. presidential election
January 3 - Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee win their respective caucuses in Iowa, the first caucus held for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
January 4 - A surprise, unforecasted blizzard creates havoc across eastern Northern Ireland, with falls of 8 inches in just one hour.
January 4 - Though uncommon, light snow falls in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Querétaro following the previous fall in Veracruz near Xalapa, where the lowest temperatures since the 1950s have been measured (34°F).
January 4 - 30th Dakar Rally cancelled due to international political tension and the murder of four French tourists last 24th of December 2007.
January 5 - Mikheil Saakashvili is re-elected following early presidential elections in Georgia.
January 5 - A levee bursts in Fernley, Nevada, flooding a large portion of the town and forcing the evacuations of 3,500 residents.
January 7 - NBC announced The 2008 Golden Globe Awards Ceremony would be cancelled due to the Writers Guild of America Strike. The network says it would announce the winners in a 1 hour news conference.
January 7-January 10 - A storm passes through eastern North America. It produced 64 tornadoes across mideastern United States, a rarity for January, and record-breaking temperatures in eastern Canada.
January 8 - An attempted assassination of Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is thwarted because a Boy Scout grabbed the attacker's knife. The Boy Scout was injured, but after a scuffle ensued police arrested the attacker.
January 8 - Hillary Clinton and John McCain win their respective New Hampshire Presidential primaries.
January 9 - U.S. President George W. Bush begins a tour of the Middle East with a stop in Israel. Other destinations include Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, and Egypt.
January 10 - Bill Richardson drops out of the U.S. presidential election due to shortage of money.
January 10 - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., known by its brand name "Panasonic", announced to change the company name to "Panasonic Corporation" from October 1, 2008.
January 10 - Tata Motors Limited announces production of the Tata Nano, the world's cheapest car, which is to sell for one lakh (100,000 Rupees or US $2500).
January 12 - The Kuomintang-led Pan-Blue Coalition wins the legislative elections in Taiwan with over 70% of the votes.
January 12 - A Macedonian Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in thick fog southeast of Skopje, killing all 11 military personnel on board.
January 12 - Greenpeace vessel Esperanza disrupted the Japanese whale hunt off Antarctica by chasing the fleet's whale processing factory ship out of the whaling zone.
January 13 - Two Australians arrived in New Plymouth, New Zealand by kayak and became the first people in history to paddle from Australia to New Zealand.
January 13 - Katsuaki Watanabe, President and CEO of Toyota, announced that they will deliver a significant fleet of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), powered by lithium-ion batteries, by 2010.
January 14 - At 19:04:39 UTC, the MESSENGER space probe was at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet Mercury.
January 15 - Federal Court of Australia has ordered a Japanese whaling company to stop research whaling within their Exclusive Economic Zone, which Australian government claims as their EEZ because they claim they possesses some part of Antarctica as their land, in Southern Ocean.
January 15 – Republican Mitt Romney wins the Michigan primary. The Michigan primary did not include a member from the Democratic party due to a party dispute over scheduling.
January 15 - United States Food and Drug Administration declared that food from cloned cattle, swine, goats, and their progeny is safe to eat.
January 15 - Two Australian activists from US based anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd had been detained by Japanese whalers after boarding a harpoon ship Yushin-maru No.2 to protest research whaling in Southern Sea, then handed over an Australian ship three days later. Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith condemned "unlawful or illegal activity" conducted by two activists.
