Monday December 22, 2008: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

Historical Events

• The American Environmental Protection Agency has published a Clean Water Act General Permit allowing cruise ships to dump unlimited amounts of untreated "graywater", within a mile of U.S. shores.
• A ash dike burst at Roane County's solid waste containment area, Tennessee. It released 1.1 billion gallons (4.2 Million m) of ash. coal fly ash and slurry.
• The results of the December 14th Turkmenistan parliamentary elections are now known.
• Romanian legislative elections, 2008: Emil Boc has been sworn in as Prime Minister. He will be leading a coalition government made up of the Democrat Liberals (and Social Democrats).
• At 74 years old, President of Guinea Lansana conte has died. Aboubacar Sompare, National Assembly Speaker, will assume the role of President of Guinea Lansana Conte for 60 days if the Supreme Court declares this vacant.
• Five men are found guilty by a jury of conspiring against the murder of soldiers at Fort Dix in New Jersey, USA.
• Chilpancingo Guerrero, Mexico, has nine human heads and decapitated corps. They are believed to be belonging to eight soldiers and one former high-ranking police officer.
• Toyota Motor Corporation, the largest automaker in the world, predicts that it will suffer its first operating loss for 70 years due to the automotive crisis.
• Romanian legislative elections, 2008: Emil Boc is sworn-in as new Prime Minister. He will be leading a coalition government made up of the Democrat Liberals (and Social Democrats). (b92.net). Mircea Geoana is elected the head of the Senate, and Roberta Alma Anastase becomes the president of the Chamber of Deputies.
• A failure to impound the Tennessee Valley Authority's co-fired power station in Kingston, Tennessee results in large quantities of fly ash slurry being released onto the surrounding land and adjacent Emory or Clinch rivers.
• Mexico's automobile dealers demand a US$3B bailout package to help them through the crisis.
• Mexico and the United States have pledged $1.4 billion to support the Merida Initiative, which is a security cooperation to combat drug trade, transnational criminality, and money laundering.
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See also

What happened on December 22 in history? Find out the list of December 22nd major events

What was 2008 famous for? Discover everything about 2008

Other December 22nd famous birthdays

• Vanessa Paradis

  French actress and singer, Depardieu was seen in "Elisa", directed by Jean Becker.

• Ralph Fiennes

  English actor.

• Pamela Courson

  Jim Morrison's common-law wife for many years, American news personality.

• Jean-Baptiste Maunier

  French singer and actor, he is best known for his role as Les Choristes in 2004.

See all famous people born on December 22nd

How old am I?

If December 22, 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 22.

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 22, 2008?

• Lansana Conté

Other December 22nd famous deaths

• Samuel Beckett

  Irish writer of fiction, prose and avant-garde plays.

• Darryl F Zanuck

  American film producer and executive (d.79).

• Richard Dimbleby

  English broadcaster and journalist (Born 1913).

• Godfried Bomans

  Dutch journalist and writer.

See all famous people who died on December 22nd

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Capricorn

Capricorn personality

Who should a Capricorn 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

Find out your Moon Sign

Can the numbers in December 22, 2008 reveal something about your future ? Find out

The day of the week was Monday.

December 22nd marks the 356th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2008.

There are 9 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

December 2008 calendar

Holidays

• R.C. Saints - commemoration of Frances Xavier Cabrini
• Spain: the main draw of Spanish National Lottery, where it is a Christmas tradition.
• Astrology: First day of sun sign Capricorn
• In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs on or very close to this date. In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs around this time.
• Also see December 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Japan - T?ji (winter solstice)

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
2. T.I. - Live Your Life
3. Lady GaGa - Just Dance
4. Britney Spears - Circus
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. T-Pain Featuring Ludacris - Chopped 'N' Skrewed
4. Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
5. Usher - Trading Places

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. Reik - Inolvidable
5. Gloria Trevi - Cinco Minutos

Lunar phase

The moon phase for December 22, 2008 is New Moon.

See Moon rising and setting times on December 22, 2008

Planetary phase

See Planets rising and setting times on December 22, 2008

Division 2

• Strasbourg - Boulogne : 1 - 0

Premier League

• Everton - Chelsea : 0 - 0

Liga I

• Benfica - Nacional : 0 - 0

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $75.21
• Apple AAPL: opens at $90.02
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $19.24
• General Electric GE: opens at $16.56
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $83.27

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 90.26 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.2212 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.0931 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.852 CNY
• 1 EUR = 125.74 JPY