Sunday December 21, 2008: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

Historical Events

• Gwadar Port, Pakistan, becomes fully operational.ref name=quotThe_Dawnquot
• Boris Johnson, London mayor, announces the winning design to replace the iconic Routemaster double-decker buses.
• Continental Airlines Flight 1404 crashes off Denver International Airport. 38 of the 110 passengers aboard were injured.
• Iranian police attacked and closed Shirin Ebadi's Children's Rights Support Association, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, before a planned celebration for Human Rights Day.
• Canada announces a US$3.3 Billion bailout for its struggling automotive industry.
• 2008 Russian financial crisis: The Russian Internal Troops repress a protest at Vladivostok against higher tariffs for imported used cars
• Near the National Technical University of Athens, in Greece, there are still clashes between the Hellenic Police and rioters.
• Mumbai's Oberoi Trident Hotel and Taj Mahal Palace Tower Hotels reopened less than a month following the November terrorist attacks.
• China's People's Liberation Army Navy sends three warships (2 destroyers, 1 replenishment oiler) to Gulf of Aden in order to join the Combined Task Force 150 to fight Somali pirates.
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See also

What happened on December 21 in history? Find out the list of December 21st major events

What was 2008 famous for? Discover everything about 2008

Other December 21st famous birthdays

• Emmanuel Macron
• Jane Fonda

  American actress, who has at times been a sexpot and a feminist, a politician, a producer of exercise videos, a businesswoman,...

• Samuel L Jackson

  American actor.

• Frank Zappa

  American musician.

See all famous people born on December 21st

How old am I?

If December 21, 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 21.

How to find someone’s birthday?

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

Other December 21st famous deaths

• Albert King

  American blues singer/guitarist Crosscut Saw, dies at the age of 71 (born in 1923).

• Marc Connelly

  Playwright (One minute please) dies at 90.

• Richard Long

  American author and historian (d. 2013).

• Nicolae Ceaucescu

  Romanian Dictator (1945-89), executed.

See all famous people who died on December 21st

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 21, 2008

Can the numbers in December 21, 2008 reveal something about your future ? Find out

The day of the week was Sunday.

December 21st marks the 355th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2008.

There are 10 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

December 2008 calendar

Holidays

• Roman festivals - Divalia in honour of Angerona
• R.C. Saints - Saint Petrus Canisius ; formerly feast day of Thomas the apostle
• Also see December 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• The summer solstice (Southern Hemisphere) or winter solstice (Northern Hemisphere), sometimes known as Yule, occurs on or very close to this date. It is an important festival in the Chinese calendar.

Top #5 songs in the USA

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

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. T-Pain Featuring Ludacris - Chopped 'N' Skrewed
5. Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows

Top #5 Latin songs

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

Lunar phase

The moon phase for December 21, 2008 is Last Quarter.

See Moon rising and setting times on December 21, 2008

Planetary phase

See Planets rising and setting times on December 21, 2008

Serie A

• Atalanta - Juventus : 1 - 3
• Cagliari - Reggina : 1 - 1
• Catania - Roma : 3 - 2
• Chievo - Genoa : 0 - 1
• Lecce - Bologna : 0 - 0

Jupiler League

• Kortrijk - Westerlo : 0 - 0
• Standard - Gent : 2 - 1

La Liga Primera Division

• Betis - Ath Bilbao : 0 - 1
• La Coruna - Recreativo : 4 - 1
• Mallorca - Sevilla : 0 - 0
• Numancia - Valladolid : 4 - 3
• Osasuna - Getafe : 5 - 2

La Liga Segunda Division

• Alaves - Tenerife : 1 - 2
• Xerez - Gimnastic : 1 - 2