2008

This page relates to the year 2008 Gregorian Calendrier. In all letters, this number is written: “two thousand eights” or “two millet eight”.

The year 2008 is bissextile. ----

Other calendars

The year 2008 of the Gregorian Calendrier will correspond to the following years:

Hebrew Calendar: 5768/5769 (the 1 er Tishri 5769 will take place on September 30th, 2008).
Moslem Calendar: 1428/1429/1430 (the 1 er mouharram 1429 will take place on January 10th, 2008, the 1 er mouharram the 1430 on December 29th, 2008).
Persan Calendar: 1386/1387 (the 1 er farvardin 1387 will take place on March 20th, 2008).
Calendar sayana: 1929/1930 (the 1 er 1930 will chaitra will take place on March 21st, 2008).
Days Julien: 2454466 to 2454831
Chinese New year: February 7th, beginning of the year of the rat (either towards 4405 of the Chinese calendar).

Events envisaged

In the World

January 30th: exit of Astérix to the Olympic Games
July 12th: exit of the continuation of the World of Narnia: Chapter 3

Africa

Tunisia

Completion envisaged of the Zone of free trade with the European Union.

Europe

Austria

June 7th: opening of the championship of Europe of football (Organization binationale with the Swiss ).

Cyprus

January 1st: introduction of the Euro to replace the Cypriot Book.

Spain

March 2nd or March 9th: legislative elections.
June 15th: beginning of the World Fair to Saragossa (Aragon) on the topic of water and the Sustainable development.

France

January 1st: Extension of the total ban to smoke in the restaurants, nightclubs, casinos and bars (prohibition to smoke in the other public places was coming into effect in February 2007).
February 11th: celebration of the 150e birthday of the alleged appearances with Lourdes
Spring: inauguration of the international City of the design with Saint-Etienne (the Loire).
Spring: inauguration of the Zenith the Saint-Etienne-Rhone-Alps with Saint-Etienne (the Loire) (7 200 places maximum).
9 and 16 Mars: municipal elections.
9 and 16 Mars: Cantonal elections
May: 50e birthday of the return to the capacity of the General de Gaulle and 40e birthday of May 1968
Before the summer: opening of the highway A89 between Thenon and Small terrace (the Dordogne).
July 1st: The France assumes the chairmanship of the European Union for six months succeeding the Slovenia
July 12th: ten years after the final of the football world cup of 1998, the same teams (France - Brazil) made up of the same players will play in the same stage, (Stade de France) to celebrate there the tenth birthday of this final.
October 4th: fiftieth birthday of the Constitution of the {{V}} {{E}} Republic (adopted by referendum on September 28th, 1958).
All the year: 150e birthday of the alleged appearances of Notre-Dame de Lourdes with Bernadette Soubirous.
30e birthday of the subway of Lyon
Inauguration of Evéole, tram tyred of Douaisis, on June 30th, 2008 and brought into service of this last starting from July 2nd, 2008.

Malta

January 1st: introduction of the Euro to replace the To read Maltese.

Russia

March 9th: presidential election (first turn)

Serbia

May: semi-final and finale of the Eurovision Contest of the song 2008 with Belgrade in general sports room of Belgrade Arena.

Slovenia

January 1st: The Slovenia assumes the chairmanship of the European Union for six months succeeding the Portugal

Switzerland

June 7th: opening of the championship of Europe of football (Organization binationale with the Austria).

September 18th, September 19th, September 20th, September 21st inauguration of the line of the subway m2 with Lausanne

Americas

Canada

Beginning of the 100e season of the Canadian of Montreal
Town of Quebec: Celebration of the 400e birthday of the foundation of the city by Samuel de Champlain in 1608.
Town of Quebec: 11th Summit of the Francophonie
Town of Quebec: 49e international congress eucharistic of the June 15th to the June 22nd 2008 with the pope Benoit XVI during the Festivals of the 400 {{E}} birthday of the foundation of Quebec. (Official site)
Great area of Montreal: beginning of the startup of the Line of Repentigny-Mascouche of suburban train.
November 23rd: Presentation of the 96 E edition of the match of the Cut Grey with Montreal.

