January 2008 calendar

January 2008
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in January 2008.
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 on January 2008: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of January 2008?

Events

01 Jan 2008 Officially adopting the Euro currency, Malta and Cyprus become the fourteenth and 15th Eurozone members.
02 Jan 2008 The US$100 per barrel price for crude oil is the highest ever recorded.
03 Jan 2008 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.
04 Jan 2008 Warner Bros. USA announces that it will cease support for HD DVD video discs on June 1 and will only release high-definition DVDs using Sony's Bluray format. Warner Bros is Hollywood’s largest DVD seller, accounting for around 19% of all sales in the United States.
05 Jan 2008 In Georgia, early presidential elections are being held.
06 Jan 2008 A magnitude of 6.5 earthquake strikes Greece. The epicenter lies 70km (43 miles) below Leonidio. There were no reports of injuries or casualties.
07 Jan 2008 The Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments about whether execution by lethal injection is an offense to the Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments.
08 Jan 2008 The Democratic caucuses in New Hampshire, USA choose Hillary Clinton to be the candidate for the November presidential election. John McCain is the Republican candidate.
09 Jan 2008 Fog and smoke caused a 70-car pileup on Interstate 4 in Florida, USA. Five deaths.
10 Jan 2008 New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson resigns from the Presidential race
11 Jan 2008 Lithuanian government confirms the existence of a nuclear waste facility.
12 Jan 2008 At least 30 people are killed in a tanker accident, explosion, and fire at Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
13 Jan 2008 The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the winners of the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California at a press conference. Due to striker threats and a boycott, the usual three-hour broadcast was canceled.
14 Jan 2008 Alvaro Colom is elected President of Guatemala.
15 Jan 2008 Through sovereign-wealth funds, the governments of South Korea, Kuwait, Singapore and Kuwait invest US$21 Billion in American financial companies Citigroup and Merrill Lynch.
16 Jan 2008 Oracle Corp announced that it would acquire BEA Systems in Boston, Massachusetts, USA for US$8.5 Billion in cash.
17 Jan 2008 British Airways Flight 38 crashes just short of London Heathrow Airport, England. There are no fatalities. This is the first time a Boeing 777 has suffered a complete hull collapse.
18 Jan 2008 Matthew Higa, a former psychiatric patient, is accused of killing a 2-year-old boy in Honolulu by throwing him off a pedestrian bridge and into the oncoming traffic on Interstate H-1.
19 Jan 2008 Adolfo Nicolas is elected the thirtieth Superior general of the Society of Jesus.
20 Jan 2008 NFL playoffs, 2007/08:
21 Jan 2008 Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. The FTSE 100 saw its largest ever one-day point drop, European stocks posted their worst results since September 11, 2001, while Asian stocks dropped as high as 14%.
22 Jan 2008 The U.S. Federal Reserve lowers the federal funds rates by 0.75 points to 3.5 percent. This is the largest single drop in 23-years.
23 Jan 2008 Virgin Galactic, a New York-based company, unveils its next generation of space vehicles at the American Museum of Natural History.
24 Jan 2008 After almost 130 years of publication, Australia's oldest magazine, "The Bulletin", is ending its run.
25 Jan 2008 The Monte Carlo Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA is evacuated because of a fire that engulfed portions of its upper floors, roof, and facade before it was brought under control.
26 Jan 2008 The Democratic caucuses of South Carolina, USA choose Barack Obama to be their presidential candidate on November 8. John McCain is the Republican candidate.
27 Jan 2008 2007-2008 Kenyan Crisis: Reports claim that at least nine people were killed in west Kenya in violence linked to the disputed elections last month.
28 Jan 2008 The Rupublican caucuses in Florida, USA choose John McCain to be the candidate for the November presidential election. Hillary Clinton was chosen by the Democratic caucuses.
29 Jan 2008 Twenty civilians, including 11 children, are killed and 14 are injured when a mine explodes on a school bus in Madhu (Sri Lanka).
30 Jan 2008 Stanwood Duval, United States District Court Judge, dismisses a case against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flooding caused by a breach of the levee in New Orleans, Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina.
31 Jan 2008 Microsoft offers to purchase Yahoo! for US$44.6 Billion: US$31 per share, stock and cash.

Famous Birthday

Max Bratman
American child of noted family, his mother is Christina Aguilera and father is Jordan Bratman.
Maxx Hamilton
American child of noted parent, his dad is Olympic skater Scott Hamilton.
Harlow Richie Madden
American child of noted parents, celebrity Nicole Richie and rock star boyfriend Joel Madden.
Ava Grace
Family Member.
Arden Hayes
Paul the Octopus
English octopus (d. 2010).
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Famous Deaths

Heath Ledger
Australian actor, a talented young man who became famous to US audiences for his notably intense performances, including that of a gay...
Christian Brando
American noted family, the son of Marlon Brando and Anna Kashfi.
Philippe Khorsand
French actor.
Suharto
Indonesian soldier and politician 2nd President of Indonesia (d. 2008).
Marcial Maciel
Mexican religious figure (Born 1920).
Gordon B Hinckley
American religious leader (Born 1910).
Johnny Podres
American baseball pitcher.
Jeremy Beadle
English television host and producer (d. 2008).
Margaret Truman
American writer, daughter of Harry S. Truman (1924).
Carl Karcher
founded the Carl's Jr.
Lee S Dreyfus
American politician (Born 1926).
Yannis Tamtakos
Greek political activist (Born 1908).
Xavier Chamorro Cardenal
Nicaraguan print editor (Born 1932).
Alwyn Schlebusch
South African vice state president (Born 1917).
Jimmy Nah
Singaporan comedian and actor (Born 1968).
Peter Caffrey
Irish actor (Born 1949).
Pratap Chandra Chunder
Union minister of India (Born 1919).
Natasha Collins
British actress and television presenter (Born 1976).
Mark Haigh-Hutchinson
Game Designer (Born 1964).
Werner Dollinger
German politician and economist (Born 1918).
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