January 16 - South Korean Presidential Transition Team, which is appointed by South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-bak, announced a plan to merge Unification Ministry, which takes care of North Korean issues, with the Foreign Ministry after 39 years of its operation as an independent ministry or agency.
January 17 - British Airways Flight 38 Boeing 777 landed short of runway at London Heathrow Airport, damaged wings and engines, injured 19 among the 152 people on board.
January 18 - U.S. president George W. Bush announces economic stimulus package, proposes $800 per individual, $1600 per couple in tax refunds.
January 19 - John McCain wins the Republican South Carolina primary while Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney win caucuses in Nevada.
January 20 - Presidential election in Serbia.
January 20 - Legislative elections in Cuba.
January 21 - Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a U.S. recession, fueled by the 2007 subprime mortgage financial crisis.
January 21 - The first National Fetish Day is held in the United Kingdom, promoting the rights of the BDSM community.
January 22 - Russia stages the largest naval exercise since the fall of the Soviet Union in the Bay of Biscay, amid deteriorating relations with the West. The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, along with 11 support vessels and 47 long-range bomber aircraft, practiced strike tactics of the coast of France and Spain, and test-launched nuclear-capable missiles on foreign waters.
January 22 - Ben Bernanke lowers the U.S. federal fund rate by .75 point to 3.50%. The discount rate was brought to 4%.
January 23 - Polish Air Force CASA C-295 crashed during approach to the 12th Air Base near Mirosławiec. All 20 personnel on board died.
January 23 - Thousands of Palestinians flee into Egypt, as the border wall with Gaza in Rafah is blown up by militants.
January 24 - A peace deal ends the Kivu conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
January 24 - Peter Hain resigned British Wales Secretary, British Work and Pensions Secretary after the Electoral Commission referred the failure to report donations to the Metropolitan Police. Prime Minister Gordon Brown called a quick cabinet reshuffle.
January 24 - Iraqi Parliament have adopted a new flag of Iraq, removing three stars associated with the Baath Party; a permanent design is expected within the next year.
January 24 - Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi resigned his post, after he lost the vote of confidence in the Senate.
January 25 - Building for the new Liverpool Arena completed.
January 25 - Las Vegas Casino Monte Carlo catches fire.
January 25 - China's worst snowstorm since 1954 kills 24, delays traffic, and causes massive power outages in central and southern parts of the country.
January 26 - Barack Obama wins the Democratic South Carolina primary in U.S. presidential election.
January 26 - Global Call for Action to raise awareness and advance the movement for a more equal and just world as part of the World Social Forum held in Davos, Switzerland.
January 26 - The All American Football League (AAFL) held its inaugural draft.
January 27 - Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova won 2008 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia.
January 27 - The 2008 NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta.
January 28 - U.S. President George W. Bush delivers his final State of the Union Address.
January 29 - Senator John McCain wins Republican Florida primary in U.S. presidential election and senator Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic primary, although the Democratic Party refuses to recognize the results, because of timing disuputes.
January 29 - Iran's judiciary sentences to prison 54 Bahai religion followers for charity work.
January 30 - King Bhumibol Adulyadej formally swears in Samak Sundaravej as the new Prime Minister of Thailand.
January 30 - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan made public warning that Chinese dumplings and other products manufactured in a factory in Hebei Province, China, and imported to Japan, had caused mass food poisoning due to traces of pesticide in products' packages.
January 30 - U.S. presidential candidates Rudy Giuliani and John Edwards drop out of the race.

