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2008 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.
The Iraqi Parliament adopts an accord on the budget, detainees and federalism, setting provincial elections for late 2008. (AP via Google News) [permanent dead link ] The Swedish government rejects the Nord Stream underwater natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany.
Politics and elections George W. Bush delivers his final State of the Union Address as President of the United States. (The Los Angeles Times) January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29) (Tuesday) edit history watch 20 civilians including 11 children die and 14 are wounded after a mine explodes targeting a school bus in Madhu, Sri Lanka. (Sunday Times) Iran's judiciary sentences 54 BaháΚΌí religion ...
Law and crime Salim Hamdan, Osama Bin Laden's former driver, is sentenced to 66 months in prison for war crimes. (The New York Times) The Mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick is ordered to go to jail for violating the terms of his bond for an ongoing perjury trial. (NPR) Politics and elections The leaders of the 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état promise to hold elections as soon as possible. (Xinhua ...
Madan Pulavarthi was born on this day, marking it for celebration all over the world. Month. February 2008. Previous day. ... Current events/2008 February 21.
The Serbian minister for Kosovo claims that his government has information that the province's Albanian leadership will declare independence on February 17. (AFP via Google News)
2008 Summer Olympics: Swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States wins a gold medal in the 400 metre individual medley setting a new world record. (AP via International Herald Tribune) Stephanie Rice of Australia wins a gold medal in the women's 400 metre individual medley setting a new world record.
Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia sets a new world record in the marathon of two hours three minutes 58 seconds at the Berlin Marathon. Elections In the Bavaria state election, 2008, the rightist CSU loses its absolute majority after 40 years. (Deutsche Welle) Voters in Belarus go to the polls for the Belarusian parliamentary elections.