Tuesday September 16, 2008: on this day
September 16, 2008 was the 260th day of the year 2008, under the sign of Virgo and the day of the week was Tuesday.
Is September 16, 2008 a day special to you? If so you may like to discover what happened on that day, the zodiac sign and moon phase on September 16, 2008, who was born and died on September 16, 2008, what holidays and observances are celebrated on September 16, 2008, which were the most popular songs (ex. Whatever You Like by T.I.), movies (e.g. The Great Debaters, directed by Denzel Washington), TV series (e.g. Raising The Bar) books and videogames back then.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about September 16th, 2008 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
Table of contents
- What day of the week was September 16, 2008?
- September 16, 2008: What happened on that day?
- September 16, 2008: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?
- September 16, 2008: What were the main match results that day?
- September 16, 2008: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
- September 16, 2008: What was the moon phase on that day?
- Who was born on September 16, 2008?
- September 16, 2008: How old are you if you were born on that day?
- September 16, 2008: What famous people died on that day?
- September 16, 2008: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
- September 16, 2008: Number 1 song on that day
- September 16, 2008: What were the most popular movies on that day?
- September 16, 2008: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
- September 16, 2008: What were the bestselling books on that day?
- September 16, 2008: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
- Who was the US President on September 16, 2008?
- Who was the UK Prime Minister on September 16, 2008?
- Who was the Pope on September 16, 2008?
What day of the week was September 16, 2008?
September 16, 2008 was a Tuesday and it was the 260th day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar.
September 16, 2008 can also be written as 9/16/2008 in the US and as 16/9/2008 in UK and Europe.
September 16, 2008: What happened on that day?
Here's what happened on September 16, 2008:
- The u.s. federal reserve board announced that the federal reserve bank of new york would lend up to us$85billion to american international group. additionally, the u.s. government would receive a 79.9% equity interest in aig.
- The u.s. house of representatives approves legislation to lift a ban on offshore drilling. this opens up most of the u.s. coast for exploration.
- Bolivian unrest:
- The armed forces take governor of pando l. fernandez into custody on charges that he hired hitmen to attack protestors.
- As the political situation in bolivia worsens, at least two emergency flights are organized by the united states.
- Local rights activists claim that 838 somalians have been killed in fighting in somalia since june. this brings the death toll from an insurgency that started in early last year to 9,474.
- 2008 russian financial crisis:
- 2008 russian financial crisis: russia's largest stock exchange micex and its dollar-denominated rts suspended trade for an hour following the worst one-day drop in ten years. finance minister alexei kudrin assured markets that there was no "systemic” crisis.
- Subprime mortgage crisis
- Six men were found guilty in melbourne of terrorist-related offenses. abdul nacer benbrika was found guilty in the intentional directing terrorist activities, while five other men were found guilty for being members of the same organisation. the jury acquitted four other men, while it is still considering the verdict for two others.
- The united states opens a partnership with sodertalje in sweden, which is a swedish city of 80,000 and has hosted nearly 6,000 iraqi refugees ever since the start of the war.
- The ruling coalition in ukraine has been officially disbanded after the party of regions and yulia tymoshenko, parties that supported prime minister yulia, pushed legislation to limit the power of president viktor yushchenko. this led to his party's departure from the coalition. tymoshenko's party will likely form an alliance or new elections with the party of regions.
- Viktor yushchenko had previously accused pro-western yulia timoschenko of high treason for her refusal to support georgia in the 2008 south ossetia war.
- The union is being attacked by the employees, not the members.
- After a leadership spill, malcolm turnbull was elected leader of the opposition and leader of the federal liberal party of australia.
- Hanyu pinyin is adopted by the republic of china as its official chinese romanization. this replaces the tongyong pinyin. (taipei times),
- Unrest in bolivia: the armed forces take governor of pando lópoldo fernandez into custody on charges that he hired hitmen to attack protesters. (bbc news). the united states organizes at least two evacuation flights out of bolivia to alleviate the political crisis.
- Subprime mortgage crisis: the united states federal reserve lends $85 billion to the american international group in exchange for a 79.9% share.
- Conflict hamas-fatah: five people are killed in gaza city as a result of the fierce fighting between hamas security forces, and the pro fatah doghmush organised criminal family.
September 16, 2008: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?
