What happened on Wednesday December 03, 2008?

About December 3rd, 2008, in brief:

  • Historical events: Queen Elizabeth II delivered her traditional Speech from the Throne to the House of Commons, outlining the Labour government's legislative agenda for the 2008/09 parliamentary session, a key constitutional ritual in the United Kingdom.
  • Day of the week: December 3rd, 2008 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Live Your Life by T.I.
  • Popular movie: Iron Man directed by Jon Favreau

More about December 3rd, 2008? See below for more news and curiosities on December 3rd, 2008.

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December 03, 2008: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 03, 2008:

  • Queen's Speech to Parliament Queen Elizabeth II delivered her traditional Speech from the Throne to the House of Commons, outlining the Labour government's legislative agenda for the 2008/09 parliamentary session, a key constitutional ritual in the United Kingdom.
  • Zimbabwe Suppresses Healthcare Worker Protest Zimbabwe's Republic Police forcefully reprimanded and quelled a march by doctors and nurses protesting the severe 2008 cholera epidemic, highlighting the government's suppression of healthcare workers' right to demonstrate.
  • UK Parliamentary Controversy: Scotland Yard Search Warrant Dispute Michael Martin, Speaker of the House of Commons of Britain, publicly accused Scotland Yard of procedural misconduct by entering Member of Parliament Damian Green's office without a proper search warrant and failing to notify the Serjeant-at-Arms of her rights.
  • Rare Bentley Sells at Auction At the Bonhams' Olympia sale, a rare 1925 Bentley 3.0-litre SuperSports "Brooklands" Two-seater was sold for US$401,406, highlighting the significant value of vintage luxury automobiles from the early 20th century.

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December 03, 2008: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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December 03, 2008: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on December 03, 2008:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $76.16
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $89.40
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $18.65
  • General Electric GE: opens at $17.07
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $78.62

Exchange Rates on December 03, 2008:

  • 1 USD = 93.29 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.253 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.2091 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.8746 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 118.61 JPY
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What day of the week was December 03, 2008?


December 03, 2008 was a Wednesday and it was the 338th day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 03, 2008 can also be written as 12/3/2008 in the US and as 3/12/2008 in UK and Europe.

December 03, 2008 in December 2008 calendar

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December 03, 2008: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on December 03, 2008:

  • Robert Zajonc

    Polish-american social psychologist (born in 1923).

  • Fred Campbell
  • Don McKenzie

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December 03, 2008: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 03, 2008 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 1st and December 7th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 03, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 03, 2008 was Live Your Life by T.I., according to the music chart for the week December 1st and December 7th.

  1. - Live Your Life youtube
  2. - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) youtube
  3. - If I Were A Boy youtube
  4. - Whatever You Like youtube
  5. - Hot N Cold youtube

December 03, 2008: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 03, 2008 was Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) by Beyonce, according to the music chart for the week December 1st and December 7th.

  1. - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) youtube
  2. - Live Your Life
  3. - Miss Independent
  4. - Bust Your Windows
  5. - Spotlight
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December 03, 2008: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 3rd is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 03, 2008: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 03, 2008 is Rat and the associated element is Earth.

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December 03, 2008: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 03, 2008 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 03, 2008 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 03, 2008 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 42% full, rising at 11:15 am and setting at 10:55 pm.

The previous full moon was on Nov 13, 2008 while the next full moon would come on Dec 12, 2008.

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How old is someone born on December 03, 2008?


Someone born on December 03, 2008 is:

16 years 4 months old,

or 196 months and 20 days old,

or 855 weeks

or 5985 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 03, 2008?

There are 224 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday December 3rd 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 03, 2008?

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