February

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February 1 - Microsoft unexpectedly offers $44.6 billion to buy Yahoo!.
February 1 - Terrorists kill at least 43 and injure 85 in Baghdad markets by remotely detonating bombs strapped to two mentally retarded women.
February 1 - U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued Public Health Advisory on Chantix, an anti-smoking medication, due to a possible "association between Chantix and serious neuropsychiatric symptoms."
February 2 - Rebels attacked the capital of Chad, N'Djamena.
February 2 - French president Nicolas Sarkozy married Carla Bruni.
February 2 - U.S. military accidentally kills nine civilians in a raid in Iraq.
February 2 - Mitt Romney wins the Republican Maine primary in U.S. presidential election.
February 3 - The New York Giants defeat the heavily favored New England Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII, played at University of Phoenix in Glendale, Arizona.
February 3 - Boris Tadić is re-elected in the second round of the Serbian presidential elections.
February 4 - Iran opens its first space center and launches a rocket to space.
February 4 - A Palestinian suicide bomber kills one and wounds 13 in a Dimona, Israel shopping center.
February 4 - LDS Church First Presidency reorganization announced. President Thomas S. Monson and his counselors, Henry B. Eyring and Dieter F. Uchtdorf, were sustained by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles the previous day.
February 5 - Super Tuesday, massive multi-state primary in U.S. presidential election, with primaries and caucuses in 24 states, is held.
February 5 - U.S. stock market indices plunge more than 3% after a report showed signs of economic recession in the service-sector. The S&P 500 fell 3.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 370 points.
February 5 - A series of deadly tornadoes sweeps across Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, and Illinois, reportedly killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 100.
February 7 - Mitt Romney suspended his campaign for the Republican Party nomination for the U.S. presidency.
February 7 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-122 to deliver the European-built Columbus science laboratory to the International Space Station
February 7 - The United States Senate passes a $170 billion economic stimulus package by a margin of 81-16.
February 7 - General election called for Belize's 31 House seats; a referendum to be held simultaneously to determine whether the upper house should be elected.
February 7 - Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton kills five and wounds two people at city hall before being shot and killed by police in Kirkwood, Missouri.
February 9 - Camden Market area in London, United Kingdom is devastated by fire, causing evacuations in nearby houses and flats.
February 9 - U.S. presidential primary elections and caucuses are held in Louisiana and Washington; Kansas (Republican Party); Nebraska (Democratic Party) and the Virgin Islands (Democratic Party).
February 10 - Security incident in North Sea, Flotel Safe Scandinavia, an accommodation rig evacuated by helicopter after a woman was reported to have boarded without authorisation.
February 10 - The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
February 10 - Worldwide protests against alleged corruption in the Church of Scientology by the internet group 'Anonymous' as part of 'Project Chanology'.
February 10 - Maine Democratic primary in U.S. presidential election.
February 11 - Complete Smoking ban including nightclubs, pubs, and bars, took in effect in Thailand.
February 11 - President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta is seriously wounded in an attack on his home by rebel soldiers. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed by Ramos-Horta's security guards during the attack.
February 11 - A U.S. Marine was arrested on suspicion of raping a fourteen-year-old Japanese girl in Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda called this "grave case" "unforgivable". Ambassador Tom Schieffer later offered a personal apology.
February 11 - Wooden part of Namdaemun, a 600-year-old historic gate located in Seoul, South Korea, was arsoned and destroyed.
February 11 - A former Boeing engineer and a United States Defense Department analyst were arrested and charged with espionage for allegedly passing information to the Chinese government.
February 12 - U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain win all three primaries of the Potomac primary for their respective parties.
February 12 - The 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike ends effectively at 6:51pm PST (02:51 UTC, February 13) as members vote to stop picket lines in response to a tentative deal reached by the WGA and the AMPTP three days earlier.
February 12 - PDVSA, a state oil company in Venezuela, has suspended sales of crude oil to Exxon Mobil, in response to a legal challenge by them.
February 12 - Steven Spielberg announced that he would no longer act as artistic director for opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing because the Chinese government hasn't done enough to help end ethnic conflict in Darfur.
February 12 - Bridgestone, under investigation for an alleged price-fixing cartel, uncovered improper payments of at least 150 million Japanese Yen to foreign governments and withdrew from the marine hose business.
February 13 - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia delivers a formal apology to the Stolen Generations.
February 13 - Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dissolved Malaysian parliament. General Election will follow on March 8.
February 14 - Steven Kazmierczak opens fire, killing 6 and wounding 16 before shooting himself at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.
February 15 - Václav Klaus is re-elected as the President of the Czech Republic.
February 16 - Making his first trip to Africa since 2003, U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Benin, with stops in Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Liberia coming in the days ahead.
February 17 - Suicide bombing by Taliban member killed up to 80 in Kandahar, Afghanistan
February 17 - Kosovo formally declares independence from Serbia, despite opposition from Serbia and Russia. Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, UK, and US officially expressed support after an emergency meeting of United Nations Security Council.
February 17 - Presidential election in Cyprus.
February 17 - USDA recalled 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterhouse
February 18 - Athens is left paralysed after being hit by its worst snowstorms in more than 50 years.
February 18 - The British government decided to introduce emergency legislation to temporarily nationalize Northern Rock, the fifth largest mortgage bank in UK, due to NR's financial crisis.
February 18 - General election was held in Pakistan, delayed from January 8 due to riots in the wake of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
February 19 - Fidel Castro announces his resignation as President of Cuba, to be effective on February 24.
February 19 - Toshiba announced its withdrawal from HD DVD business.
February 19 - Crude oil closes above $100 USD per barrel for the first time ever, settling at $100.01.

