Thursday August 07, 2008

Historical Events

• Georgia launches a military offensive on South Ossetia in response to the alleged Russian invasion. This is the start of the South Ossetia War.
• Salim Hamdan was Osama bin Laden's ex-driver. He is now serving a sentence of 66 months imprisonment for war crimes.
• Andrew Cuomo, New York State Attorney General, agrees to a $7 billion settlement from Citigroup in order to purchase back auction rate securities for approximately 40,000 clients across the United States.
• For violating his bond conditions in an ongoing perjury case, the Mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick was ordered to be taken to jail
• The highest number of claims for unemployment benefits in the United States is 455,000. This is the highest since March 2002.
• The leaders of the coup d'etat 2008 Mauritanian promise to hold elections as soon possible.
• Georgian-Ossetian conflict:
• Officials say that Georgian and South Ossetian separatist forces exchanged fire near Tskhinvali. This left up to 20 people dead.
• Officially, the National Olympic Committee has announced that Durban, South Africa will host the 123rd IOC Sessions.
• According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, it is concerned about Georgia's "military prepareds." A Georgian official stated that Russia will further undermine its role of peacekeeper if it fails to convince South Ossetian sides to engage in talks.
• President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili offers an immediate ceasefire for South Ossetian authorities.
• The ruling coalition in Pakistan announces that it will demand the impeachment President Pervez Musharraf.
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See also

What happened on August 07 in history? Find out the list of August 7th major events

What was 2008 famous for? Discover everything about 2008

Who died on August 07, 2008?

• Bernie Brillstein

  American talent agent/manager and producer (Born 1931).

• Juan Bustos Ramírez
• Juan Bustos

Other August 7th famous deaths

• Oliver Hardy

  American actor and famous comedian.

• Red Adair

  American oil field firefighter (Born 1915).

• Jonathan Jackson

  instigator of the Marin County Civic Center shootout and brother of Black Panther George Jackson (Born 1953).

• Esther Phillips

  American singer known for her R&B vocals, although she was a versatile singer, also performing pop, country, jazz, blues and soul music.

See all famous people who died on August 7th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Leo

Leo personality

Who should a Leo marry?

Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo

Personality of August born

Chinese Zodiac

Rat

The day of the week was Thursday.

August 7th marks the 219th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2008.

There are 146 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

August 2008 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
2. Rihanna - Take A Bow
3. Chris Brown - Forever
4. Rihanna - Disturbia
5. Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Keyshia Cole - Heaven Sent
2. Lil Wayne - A Milli
3. Rihanna - Take A Bow
4. The-Dream - I Luv Your Girl
5. Chris Brown - Take You Down

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Flex - Te Quiero
2. Mana - Si No Te Hubieras Ido
3. Vicente Fernandez - Para Siempre
4. Dareyes de La Sierra - Hasta El Dia De Hoy
5. Daddy Yankee - Pose

Stock Markets

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