Your place in the Universe on 2008
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Get your map!2008 (MMVIII in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 2008 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 2008 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 2008, who was Time's Person of the Year in 2008, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 2008, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 2008, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 2008.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 2008 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
In 2008, during the 81st Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 22/02/2009 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 2008:
The most popular and best selling books in 2008 were:
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 2008 was the Year of the Rat.
Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Rat sign.
The 3 most popular baby names in 2008 were Jacob, Michael and Ethan for boys and Emma, Isabella and Emily for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.
The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 2008 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 2008 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The number 1 song in the USA in 2008, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
The Music Chart in the USA in 2008 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The number 1 song in the UK in 2008, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Rockstar by Nickelback
The Music Chart in the UK in 2008 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The most popular movies and box office hits in 2008 were:
The world population in 2008 was 6,789,088,686 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 51.0% of the total population, which is roughly 3.5 billion individuals.The annual population change in 2008 was an increase of +83.2 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.24% over the previous year.The average population density in 2008 was 29 persons per square mile (or 46 persons per square kilometer).
Here's what happened in 2008: