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2008 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2036. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
2008 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 2008
- February 7, 2008 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rat in Chinese astrology.
- February 17, 2008 – Kosovo declares independence as the Republic of Kosovo.
- May 2, 2008 – Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
- June 9, 2008 – Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.
- July 26, 2008 – Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured in 21 bomb blasts in Ahmedabad bombing in India.
- August 7, 2008 – The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia.
- August 16, 2008 – The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1389 ft, at the time becoming the world’s highest residence above ground-level.
- August 18, 2008 – President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns under threat of impeachment.
- September 13, 2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston and surrounding areas.
- December 9, 2008 – The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama’s election to the Presidency.
Who Were Born On 2008?
- April 16, 2008 – Princess Eléonore of Belgium
- October 9, 2008 – Bo, American dog of Barack Obama
- November 22, 2008 – Zeus, American dog (d. 2014)