What happened on Wednesday October 08, 2008?

Here's what happened on October 08, 2008:

• British Bank Bailout Plan The British Treasury announces a comprehensive financial rescue package for British banks, involving a £50 billion public investment to increase bank capital, £200 billion in Treasury bills for less liquid assets, and a £250 billion guarantee for new bank funding.
• Global Central Bank Interest Rate Cut In an unprecedented coordinated action, central banks worldwide simultaneously reduce their main lending rates by half a percent, responding to the escalating global credit crisis.
• Nobel Prize in Medicine Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine awarded to Harald zur Hausen for research on cervical cancer, and to Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for their discovery of HIV.
• Asian Stock Market Crash Significant stock market declines in Asian markets: Tokyo stock market drops 9.4 percent and Hong Kong stock market drops 8.2 percent, reflecting global financial instability.
• Maldives' First Democratic Election Historic moment as Maldives holds its first democratic presidential elections, with six candidates including incumbent Maumoon Abdul-Gaoom, marking a significant political transition.
• Iraq Awakening Councils Transition The Iraqi government assumes control of 54,000 mainly Sunni fighters previously supported by the U.S., who had turned against al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia in 2007.
• Nobel Prize in Chemistry Osamu Shimomura and Martin Chalfie are awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein (GFP).
• Ukrainian Political Upheaval Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko dissolves Parliament and calls for an early election, signaling significant political turbulence in the country.
• George Emil Palade Remembrance Commemorating George Emil Palade, a renowned Romanian cell biologist and Nobel Prize laureate who made significant contributions to cellular biology and was born in 1912.
• Yeti Airlines Crash Tragic aviation accident in the Everest region of Nepal, where Yeti Airlines Flight 103 crashes, resulting in 18 fatalities.

Events in 2008

October 08, 2008: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Oct. 08, 2008

October 08, 2008: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on October 08, 2008:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $74.85
• Apple AAPL: opens at $85.91
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $22.90
• General Electric GE: opens at $20.02
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $91.51

Exchange Rates on October 08, 2008:

• 1 USD = 99.1 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1259 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.1272 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.8141 CNY
• 1 EUR = 135.07 JPY

October 08, 2008: What were the main match results that day?

Serie B - Football (Italy)

• Mantova - Vicenza : 0 - 0

October 08, 2008 was a Wednesday and it was the 282nd day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 08, 2008 can also be written as 10/8/2008 in the US and as 8/10/2008 in UK and Europe.

October 08, 2008 in October 2008 calendar

Famous people died on October 08, 2008:

• George Emil Palade

  Romanian-american biologist and physician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1912).

• Ângelo Carvalho

  Portuguese footballer (b. 1925).

Famous people who died in 2008

Famous people who died on October 8th

October 08, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 08, 2008 was Whatever You Like by T.I., according to the music chart for the week October 6th and October 12th.

1. T.I. - Whatever You Like
2. Pink - So What
3. Kanye West - Love Lockdown
4. Rihanna - Disturbia
5. M.I.A. - Paper Planes

October 08, 2008: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 08, 2008 was Whatever You Like by T.I., according to the music chart for the week October 6th and October 12th.

1. T.I. - Whatever You Like
2. T-Pain Featuring Lil Wayne - Can't Believe It
3. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight
4. Jazmine Sullivan - Need U Bad
5. Lil Wayne Featuring Bobby Valentino & Kidd Kidd - Mrs. Officer

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 8th is Libra.

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October 08, 2008: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 08, 2008 is Rat and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on October 08, 2008 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 08, 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 October 08, 2008 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 67% full, rising at 03:19 pm and setting at 01:08 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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Your place in the Universe on October 08, 2008

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Someone born on October 08, 2008 is:

16 years 8 months old,

or 200 months and 25 days old,

or 873 weeks and 1 day old,

or 6112 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 08, 2008?

There are 97 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday October 8th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 08, 2008?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on October 08, 2008.

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