Stock market quotes on September 16, 2008:
- ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $71.99
- Apple AAPL: opens at $133.86
- Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.09
- General Electric GE: opens at $22.17
- International Business Machines IBM: opens at $113.73
Exchange Rates on September 16, 2008:
- 1 USD = 105.64 JPY
- 1 USD = 1.0716 CAD
- 1 USD = 1.1236 CHF
- 1 USD = 6.85 CNY
- 1 EUR = 148.95 JPY
September 16, 2008: What were the main match results that day?
Championship - Football (United Kingdom)
- Barnsley - Cardiff : 0 - 1
- Bristol City - Birmingham : 1 - 2
- Burnley - Blackpool : 2 - 0
- Doncaster - Charlton : 0 - 1
- Preston - Nott'm Forest : 2 - 1
League 1 - Football (United Kingdom)
- Cheltenham - Bristol Rvs : 2 - 1
- Stockport - Northampton : 1 - 1
Serie B - Football (Italy)
- Albinoleffe - Parma : 1 - 0
- Brescia - Treviso : 0 - 0
- Sassuolo - Pisa : 3 - 1
September 16, 2008: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Zodiac and Astrological sign for September 16th is Virgo.
Virgo is the 6th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between August 23rd and September 22nd belong to the Virgo sign: discover Virgo personality and who should a Virgo marry.
Babies born in September are either Virgo or Libra. People born before September 22nd are Virgo, while people born from September 23rd have the sign of Libra.
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September 16, 2008: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Chinese Zodiac sign for September 16, 2008 is Rat and the associated element is Earth.
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September 16, 2008: What was the moon phase on that day?
Moon phase
The moon phase on September 16, 2008 was Full Moon.
The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on September 16, 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 September 16, 2008 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 94% full, rising at 07:24 pm and setting at 09:13 am.
The previous full moon was on Sep 15, 2008 while the next full moon would come on Oct 14, 2008.
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Get your map!Who was born on September 16, 2008?
Whose famous birthday is on September 16th?
Famous individuals and celebrities born on September 16th:
- Lauren Bacall
American actress and star for more than a century.
- Bingbing Fan
Bingbing fan is a chinese actress known for her roles in popular chinese and international films.
- Marc Anthony
Marc anthony is an american singer known for his latin music and romantic ballads.
- Peter Falk
Peter falk was an american actor best known for his role as the detective columbo in the television series of the same name.
- Nick Jonas
American guitarist and singer (jonas brothers).
- Alexis Bledel
American actress known for her role in the TV series 'Gilmore Girls'.
- Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler is a successful actress, comedian, and co-founder of the online platform 'Smart Girls at the Party.
- David Copperfield
American magician and natural-born performer, who is world famous for his spectacular productions of around 500 live performances per year...
- Richard Marx
Richard marx is a grammy-winning pop singer known for hits like 'right here waiting' and 'hold on to the nights'.
- Kyla Pratt
Kyla pratt is an american actress known for her roles in the television series 'one on one' and the 'dr.
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September 16, 2008: How old are you if you were born on that day?
You are 15 years 7 months old,
or 187 months and 7 days old,
or 814 weeks
or 5698 days old,
if you were born on September 16, 2008.How many days until your next birthday if you were born on September 16, 2008?
There are 146 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday September 16th 2024.
What generation do you belong to if you were born on September 16, 2008?
You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on September 16, 2008.
September 16, 2008: What famous people died on that day?
Famous people died on September 16, 2008:
- Norman Whitfield
Associated with the temptations, (born 1940).
- Anatolij Markovič Žabotinskij
- Giorgio Bettinelli
- Stefano Rosso
What famous deaths happened on September 16th?
Famous deaths on September 16th:
- Maria Callas
Greek opera singer.
- Jane Powell
American actress and singer.
- Sheb Wooley
American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2003).
- Gabreal Fahrenheit
Gabreal Fahrenheit was a German physicist who invented the Fahrenheit temperature scale, which is widely used to measure temperature.
- Jaicob Grimm
Jaicob Grimm, along with his brother Wilhelm, is best known for publishing collections of folk tales and fairy tales, including 'Grimm's...
- Adelma Lutz
Brazilian biologist and feminist known for her research on tropical diseases.
- Dempsy Levy
Contributed to the development of the theory of quarks and quantum chromodynamics.