The United States

September 30th: Setting according to the United States Africa Command.
November 4th: presidential election

Asia

China

August 8th: Opening of the Olympic Games of summer to Beijing.

Oceania

Australia

July 15th: Opening of the world days of youth to Sydney.

Classification per month

January

January 1st:

Malta and Cyprus adopts the Euro.
the Slovenia assumes the chairmanship of the European Union for six months succeeding the Portugal

January 15th: First overflight of Mercury by the probe MESSENGER of NASA.
January 30th: exit of Astérix to the Olympic Games
January 20th - February 10th: EDGE 2008, to Ghana, Crosses from Africa of football

February

February 7th: annular solar Eclipse.
February 21st: total lunar Eclipse.
February 29th: Intercalary day of the Gregorian Calendar.

March

March 23rd: Christian Easter celebrates. Easter also early into the year since 1913.

did not fall

April

April 6th: 32e edition of the Marathon of Paris.

May

Semi-final and finale of the Eurovision Contest of the song 2008 in the room Belgrade Arena.
May 2nd: 30e birthday of the opening to the public of the lines of the subway has (Perrache - L. Bonnevay) and B (Charpennes - Share-God at the time) inaugurated on April 28th, 1978 in the presence of Valery Giscard d'Estaing, president of the Republic and Francisque Collomb, mayor of Lyon
May 14th 60e birthday of the creation of the State of Israel by David Ben Gourion
Atterrissage over Mars of the space probe Phoenix

June

Opening of the French highway A89 between Thenon and Small terrace (the Dordogne).
Championship of Europe of football 2008 from June 7th to 29th.

July

July 1st: the France assumes the chairmanship of the European Union for six months succeeding the Slovenia
95 {{E}} Tour de France cyclist whose departure will be given of Brest.
July 12th: exit of the continuation of the Le Monde de Narnia: Chapter 3
July 12th: 10th birthday of the final of the football world cup of 1998: for the occasion, a match France-Brazil with teams made up of the players having disputed this final will be played in the even stage in Saint-Denis.
July 15th: Opening of the world days of youth to Sydney.

August

: total solar Eclipse visible in the North-East of the Canada, in the North of the Greenland, in Siberia, Mongolia and China.

the eclipse will be partial with Newfoundland, in Europe of the West (Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, Suisse), in Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden), in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), in central Europe (Hungary, Slovakia, République Czech), in the Balkans (Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece), in Turkey, Russia of Europe, in Central Asia, and India.

August 8th:

Opening of the Olympic Games of summer to Beijing.

August 16th: lunar Eclipse pénombrale.
August 31st: Opening of the northern skirting of Angers, missing link of the A11

September

16 September 21st 37e Ryder Cup Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky, the USA
September 28th

Beginning of the 5th season of Desperate Housewives on the network ABC in the United States

September 30th: Setting according to the United States Africa Command.

October

November

November 4th: presidential election with the the United States of America
November 26th: supposed exit of Harry Potter and the Prince of half-caste to the cinema, in France.

December

December 23rd: Day of the film-catastrophe of M6, December 23rd, 2008: France stopped .

Dates to be specified

France: cantonal elections and senatorial (prolongation of the mandates normally finishing in 2007 and prolonged one year due to presidential and legislative)
Launching of the European system of positioning Galileo.
Fin of construction in California of the Allen Telescopes Array , largest Radiotélescope of the world.
First robot-like mission ( Lunar Recognition To orbit ) of the Program Constellation.
Brought into service of the subway m2 in Lausanne.
Brought into service of line 1 of the tram of Douai.
Brought into service of LHC (Broad Collider High-energy particle), larger Particle accelerator in the world (detection of the Boson of Higgs in prospect).

Chronologies sets of themes

Arts & culture

See also: 2008 with the cinema, 2008 in music, 2008 in literature, 2008 with the theater, 2008 in data base, 2008 on television, 2008 structures

of it

Simple: 2008 Zh-classical: 二〇〇八年 Zh-yue: 2008 年

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