Wednesday March 12, 2008

US date format: 3/12/2008, UK date format: 12/3/2008

The day of the week was Wednesday, under the astrological sign of Pisces (see Chinese Zodiac and Moon Sign on March 12, 2008).

Famous birthdays on this day include Braydon Wilkerson and Benjamin Vollenhoven.

The number one song in US was Love In This Club by Usher. Mercy by Duffy was #1 song in the UK.

The Great Debaters, directed by Denzel Washington, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2008 while The Killing Ground by Jack Higgins was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Teenage Kicks. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Alien Crush Returns or Auditorium.

The US president was George W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Gordon Brown (Labour), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

Events | Famous Birthdays | Famous Deaths | Zodiac | Calendar and Day of Week | Movies | TV Series | Music charts | Magazine covers | Books | Videogames

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March 12, 2008 Events

What happened on March 12, 2008?


Historical Events

  • Oil prices hit a record high of US$110 per barrel
  • The United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced a significant increase in efforts to combat smog in American cities and towns.
  • In 2007, the total digital information was 281 gigabytes, more than the available storage.
  • Crude oil futures contracts close trading at $109.92 per barrel, a new closing record after previously topping $110 per barrel for the first-time.
  • Four militants, including three members from the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, were killed by Israeli commandos.
  • The Vanern, Sweden's largest lake and also the third-largest lake in Europe, will see its level drop by 15 cms to prevent flooding.
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What happened on March 12 in history? Find out the list of March 12th major events

What was 2008 famous for? Discover everything about 2008

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March 12, 2008 Famous Birthdays


Who was born on March 12, 2008?

  • American child of noted parents, actress Melissa Joan Hart and her husband musician Mark Wilkerson. Braydon has an older brother Mason, who is two years older.

  • Dutch royal family, the third child and second son of Dutch Prince Bernhard and his wife Anette.

Other March 12th famous birthdays

  • American businessman and politician, Republican Party candidate who won the November 2002 gubernatorial election in Massachusetts and who threw his hat in the 2008 race for the White House. With his thin good looks, youthful and energetic appearance, strict moral emphasis, business triumphs, a lovely wife and five successful sons by his side, Romney presents himself as the answer to …

  • Belgian rapper born to a Rwandan father (architect) and a Belgian mother. Paul saw his father for the last time (dead in 1997 during the Rwandan genocide) when he was 9 years old. He changed his first stage name "Opsmaestro" into "Stromae", inversion of "maestro". In 2005, he specialized in electro music. Known for his huge hit "Alors on danse". …

  • Rock Singer

  • American writer and poet, the author of 21 books including "The Town and the City," 1950, "The Subterraneans," 1958 and "Big Sur." He is perhaps best known for "The Dharma Bums," 1958 and "On The Road," 1957, the classic novels that established him as a hero who epitomized the style of living and writing associated with the "Beat Movement," and …

See all famous people born on March 12th

How old am I?

If March 12, 2008 is your birthday you are 15 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on March 12.

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March 12, 2008 Famous Deaths


Who died on March 12, 2008?

Other March 12th famous deaths

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March 12, 2008 Zodiac


Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

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Pisces

Pisces personality

Who should a Pisces marry?

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries

Personality of March born

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March 12, 2008 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was March 12, 2008?


The day of the week was Wednesday.

March 12th marks the 71st day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2008.

There are 294 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters

Release year: 2008

Directed by: Denzel Washington

Starring: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker

Country: United States of America

He's Just Not That Into You

He's Just Not That Into You

Release year: 2008

Directed by: Ken Kwapis

Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Morgan Lily

Country: United States of America

Leatherheads

Leatherheads

Release year: 2008

Directed by: George Clooney

Starring: George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski, David de Vries

Country: United States of America

Fighting

Fighting

Release year: 2008

Directed by: Dito Montiel

Starring: Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Luis Guzmán, Zulay Henao

Country: United States of America

The Hitcher

The Hitcher

Release year: 2008

Directed by: Dave Meyers

Starring: Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, Neal McDonough

Country: United States of America

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Music charts

What was the number one song on March 12, 2008? Which were the top hits on March 12, 2008?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Love In This Club
  2. - Low
  3. - With You
  4. - Don't Stop The Music
  5. - Love Song

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Mercy
  2. - What's It Gonna Be
  3. - Rockstar
  4. - Stop And Stare
  5. - Low

Top #5 R&B songs

  1. - I Remember
  2. - Like You'll Never See Me Again
  3. - Suffocate
  4. - Falsetto
  5. - Just Fine

Top #5 Latin songs

  1. - Gotas De Agua Dulce
  2. - Donde Estan Corazon
  3. - Te Quiero
  4. - Te Llore
  5. - Me Enamora
Sport Games on March 12, 2008