- Kenay Kuroda
Japanese physicist known for his contributions to particle physics.
- Syvilla Fort
Renowned dancer and choreographer.
- Samanthan Smith
Known for her work in environmental conservation and nuclear disarmament.
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September 16, 2008: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
Holidays on September 16, 2008:
- Mexico - Independence Day (from Spain; proclaimed 1810, recognised 1821, instituted 1825; See Fiestas Patrias)
- Also see September 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- RC Saints - Saint Cyprian, Pope Cornelius, Saint Ludmila
- In ancient Greece, the third day of the Eleusinian Mysteries, when the initiates walked to the sea at Phaleron and purified themselves in the water.
- Papua New Guinea - Independence Day (from Australia, 1975)
Observances on September 16, 2008:
- International Day for Interventional Cardiology
- International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
September 16, 2008: Number 1 song on that day
The number 1 song on September 16, 2008 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week September 15th and September 21st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).
September 16, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?
The number 1 song in the USA on September 16, 2008 was Whatever You Like by T.I., according to the music chart for the week September 15th and September 21st.
September 16, 2008: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?
The music chart in the USA on September 16, 2008 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week September 15th and September 21st. It included the following Top 5 songs:
September 16, 2008: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?
The number 1 R&B song on September 16, 2008 was Need U Bad by Jazmine Sullivan, according to the R&B music chart for the week September 15th and September 21st.
September 16, 2008: What was the R&B music chart on that day?
The R&B music chart on September 16, 2008 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week September 15th and September 21st. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:
September 16, 2008: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?
The number 1 Latin song on September 16, 2008 was No Me Doy Por Vencido by Luis Fonsi, according to the Latin music chart for the week September 15th and September 21st.
September 16, 2008: What was the Latin music chart on that day?
The Latin music chart on September 16, 2008 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week September 15th and September 21st. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:
- Luis Fonsi - No Me Doy Por Vencido
- Flex - Te Quiero
- Alacranes Musical - Dame Tu Amor
- Vicente Fernandez - Para Siempre
- Dareyes de La Sierra - Hasta El Dia De Hoy
September 16, 2008: What were the most popular movies on that day?
The most popular movies on September 16, 2008 were the films released in theaters close to that day with the largest audiences and significant box office revenue, including:
September 16, 2008: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
The most popular TV Series on September 16, 2008 were the Televisions Series released on TV close to that day characterized by high ratings, critical acclaim and a large fan base.. They included:
September 16, 2008: What were the bestselling books on that day?
The bestselling books on September 16, 2008 were the literary works published close to that day that have achieved notable commercial success, including:
September 16, 2008: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
The most popular videogames on September 16, 2008 were those that achieved widespread recognition and player engagement close to that day, including:
Who was the US President on September 16, 2008?
On September 16, 2008 the US President was George W. Bush (Republican).
Who was the UK Prime Minister on September 16, 2008?
On September 16, 2008 the UK Prime Minister was Gordon Brown (Labour).
Who was the Pope on September 16, 2008?
On September 16, 2008 the Pope was Benedict XVI.
What is special about September 16th?
September 16th refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 16th day of the month of September. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.
Over the years several events happened on September 16th, such as:
- 2018 - After being closed for "an ongoing law enforcement investigation into criminal activity at sacramento peak", the sunspot solar observatory will reopen monday. a suspect in this investigation could pose a risk to the safety and security of residents and staff.
- 2017 - Ryanair, an irish low-cost airline cancels 82 sunday flight to ireland as part of a six-week-long program to eliminate 40 to 50 flights per day to clear its crew vacation backlog. this is to comply with the requirements of the irish aviation authority by the end of 2012.
- 2016 - War in north-west pakistan: at least 28 people are killed and 31 injured in a suicide bombing at a mosque located in mohmand agency. jamaat-ul ahrar claims responsibility.
What happened in 2008?
2008 was filled with very interesting events such as
- The US$100 per barrel price for crude oil is the highest ever recorded.
- The Democratic caucuses in Iowa, USA choose Barack Obama to be their presidential candidate on November 8. Hillary Clinton, the national front-runner, is third behind John Edwards. Mike Huckabee was chosen by the Republican caucuses over Mitt Romney.
- Seldom seen snowfalls in southeast Florida, USA.
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What was the calendar for September 2008?
September 2008 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with September being the 9th month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.