Predicted and scheduled events

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May

May - The Large Hadron Collider (located at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland) is to begin operation; it will be the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.
May 1 - Local elections, for 143 English councils and all Welsh councils, to take place in the United Kingdom.
May 1 - Elections for the London Mayor and London Assembly to take place.
May 1 - Entry into force of the London Agreement, aimed at reducing the translation costs associated with European patents.
May 6 - Indiana and North Carolina primaries in U.S. presidential election.
May 8 - Israel will celebrate its 60th Independence Day in the Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration.
May 13 - Nebraska and West Virginia primaries in U.S. presidential election.
May 14 - The UEFA Cup Final to be held at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, United Kingdom.
May 16 - Dominican Republic presidential elections.
May 16 - V Summit of the European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Leaders in Lima, Peru.
May 16 - Launch of the The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope Space Telescope, or GLAST.
May 20 - Kentucky and Oregon primaries in U.S. presidential election.
May 21 - The UEFA Champions League Final to be held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
May 24 - The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final will take place in Belgrade, Serbia, following semi-finals on May 20 and 22.
May 25 - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft will land on Mars.
May 25 - The 92nd edition of the Indianapolis 500 will be run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the main race of the IndyCar Series.
May 27 - Idaho Republican primary in U.S. presidential election.

June

June 3 - New Mexico Republican primary and Montana, and South Dakota primaries in U.S. presidential election.
June 6–June 8 - Rock am Ring and Rock im Park rock festival(s) in Germany
June 7–June 29 - Switzerland and Austria host the UEFA Euro 2008tournament.
June 14 - Expo 2008 scheduled to begin in Zaragoza, Spain.

July

July 1 - Smoking will be banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in the Netherlands.
July 7–July 9 - 34th G8 summit will be held in Tōyako, Hokkaidō in Japan
July 8–July 20 - World Gliding Championships will be held in Rieti, Italy.
July 10 - 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in New York City, Yankee Stadium,.
July 15–July 20 - World Youth Day will take place in Sydney, Australia, the largest youth gathering in the Southern Hemisphere with the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.
July 30–August 5 - The XXII World Congress of Philosophy will take place in Seoul, a capital of South Korea
July 31 - After three decades as the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates will step down from daily duties.

August

August 1 - Beijing South railway station, the largest passenger station in Asia, will reopen following a reconstruction project.
August 2–August 9 - The National Eisteddfod of Wales will be held in Cardiff, South Wales.
August 2–August 16 - World Gliding Championships will be held in Lüsse, Germany.
August 6–August 10 - Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention, will be held in Denver, Colorado.
August 8–August 24 - The 2008 Summer Olympics will take place in Beijing, China.
August 11 - Elections to be held in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Regional Governor, Regional Vice Governor and Members of the Regional Legislative Assembly following Republic Act No. 9333.
August 14 - 2008 Formula Zero Championship begins in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
August 25—August 28 - Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado for U.S. presidential election.

September

September 1 to September 4 - Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota for U.S. presidential election.
September 21 - The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards will be handed out.
September 27 - The Australian Football League Grand Final will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

October

October 30-November 16 - The inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup will be held in New Zealand.

November

November 2 - The 2008 Formula 1 World Championship will end at São Paulo, Brazil.
November 4 - Presidential election slated in the United States to elect the 44th President of the United States, Congressional Elections for the House of Representatives, and one third of the Senators (second class).
November 4 - Gubernatorial election slated in Puerto Rico to elect the Governor of the island.
November 15 - New Zealand will hold a general election on or before this date.
November 20 - December 7 - 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to be held in Chile.
November 22 - APEC Peru 2008 Summit in Lima.
November 25 - Greenland holds election for increased autonomy from Denmark.
November 28 - Legislative election in Romania.

December

December 15 - The Netherlands Antilles will be formally abolished.
December 24 - The New I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis is expected to be completed after the bridge collapsed in August of 2007.
December 30 - The Burj Dubai expected to be completed. It will be the world's tallest building.

Unknown dates

The United Nations is to review drug policies around the world.
The United Kingdom will complete a 5-year process to cease analog television broadcasts region-by-region, starting with Border. This process has already begun.
New China Central Television headquarters buildings open.
The "Simón Bolívar" Satellite, a result of an agreement between Venezuela and China, will be launched this year.
The US Navy will shoot down a dead spy satellite before it reenters earth's atmosphere in late February or early March.

