What happened on Monday October 06, 2008?

Here's what happened on October 06, 2008:

• Collapse of Iceland's Banking System Iceland's banking system experienced a complete collapse, marking a critical moment in the 2008 global financial crisis.
• UK Stock Market Experiences Massive Drop The UK's FTSE 100 stock market index recorded its largest single-day points fall since 1984, dropping 391.1 points (7.85%), representing a loss of 93.4 billion pounds.
• US Treasury Appoints Crisis Manager Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced Neel Kashkari would administer the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
• 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine The Nobel Prize was awarded to Harald zur Hausen (Germany) for discovering the human papilloma virus linked to cervical carcinoma, and to Francoise Barresinoussi and Luc Montagnier (France) for discovering HIV.
• Lehman Brothers CEO Defends Actions Richard Fuld, CEO of Lehman Brothers, maintained that his decisions were prudent and appropriate given the available information during the financial crisis.
• Human Rights Crisis in Somalia Human Rights Watch declared Somalia the "most neglected tragedy", criticizing the international community's failure to protect Mogadishu's civilians.
• MESSENGER Spacecraft's Second Mercury Flyby NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft completed its second flyby of Mercury, strategically decreasing velocity to prepare for orbital insertion planned on March 18, 2011.
• Suicide Attack in Sri Lanka A devastating suicide attack in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, killed 25 people, including ex-army general Janaka Perera.
• Deadly Earthquake in Kyrgyzstan A powerful earthquake measuring 6.6 magnitude struck near the Kyrgyzstan border, resulting in at least 65 fatalities.
• Death of Paavo Haavikko Paavo Haavikko, a renowned Finnish poet, passed away. Born in 1931, he was a significant figure in Finnish literature.

Events in 2008

October 06, 2008: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Oct. 06, 2008

October 06, 2008: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on October 06, 2008:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $75.65
• Apple AAPL: opens at $91.96
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.63
• General Electric GE: opens at $20.54
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $101.21

Exchange Rates on October 06, 2008:

• 1 USD = 101.53 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1038 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.1483 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.8436 CNY
• 1 EUR = 136.91 JPY

October 06, 2008: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Mainz - Wehen : 5 - 0

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Strasbourg - Nimes : 5 - 0

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

• Ebbsfleet - Histon : 0 - 1

Serie B - Football (Italy)

• Empoli - Livorno : 2 - 1

October 06, 2008 was a Monday and it was the 280th day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 06, 2008 can also be written as 10/6/2008 in the US and as 6/10/2008 in UK and Europe.

October 06, 2008 in October 2008 calendar

Famous people died on October 06, 2008:

• Peter Cox

  Australian public servant and politician (b. 1925).

• Kim Ji-hoo

  South korean actor and model (born in 1985).

• Nadia Nerina
• Paolo Zanini
• Miroslav Koranda
• Michele Giordano
• Paavo Haavikko

Famous people who died in 2008

Famous people who died on October 6th

October 06, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 06, 2008 was Whatever You Like by T.I., according to the music chart for the week October 6th and October 12th.

1. T.I. - Whatever You Like
2. Pink - So What
3. Kanye West - Love Lockdown
4. Rihanna - Disturbia
5. M.I.A. - Paper Planes

October 06, 2008: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 06, 2008 was Whatever You Like by T.I., according to the music chart for the week October 6th and October 12th.

1. T.I. - Whatever You Like
2. T-Pain Featuring Lil Wayne - Can't Believe It
3. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight
4. Jazmine Sullivan - Need U Bad
5. Lil Wayne Featuring Bobby Valentino & Kidd Kidd - Mrs. Officer

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 6th is Libra.

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October 06, 2008: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 06, 2008 is Rat and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on October 06, 2008 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 06, 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 October 06, 2008 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 47% full, rising at 02:06 pm and setting at 11:03 pm.

The previous full moon was on Sep 15, 2008 while the next full moon would come on Oct 14, 2008.

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Your place in the Universe on October 06, 2008

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Someone born on October 06, 2008 is:

16 years 2 months old,

or 194 months and 8 days old,

or 844 weeks and 5 days old,

or 5913 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 06, 2008?

There are 296 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday October 6th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 06, 2008?

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