Sport Games on March 12, 2008


Championship

Football (United Kingdom)
  • Cardiff - Hull : 1 - 0
  • West Brom - Crystal Palace : 1 - 1
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League 1

Football (United Kingdom)
  • Bristol Rvs - Northampton : 1 - 1
See all Football game results of March 12, 2008

League 2

Football (United Kingdom)
  • Accrington - Morecambe : 3 - 2
  • Chester - Bradford : 0 - 1
See all Football game results of March 12, 2008

Premier League

UK Soccer
  • Aston Villa - Middlesbrough : 1 - 1
  • Celtic - Dundee United : 0 - 0
  • Chelsea - Derby : 6 - 1
  • Hibernian - Motherwell : 1 - 0
  • Portsmouth - Birmingham : 4 - 2
See all Football game results of March 12, 2008

TV Series

Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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Teenage Kicks

Teenage Kicks

Release year: 2008

Directed by: Craig Boreham

Unhitched

Unhitched

Release year: 2008

Directed by: Stefan Schwartz

Monster House

Monster House

Release year: 2008

Directed by: Gil Kenan

The Battery's Down

The Battery's Down

Release year: 2008

Directed by: Jake Wilson

Fight Quest

Fight Quest

Release year: 2007

Magazine Covers

What news were making the headlines those days in March 2008?

Books

Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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The Killing Ground by Jack Higgins

The Killing Ground

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Sean Dillon embarks on a mission to show mercy. And Sean Dillon, intelligence operative, stops Caspar Rashid at Heathrow Airport.

People Of The Book by Geraldine Brooks

People Of The Book

By:

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author March and The Secret Chord has written a bestseller that follows a manuscript through centuries of war and exile. It was published by Viking in October 2015.

Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg

Liberal Fascism

By:

Liberal opponents often use insults such as "Fascists", "Brownshirts," and "jackbooted Stormtroopers" to describe conservatives. Calling someone fascist is the fastest and most effective way to silence them, as well as defining their views.

Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline

Lady Killer

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Mary DiNunzio is now a major business-getter at Rosato & Associates. She doesn't expect Trish Gambone to walk into her office in her mile-high stilettos, but she is super-sexy.

Duma Key: A Novel by Stephen King

Duma Key: A Novel

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Stephen King, undisputed King of Horror and #1 New York Times Bestseller author, has written a thrilling novel about what happens when our world is broken down by the supernatural.

Videogames

What videogames would you be playing back in the days?

Alien Crush Returns

Alien Crush Returns

Platform: WiiWare

Genre: Pinball

Publisher: Hudson Soft

Auditorium

Auditorium

Platform: Adobe Flash, Windows/Mac OS X (Steam), iOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable

Genre: Puzzle, strategy

Berlitz English Dictionary

Berlitz English Dictionary

Platform: Nintendo DS

Genre: Educational game

Publisher: Koch Media

Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games

Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games

Platform: Nintendo DS

Genre: Action game

Publisher: Play THQ

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Platform: Xbox 360

Genre: Action-adventure, vehicle construction

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

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Financial News

Stock Markets and Exchange Rates


Stock Markets

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $86.61
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $127.04
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $29.43
  • General Electric GE: opens at $33.46
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $116.10

Exchange Rates

  • 1 USD = 101.34 JPY
  • 1 USD = 0.9894 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.0138 CHF
  • 1 USD = 7.1022 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 157.74 JPY

Frequently Asked Questions

What day of the week was on March 12, 2008?

On March 12, 2008 the day of the week was Wednesday.

What zodiac sign is March 12, 2008?

On March 12, 2008 the zodiac sign was Pisces.

Who was the US President on March 12, 2008?

On March 12, 2008 the US President was George W. Bush (Republican).

Who was the UK Prime Minister on March 12, 2008?

On March 12, 2008 the UK Prime Minister was Gordon Brown (Labour).

Who was the Pope on March 12, 2008?

On March 12, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

Which famous people are born on March 12, 2008?

On March 12, 2008 several famous people were born including, Braydon Wilkerson, Benjamin Vollenhoven.

Which famous people died on March 12, 2008?

Famous people died on March 12, 2008 include, Jorge Guinzburg, Károly Németh, Lazare Ponticelli.

What was the number one song in March 12, 2008?

The number one song in the week of March 12, 2008 was Love In This Club by Usher in US and Mercy by Duffy in UK.

What were the top hits on March 12, 2008?

The top hits on March 12, 2008 were Love In This Club by Usher, Low by Flo Rida, With You by Chris Brown in US and Mercy by Duffy, What's It Gonna Be by H Two O featuring Platnum, Rockstar by Nickelback in UK.