Friday February 22, 2008

US date format: 2/22/2008, UK date format: 22/2/2008

The day of the week was Friday, under the astrological sign of Pisces (see Chinese Zodiac and Moon Sign on February 22, 2008).

Famous birthdays on this day include Anthony Twins .

The number one song in US was Low by Flo Rida. Now You're Gone by Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz was #1 song in the UK.

The Great Debaters, directed by Denzel Washington, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2008 while World Without End by Ken Follett was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Unhitched. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Block Breaker Deluxe 2 or Lego Batman: The Videogame.

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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February 22, 2008 Events

What happened on February 22, 2008?


Historical Events

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin described the recognition by several world powers of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence as a "terrible precedent" that could have unintended consequences for other parts of the world, and that would be a blow to the West.
  • The White House announced that U.S. Army National Guard Master Sergent Woodrow W. Keeble, the first Sioux to be awarded the Medal of Honor, will posthumously receive it.
  • The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Prize in Literature to poet Lars Forssell, has named Anders Olsson, a professor of literature, as one of its members.
  • Turkey has sent between 3000 and 10000 troops to northern Iraq.
  • Officially, the British government has nationalized Northern Rock Bank.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin described the recognition by several world powers of Kosovo's unilaterally declared independence as "a terrible precedent",... that "breaks down the entire system international relations",... which has taken many centuries to evolve. It may have unintended consequences for other parts of the world, and it could lead to a chain of unpredictable outcomes that will hit the West "in its face."
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What happened on February 22 in history? Find out the list of February 22nd major events

What was 2008 famous for? Discover everything about 2008

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February 22, 2008 Famous Birthdays


Who was born on February 22, 2008?

  • American twins born to noted parents, performers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. The children are Lopez’ first and Anthony’s fourth and fifth.

Other February 22nd famous birthdays

  • Drew Barrymore

    American actress and noted family, the daughter of John Drew Barrymore and Idelko Jaid who bears the name of an acting family that has been famous for generations. By age ten, she had credits in several outstanding films, "Altered States," "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial," "Irreconcilable Differences" and "Firestarter." Poised and a natural, at age seven she was a host on "Saturday …

  • American giant who weighed 12 lbs at birth and was the size of a three-year-old by the age of six months. He weighed 250 pounds and was six feet, eleven inches tall by the age of 11, eventually growing to be 491 pounds and eight feet 11 inches tall. Physicians claimed that the reason for his growth was an overactive …

  • British singer born in a family of militaries. Former army captain in Kosovo, he is widely known for his huge hit "You're beautiful".

  • Steve Irwin

    Australian television personality and environmentalist, he is arguably best known as a crocodile handler.

See all famous people born on February 22nd

How old am I?

If February 22, 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 February 22.

How to find someone’s birthday?

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February 22, 2008 Famous Deaths


Other February 22nd famous deaths

  • German patriot, an active member of the Resistance Movement in "The White Rose" resistance cell, She and her brother Hans, who joined her in...

  • American journalist stationed in Pakistan when he was kidnapped on 1/23/2002 after arranging to meet members of a shadowy group of Islamic...

  • Simone Simon

    French actress, famed for Marc Allegret's "Lac Aux Dames.

  • French politician, senator, minister, senator & mayor of rouen for 25 yrs.

See all famous people who died on February 22nd

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February 22, 2008 Zodiac


Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

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Pisces

Pisces personality

Who should a Pisces marry?

Babies born in February are either Aquarius or Pisces. People born before February 18th are Aquarius, while people born from February 19th have the sign of Pisces

Personality of February born

Chinese Zodiac

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February 22, 2008 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was February 22, 2008?


The day of the week was Friday.

February 22nd marks the 52nd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2008.

There are 313 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

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21

Release year: 2008

Directed by: Robert Luketic

Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Aaron Yoo

Country: United States of America

Never Back Down

Never Back Down

Release year: 2008

Directed by: Jeff Wadlow

Starring: Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet

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

Fighting

Fighting

Release year: 2008

Directed by: Dito Montiel

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

Country: United States of America

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Music charts

What was the number one song on February 22, 2008? Which were the top hits on February 22, 2008?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Low
  2. - With You
  3. - Don't Stop The Music
  4. - No Oneyoutube
  5. - Apologize

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Now You're Gone
  2. - Rockstar
  3. - Chasing Pavements
  4. - Don't Stop The Music
  5. - Work

Top #5 R&B songs

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

Top #5 Latin songs

  1. - Gotas De Agua Dulce
  2. - Me Enamora
  3. - Te Quiero
  4. - Donde Estan Corazon
  5. - Te Llore
Sport Games on February 22, 2008

