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2008
2008 is a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Years: 2005 2006 2007 - 2008 - 2009 2010 2011 |
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Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s - 2000s - 2010s 2020s 2030s |
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Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century |
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Predicted events
January
February
- February 1 - Sweden plans to cease analog television broadcasts
- February 3 - Super Bowl XLII to be held in Glendale, Arizona.
- February 7 - Annular solar eclipse
March
April
- April 5 to April 7 - NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four to be held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
May
- May 16 - Presidential election slated in the Dominican Republic.
June
July
August
- August 1 - Total solar eclipse
- August 8 - 2008 Summer Olympics scheduled to begin in Beijing, China
September
- September 11 - Topping out of Freedom Tower at World Trade Center site
October
November
- November 4 - Presidential election slated in the United States.
- November 26 - If still Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair will surpass Margaret Thatcher's length of time in office.
December
Unknown dates
- 2008 European Football Championship (EURO 2008) scheduled to be held in Austria and Switzerland.
- Both Liverpool (England) and Stavanger (Norway) are European Capital of Culture
- Tentative year for the completion of the Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and the International Business Center in Seoul, South Korea
- Forecasted year of worldwide production decline in oil given by the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas
- Forecasted year of OPEC oil production exceeding non-OPEC oil production given by "The Peak Of World Oil Production And The Road To The Olduvai Gorge" by Richard C. Duncan
Last updated: 02-07-2005 07:59:37
Last updated: 02-23-2005 10:00:08