Thursday December 11, 2008: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

Historical Events

• Bernard Madoff was arrested and charged with securities fraud in connection to a Ponzi scheme worth $50 billion.
• Switzerland joins the Schengen Agreement as the 25th European country. Cross-border passport checks will be eliminated.
• At the same time, the Moon enters its closest point to Earth called perigee at the Lunar Cycle's fullest phase. The Moon appears 14% larger and 30% brighter compared to the other full moons in the year. The next time these two events coincide will be in 2016.ampref name=ampquotBewerewolves: Fullest Moon in 15 Years Tonightampquotamp
• A suicide bomber from Iraq kills 48 and injures almost 100 people at a Kirkuk restaurant celebrating Eid al-Adha.
• The remains of Caylee Anthony, a missing child, were found in a plastic bag in southwest Orlando, Florida. It is unlikely that confirmation will be made for several weeks.
• Free Software Foundation sued Cisco over its use of GPL-licensed parts on its Linksys, but failed to meet the requirements for the General Public License (GPL).

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See also

What happened on December 11 in history? Find out the list of December 11th major events

What was 2008 famous for? Discover everything about 2008

Other December 11th famous birthdays

• Bhagwan Shree Osho Rajneesh
• Nikki Sixx

  American musician, bass guitarist, songwriter, and leader of Motley Crue, the "bad boys" in American heavy metal during the 1980s and 1990s.

• Jean Marais

  French actor with handsome, rugged features.

• Solenn Poivre d'Arvor

  French-respected family, the daughter TV news-journalist Patrick Poivre d'Arvor.

See all famous people born on December 11th

How old am I?

If December 11, 2008 is your birthday you are 14 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on December 11.

How to find someone’s birthday?

If you’re searching for a person’s birth date, have a look at our Birthday Search Guide

Who died on December 11, 2008?

• Bettie Page
• Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
• Maddie Blaustein

  American voice actress (Born in 1960).

Other December 11th famous deaths

• Sam Cooke

  American singer with amazing singing talent.

• Arthur Mullard

  English comedian (Born 1910).

• Lee Wiley

  American jazz singer (Born in 1908).

See all famous people who died on December 11th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Sagittarius

Sagittarius personality

Who should a Sagittarius marry?

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

Personality of December born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Rat

Element: Earth

Rat personality

Get your Eastern Astrology Reading on December 11, 2008

Can the numbers in December 11, 2008 reveal something about your future ? Find out

The day of the week was Thursday.

December 11th marks the 345th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2008.

There are 20 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

December 2008 calendar

Holidays

• USA - Admission day for Indiana (19th state, 1816)
• Burkina Faso - Republic Day (1958, Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community.)
• Argentina - Tango Day, Buenos Aires
• Also see December 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Roman festivals - One of the four Agonalia, this day in honour of Sol Indiges; also the Septimontium festival
• R.C. Saints - pope Damasus I: optional memorial; also Daniel the Stylite (not universal)

Observances

• International Mountain Day

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
2. T.I. - Live Your Life
3. Beyonce - If I Were A Boy
4. T.I. - Whatever You Like
5. Lady GaGa - Just Dance

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
2. T.I. Featuring Rihanna - Live Your Life
3. Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
4. Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows
5. T-Pain Featuring Ludacris - Chopped 'N' Skrewed

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Luis Fonsi - No Me Doy Por Vencido
2. Enrique Iglesias - Lloro Por Ti
3. Ricardo Arjona - Como Duele
4. Marco Antonio Solis - No Molestar
5. RKM & Ken-Y - Te Regalo Amores

Lunar phase

The moon phase for December 11, 2008 is Full Moon.

See Moon rising and setting times on December 11, 2008

Planetary phase

See Planets rising and setting times on December 11, 2008

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• Lens - Montpellier : 0 - 2

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $80.33
• Apple AAPL: opens at $97.35
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $20.11
• General Electric GE: opens at $17.40
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $81.50

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 91.4 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.2347 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.1835 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.8523 CNY
• 1 EUR = 122.06 JPY