Sport Games on February 22, 2008


Jupiler League

Football (Belgium)
  • Genk - St Truiden : 0 - 1
See all Football game results of February 22, 2008

Bundesliga 1

Football (Germany)
  • Bochum - Hannover : 2 - 1
See all Football game results of February 22, 2008

Bundesliga 2

Football (Germany)
  • FC Koln - Munich 1860 : 0 - 0
  • Hoffenheim - Freiburg : 2 - 0
  • Mainz - CZ Jena : 2 - 2
See all Football game results of February 22, 2008

Division 2

Football (France)
  • Amiens - Ajaccio : 4 - 0
  • Angers - Niort : 1 - 1
  • Bastia - Libourne : 2 - 1
  • Brest - Grenoble : 1 - 0
  • Chateauroux - Boulogne : 1 - 0
See all Football game results of February 22, 2008

TV Series

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

Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work

Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work

Release year: 2007

Directed by: Matt Reid

Kleiner Dodo

Kleiner Dodo

Release year: 2007

Magazine Covers

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

  • Time: Profile photos of Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama facing each other. Hillary Clinton by Diana Walker
  • EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.979
  • Wired: Wired - February, 2008
  • LIFE: explore magazine covers

Books

Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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World Without End by Ken Follett

World Without End

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This "epic" sequel to The Pillars of the Earth (The Denver Post), is two centuries old. It marks the completion of the Gothic cathedral built by the Kingsbridge residents.

An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe

An Inconvenient Book

By:

The world is in chaos. The world is in chaos.

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Pillars of the Earth

By:

View our Ken Follett feature page. Starz has more information about The Pillars of the Earth. This historical epic, a departure for the bestselling thriller author, is a tale about the construction of a powerful Gothic cathedral in the 12th …

Boom! by Tom Brokaw

Boom!

By:

Boom! is a great portrait by Tom Brokaw (one of America's most renowned journalists and the author of The Greatest Generation) of another iconic era in America, the turbulent Sixties.

Beautiful Children by Charles Bock

Beautiful Children

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Twelve-year-old Newell, who lives in Las Vegas with a friend, goes out one Saturday night and doesn't return home. Lorraine, his mother, made daily pilgrimages to the graveyard in the wake of her son's disappearance.

Videogames

What videogames would you be playing back in the days?

Block Breaker Deluxe 2

Block Breaker Deluxe 2

Platform: Mobile phone

Genre: Breakout clone

Publisher: Gameloft

Lego Batman: The Videogame

Lego Batman: The Videogame

Platform: Microsoft Windows; Nintendo DS; OS X; PlayStation 2; PlayStation 3; PlayStation Portable; Wii; Xbox 360

Genre: Action-adventure

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment; Feral Interactive (OS X)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Platform: Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, OS X

Genre: Real-time strategy

Publisher: Electronic Arts

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5

Platform: PC

Genre: Eroge, visual novel

Publisher: Visual Art's

Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine

Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine

Platform: ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, C64, NES, Amiga, Virtual Console

Genre: Shoot 'em up

Publisher: Hewson Consultants

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Financial News

Stock Markets and Exchange Rates


Stock Markets

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $87.48
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $122.48
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.24
  • General Electric GE: opens at $33.77
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $107.14

Exchange Rates

  • 1 USD = 106.92 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0152 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.0841 CHF
  • 1 USD = 7.1422 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 158.89 JPY

Frequently Asked Questions

What day of the week was on February 22, 2008?

On February 22, 2008 the day of the week was Friday.

What zodiac sign is February 22, 2008?

On February 22, 2008 the zodiac sign was Pisces.

Who was the US President on February 22, 2008?

On February 22, 2008 the US President was George W. Bush (Republican).

Who was the UK Prime Minister on February 22, 2008?

On February 22, 2008 the UK Prime Minister was Gordon Brown (Labour).

Who was the Pope on February 22, 2008?

On February 22, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

Which famous people are born on February 22, 2008?

On February 22, 2008 several famous people were born including, Anthony Twins.

Which famous people died on February 22, 2008?

Famous people died on February 22, 2008 include, Dennis Letts, Rubens de Falco, Nunzio Gallo.

What was the number one song in February 22, 2008?

The number one song in the week of February 22, 2008 was Low by Flo Rida in US and Now You're Gone by Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz in UK.

What were the top hits on February 22, 2008?

The top hits on February 22, 2008 were Low by Flo Rida, With You by Chris Brown, Don't Stop The Music by Rihanna in US and Now You're Gone by Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz, Rockstar by Nickelback, Chasing Pavements by Adele in UK.