Ongoing events

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 2008

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

January

January 1 - Salvatore Bonanno, American mobster (b. 1932)
January 1 - Peter Caffrey, Irish actor (b. 1949)
January 1 - Erich Kästner, German veteran of World War I (b. 1900)
January 1 - Thiyagarajah Maheswaran, Sri Lankan Tamil politician (b. 1960)
January 2 - Galyani Vadhana, Thai princess (b. 1923)
January 3 - Aleksandr Abdulov, Russian actor (b. 1953)
January 3 - Yo-Sam Choi, Korean boxer (b. 1972)
January 3 - Werner Dollinger, German politician (b. 1918)
January 5 - Raymond Forni, French politician (b. 1941)
January 5 - Clinton Grybas, Australian sports commentator (b. 1975)
January 6 - Fr. John O'Brien, Irish priest and musician (b. 1931)
January 7 - Edward "Buddy" LeRoux, American businessman (b. 1930)
January 7 - Philip Agee, American spy (b. 1935)
January 8 - Moshe Levi, Israeli military commander (b. 1936)
January 9 - John Harvey-Jones, English businessman (b. 1924)
January 10 - Christopher Bowman, American figure skater (b. 1967)
January 10 - Andrés Henestrosa, Mexican writer and politician (b. 1906)
January 10 - Maila Nurmi, Finnish-American actress and television personality (b. 1921)
January 11 - Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist (b. 1919)
January 11 - Carl Karcher, American businessman (b. 1917)
January 12 - Adriano González León, Venezuelan poet and writer (b. 1931)
January 13 - Johnny Podres, American baseball player (b. 1932)
January 15 - Brad Renfro, American actor (b. 1982)
January 15 - Jason MacIntyre, Scottish racing cyclist (b. 1973)
January 16 - Nikola Kljusev, Macedonian prime minister (b. 1927)
January 17 - Bobby Fischer, American-Icelandic chess grandmaster (b. 1943)
January 17 - Ernie Holmes, American football player (b. 1948)
January 17 - Allan Melvin, American actor (b. 1922)
January 18 - Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman (b. 1927)
January 18 - Lois Nettleton, American actor (b. 1927)
January 19 - Don Wittman, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1936)
January 19 - Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (b. 1937)
January 19 - Frances Lewine, American journalist (b. 1921)
January 19 - Morris Maddocks, English Anglican priest (b.1928)
January 20 - Louis de Cazenave, French veteran of World War I (b. 1897)
January 22 - Heath Ledger, Australian actor (b. 1979)
January 23 - Andrzej Andrzejewski, Polish brigadier general (b. 1961)
January 24 - Randy Salerno, American news anchor (b. 1963)
January 27 - Anna Loginova, Russian bodyguard and model (b. 1979)
January 27 - Gordon B. Hinckley, American Mormon leader (b. 1910)
January 27 - Suharto, 2nd President of Indonesia (b. 1921)
January 28 - Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens (b. 1939)
January 29 - Margaret Truman, American writer (b. 1924)
January 30 - Jeremy Beadle, English television presenter (b. 1948)

February

February 1 - Beto Carrero, Brazilian businessman (b. 1937)
February 1 - Shell Kepler, American actress (b. 1958)
February 2 - Earl Butz, American government official (b. 1909)
February 2 - Barry Morse, Canadian actor (b. 1918)
February 3 - Sheldon Brown, American bicycle mechanic (b. 1944)
February 4 - Harry Richard Landis, American World War I veteran (b. 1899)
February 5 - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian spiritual leader (b. 1917)
February 6 - John McWethy, American print and television journalist (b. 1947)
February 7 - Tamara Desni, German-born British actress (b. 1913)
February 7 - Hoang Minh Chinh, Vietnamese politician and dissident (b. 1922)
February 7 - Guy Severin, Russian academician and engineer (b. 1926)
February 8 - Chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (b. 1947)
February 8 - Phyllis Whitney, American mystery writer (b. 1903)
February 9 - Jazeh Tabatabai, Iranian artist and writer (b. 1931)
February 9 - Trichen Jurme Kunzang Wangyal, Tibetan spiritual leader (b. 1930)
February 10 - Ron Leavitt, American television producer (b. 1947)
February 10 - Roy Scheider, American actor (b. 1932)
February 11 - Alfredo Reinado, East Timorese rebel (b. 1967)
February 11 - Tom Lantos, American politician (b. 1928)
February 12 - Imad Mugniyah, Lebanese militant (b. 1962)
February 12 - Badri Patarkatsishvili, Georgian businessman and politician (b. 1955)
February 13 - Kon Ichikawa, Japanese film director (b. 1915)
February 13 - Henri Salvador, French singer (b. 1917)
February 15 - Steve Fossett, American adventurer (b. 1944)
February 18 - Alain Robbe-Grillet, French Writter (b. 1922)
February 19 - Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress (b. 1945)

