USING OUR SERVICES YOU AGREE TO OUR USE OF COOKIES
 

What Happened In August 2008 In History

Historical Events for August, 2008

  • 1st » Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth in 2008 K2 disaster named the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering.
  • 7th » The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia.
  • 8th » A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic Studénka train accident called strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, kil
  • 8th » The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony e.g opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics take place in Beijing.
  • 13th » 2008 South Ossetia war South Ossetian War: Russian units Occupation of Gori occupy the Georgian city of Gori, Georgia Gori.
  • 17th » American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals in one Olympic Games.
  • 18th » President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns under Movement to impeach Pervez Musharraf e.g threat of impeachment.
  • 20th » Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid, Spain to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Madrid-Barajas Airport named Barajas Airport. One hundred forty-six people are killed in the crash, and eight more die later. Only 18 people survive.

Famous Deaths for August 2008

  • 1st » Gertan Klauber, Czech-English actor (b. 1932)
  • 1st » Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Indian politician (b. 1916)
  • 2nd » Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese illustrator (b. 1935)
  • 3rd » Skip Caray, American sportscaster (b. 1939)
  • 3rd » Erik Darling, American singer-songwriter (The Weavers, The Tarriers, and The Rooftop Singers) (b. 1933)
  • 3rd » Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian author and critic (b. 1918)
  • 4th » Craig Jones (motorcycle racer) or Craig Jones, English motorcycle racer (b. 1985)
  • 5th » Neil Bartlett (chemist) or Neil Bartlett, English-American chemist and academic (b. 1932)
  • 5th » Reg Lindsay, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1929)
  • 6th » Angelos Kitsos, Greek lawyer and author (b. 1934)
  • 7th » Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent and producer (b. 1931)
  • 7th » Andrea Pininfarina, Italian engineer and businessman (b. 1957)
  • 8th » Orville Moody, American golfer (b. 1933)
  • 8th » Leonard Pagliero, English pilot and dog breeder (b. 1913)
  • 9th » Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1957)
  • 9th » Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian author and poet (b. 1941)
  • 10th » Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (b. 1942)
  • 12th » Christie Allen, English-Australian singer (b. 1954)
  • 13th » Sandy Allen, American actress (b. 1955)
  • 13th » Henri Cartan, French mathematician and academic (b. 1904)
  • 13th » Bill Gwatney, American politician (b. 1959)
  • 13th » Dino Toso, Italian-Dutch engineer (b. 1969)
  • 13th » Jack Weil, American businessman (b. 1901)
  • 14th » Percy Irausquin, Aruban-Dutch fashion designer (b. 1969)
  • 15th » James Orthwein, American businessman (b. 1924)
  • 15th » Heinz-Ludwig Schmidt, German footballer and manager (b. 1920)
  • 15th » Leroy Sievers, American journalist (b. 1955)
  • 15th » Vic Toweel, South African boxer (b. 1929)
  • 15th » Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (b. 1917)
  • 16th » Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1914)
  • 16th » Ronnie Drew, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Dubliners) (b. 1934)
  • 16th » Masanobu Fukuoka, Japanese farmer and author (b. 1913)
  • 16th » Elena Leuşteanu, Romanian gymnast (b. 1935)
  • 17th » Franco Sensi, Italian businessman (b. 1926)
  • 19th » LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist and songwriter (Dave Matthews Band) (b. 1961)
  • 19th » Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (b. 1948)
  • 20th » Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1927)
  • 20th » Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
  • 20th » Gene Upshaw, American football player (b. 1945)
  • 22nd » Gladys Powers, English-Canadian soldier (b. 1899)
  • 23rd » John Russell (art critic) or John Russell, English-American author and critic (b. 1919)
  • 25th » Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (b. 1964)
  • 25th » Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer and photographer (b. 1959)
  • 27th » Mark Priestley, Australian actor (b. 1970)
  • 28th » Phil Hill, American race car driver (b. 1927)
  • 29th » Geoffrey Perkins, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1953)
  • 29th » Michael Schoenberg, American geophysicist and theorist (b. 1939)
  • 31st » Ken Campbell, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1941)
  • 31st » Ike Pappas, American journalist (b. 1933)
  • 31st » Victor Yates (rugby) e.g Victor Yates, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1939)

Year 2008 events in history for the month of August

  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat

Historical events for the year 2008 by month