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Month August 2008 Calendar

About Month of August Calendar

  • August is the eighth month of the year (between July and September) in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere.

    August symbols: The birthstones of August are the peridot and sardonyx. Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family. The zodiac signs for the month of August are Leo (until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onwards).

Historical Events for August, 2008

  • Day of Week 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.
  • Day of Week 7th » The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia.
  • Day of Week 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.
  • Day of Week 13th » 2008 South Ossetia war South Ossetian War: Russian units Occupation of Gori occupy the Georgian city of Gori, Georgia Gori.
  • Day of Week 17th » American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals in one Olympic Games.
  • Day of Week 18th » President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns under Movement to impeach Pervez Musharraf e.g threat of impeachment.
  • Day of Week 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)

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