Major religious holidays

January 7 - Christmas in Eastern Christianity
January 10 - New Year by Lunar calendar, celebrated by Muslims
February 5 - Carnival (Shrove Tuesday)
February 6 - Ash Wednesday, observance of Lent begins
February 7 - Chinese New Year (also Lunar New Year / Spring Festival)
March 1 - Saint David's Day, National holiday of Wales
March 15 - St. Patrick's Day, celebrated in Ireland, the United States, and most of the English speaking world. (held on March 15 instead of the usual 17th to avoid the second day in Holy Week.)
March 20 - March Equinox, also known as Ostara
March 20 - Purim
March 23 - Easter Sunday, the earliest Easter has fallen since 1913
March 25 - Holi
April 20 - Passover
April 23 - St. George's Day
April 27 - Pascha in Eastern Christianity
May 1 - Ascension of Jesus in Western Christianity
May 1 - Beltane, a Cross-quarter day
May 20 - Vesak in Buddhism
June 9 - Shavuot
June 20 - June Solstice, also known as Midsummer or Litha
August 1 - Lammas, a Cross-quarter day
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
September 22 - September Equinox, also known as Mabon
September 30 - Rosh Hashana
October 2 - Eid ul-Fitr
October 9 - Yom Kippur
October 28 - Diwali
November 1 - Samhain, a Cross-quarter day and Neopagan new year
November 30 - St. Andrew's Day, Scottish national day
December 8 - Immaculate Conception
December 8 - Eid ul-Adha
December 21 - Hanukkah begins at sundown
December 21 - December Solstice, also known as Yule
December 25 - Christmas in Western Christianity

2008 in fiction

Books

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

Set in 2008:

Ghost Recon (2001): Russia attempts to reunite the Soviet Union and invades several Eastern European countries. The UN intervenes with peacekeeping forces.
Splinter Cell series: Sam Fisher goes undercover.
Twisted Metal 3 (1998)
Shattered Union (2005): U.S. President David Jefferson Adams is elected in a sham election, and becomes the most unpopular president in U.S. history.
Resident Evil 5 (2009)
Mega Man
Devil May Cry 4

Film

Jason X (Friday the 13th series, 2002): Mass murderer Jason Voorhees is captured for the 2nd time and sentenced to death. Though the US government is unsure how to execute him, an electric chair, a gas chamber, a firing squad, and hanging are all tried - none of which work.
The Lake House (2006): The ending takes place on Valentine's Day, 2008.
5 Centimetres Per Second (2007): The final act takes place in Tokyo during 2008.
Set in 2008:
- Silent Running (1971)
- Southland Tales (2007)
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

Television

Dawson's Creek (2003 series finale): The characters meet once again. Dawson is creator of a television series, The Creek, based on his life.
Futurama (1999 first episode "Space Pilot 3000"): Stop N' Drop Suicide booths are invented.
The 2007 series of Doctor Who Present time (such as Smith and Jones) is primarily set in 2008.
The Future Boy Conan anime is set to begin in July 2008 with a devastating war resulting in the five continents sinking deep below the sea.
Doraemon: According to the original manga story, a time machine will be invented in 2008.
Heroes: According to the episode Out of Time, 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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External links

2008 Calendar at Internet Accuracy Project

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April

May

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July

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December

Unknown dates

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Deaths

January

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Major religious holidays

2008 in fiction

Books

Computer and video games

Film

Television

References

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