What happened on Tuesday January 08, 2008?

About January 8th, 2008, in brief:

  • Historical events: The New Hampshire primary election marked a crucial moment in the 2008 United States Presidential Election. Voters cast ballots to determine the nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties. New York Senator Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic nomination, while Arizona Senator John McCain won the Republican primary, setting the stage for a competitive presidential race.
  • Day of the week: January 8th, 2008 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: Low by Flo Rida
  • #1 UK song: Now You're Gone by Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz
  • Popular movie: Iron Man directed by Jon Favreau

More about January 8th, 2008? See below for more news and curiosities on January 8th, 2008.

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January 08, 2008: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 08, 2008:

  • 2008 New Hampshire Presidential Primary The New Hampshire primary election marked a crucial moment in the 2008 United States Presidential Election. Voters cast ballots to determine the nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties. New York Senator Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic nomination, while Arizona Senator John McCain won the Republican primary, setting the stage for a competitive presidential race.
  • Rich Gossage Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame Legendary relief pitcher Rich Gossage was honored with induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the sport and his exceptional career as a dominant relief pitcher.
  • Maldivian President Assassination Attempt Thwarted A dramatic assassination attempt on Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was prevented by a courageous Boy Scout who intervened when an attacker approached with a knife. Despite being injured during the scuffle, the scout's quick actions allowed police to quickly arrest the would-be assailant.

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January 08, 2008: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 08, 2008: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 08, 2008:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $91.86
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $180.14
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $34.71
  • General Electric GE: opens at $36.29
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $100.05

Exchange Rates on January 08, 2008:

  • 1 USD = 108.91 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0071 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.1124 CHF
  • 1 USD = 7.2671 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 160.14 JPY

January 08, 2008: What were the main match results that day?

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Altrincham - Kidderminster : 2 - 1
  • Oxford - Weymouth : 0 - 1

League 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Leyton Orient - Tranmere : 3 - 0
  • Yeovil - Walsall : 0 - 2

League 2 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Mansfield - Wycombe : 0 - 4
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What day of the week was January 08, 2008?


January 08, 2008 was a Tuesday and it was the 8th day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 08, 2008 can also be written as 1/8/2008 in the US and as 8/1/2008 in UK and Europe.

January 08, 2008 in January 2008 calendar

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January 08, 2008: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 08, 2008:

  • George Moore

    Pioneering cancer researcher who discovered the link between chewing tobacco and mouth cancer.

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January 08, 2008: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 08, 2008 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 7th and January 13th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 08, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 08, 2008 was Low by Flo Rida, according to the music chart for the week January 7th and January 13th.

  1. - Low youtube
  2. - No One youtube
  3. - Apologize youtube
  4. - Kiss Kiss youtube
  5. - Crank That (Soulja Boy) youtube

January 08, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 08, 2008 was Now You're Gone by Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz, according to the music chart for the week January 7th and January 13th.

  1. - Now You're Gone youtube
  2. - When You Believe youtube
  3. - Crank That (Soulja Boy) youtube
  4. - Rockstar youtube
  5. - Bleeding Love youtube

January 08, 2008: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 08, 2008 was Like You'll Never See Me Again by Alicia Keys, according to the music chart for the week January 7th and January 13th.

  1. - Like You'll Never See Me Again
  2. - No One youtube
  3. - Can't Help But Wait
  4. - Suffocate
  5. - Just Fine
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January 08, 2008: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 8th is Capricorn.

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Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius.

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January 08, 2008: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 08, 2008 is Rat and the associated element is Earth.

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January 08, 2008: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 08, 2008 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 08, 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 January 08, 2008 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 2% full, rising at 07:43 am and setting at 06:01 pm.

The previous full moon was on Dec 24, 2007 while the next full moon would come on Jan 22, 2008.

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How old is someone born on January 08, 2008?


Someone born on January 08, 2008 is:

17 years 4 months old,

or 208 months and 6 days old,

or 905 weeks and 1 day old,

or 6336 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 08, 2008?

There are 239 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday January 8th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 08, 2008?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on January 08, 2008.

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