Friday March 14, 2008

Historical Events

• Lhasa and other parts of Tibet were rocked by a series of protests and riots.
• As rioters attack Han Chinese-owned buildings and the government, Tibetan separatists launch violent demonstrations.
• Official opening of the new Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport by Queen Elizabeth
• Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia's Minister of National Defense, has announced that the government will pay US$2.5 Million to Pedro Pablo Montoya (FARC rebel who murdered Ivan Rios).
• Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's President, dares the United States of America to declare Venezuela a state sponsor for terrorism.
• Muhammed Rahim is an al-Qaeda member that helped Osama Bin Laden escape Tora Bora, Afghanistan, in 2001. He is now being held at Guantanamo Bay.
• Leaders of the European Union agree to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020 after a summit in Brussels.
• United States investment bank Bear Stearns receives emergency funding from JPMorgan Chase with the support of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
• Atlanta, Georgia is hit by an EF2 tornado that damages many buildings, including the CNN Center, Georgia Dome, World Congress Center, and Philips Arena.
• Iranian voters vote in the legislative election. Nearly 90% of reformist candidates were disqualified from this election.
• Protests in Tibet turn violent and seven people are reported to have been killed in Lhasa. Monday's protests marked the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising. They called for the release detained Buddhist monks. Others protests were held calling for Tibetan independence, and also displaying the Tibetan national flag.
• Saint Patrick's Day is today and not March 17th.
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See also

What happened on March 14 in history? Find out the list of March 14th major events

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Who died on March 14, 2008?

• Chiara Lubich

  Italian Catholic activist and leader and foundress of the Focolare (Born 1920).

Other March 14th famous deaths

• Stephen Hawking

  British theoretical physicist who was a Professor at the University of Oxford.

• Alain Bashung

  French singer, songwriter, comedian and actor (Born 1947).

• Susan Hayward

  American actress who has done more than 50 films in 35 years.

• Peter Graves

  American actor (Born 1926).

See all famous people who died on March 14th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

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

Chinese Zodiac

Rat

The day of the week was Friday.

March 14th marks the 73rd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2008.

There are 292 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

March 2008 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Usher - Love In This Club
2. Flo Rida - Low
3. Chris Brown - With You
4. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
5. Sara Bareilles - Love Song

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Duffy - Mercy
2. H Two O featuring Platnum - What's It Gonna Be
3. Nickelback - Rockstar
4. OneRepublic - Stop And Stare
5. Flo Rida featuring T-Pain - Low

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Keyshia Cole - I Remember
2. Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again
3. J. Holiday - Suffocate
4. The-Dream - Falsetto
5. Mary J. Blige - Just Fine

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Juanes - Gotas De Agua Dulce
2. Enrique Iglesias - Donde Estan Corazon
3. Flex - Te Quiero
4. Conjunto Primavera - Te Llore
5. Juanes - Me Enamora

Jupiler League

• Germinal - Standard : 1 - 2

Bundesliga 1

• Schalke 04 - Duisburg : 2 - 1

Bundesliga 2

• Offenbach - CZ Jena : 2 - 1
• Paderborn - Aachen : 0 - 1
• Wehen - Kaiserslautern : 0 - 2

Division 2

• Ajaccio - Chateauroux : 0 - 1
• Angers - Sedan : 1 - 1
• Boulogne - Clermont : 1 - 2
• Dijon - Bastia : 2 - 1
• Guingamp - Reims : 2 - 1

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $87.60
• Apple AAPL: opens at $129.88
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.72
• General Electric GE: opens at $34.54
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $116.10

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 99.25 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9858 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9985 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.0905 CNY
• 1 EUR = 155.32 JPY