What Happened in 2008
80 historical events, 0 notable births, and 27 notable deaths in 2008.
Major Events
January 2008
2008 — year
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 — 53rd Eurovision Song Contest
January 2008 — month of 2008
2008 Summer Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article
2008 Formula One World Championship — 62nd season of Formula One motor racing
basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics — basketball played during the 2008 Summer Olympics
athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics — athletics events at the Olympics
tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics — Tennis events during the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Africa Cup of Nations — football championship of Africa
handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics — handball tournaments played during the 2008 Olympic Summer Games
swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics — Olympic swimming events in Beijing 2008
football at the 2008 Summer Olympics — 2008 edition of association football at the Olympic Summer Games
badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics — badminton championships
2008 in film — overview of the events of 2008 in film
cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 — 6th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest
UEFA Euro 2008 squads — Wikimedia list article
2008–09 UEFA Cup — 38th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics — archery events at the Olympics
wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics — competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics
boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics — Boxing competitions
field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition
judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics — judo competition
fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics — fencing events at the Olympics
2008 FIFA Club World Cup — 2008 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup
weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics — weightlifting events at the Olympics
volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics — volleyball events at the Olympics
rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta
canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics — canoeing events at the Olympics
water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics — triathlon events at the Olympics
2008 European Men's Handball Championship — 2008 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics — competition at the 2008 Olympic Summer Games
UEFA Euro 2008 Group A — UEFA Euro 2008 Group
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup — international football competition
baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics — baseball events at the Olympics
August 2008
2008 Summer Olympics — Games of the XXIX Olympiad, in Beijing, China
Russo-Georgian War — 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia
August 2008 — month of 2008
Spanair Flight 5022 — 2008 aviation accident in Spain
2008 Hungarian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race
June 2008
UEFA Euro 2008 — 13th European association football championship
June 2008 — month of 2008
2008 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held on June 8, 2008 ; Montreal, Canada
2008 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2008
UEFA Euro 2008 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 2008
November 2008
2008 United States presidential election — 56th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
26/11 Mumbai attacks — Islamist terror attacks in India
November 2008 — month of 2008
2008 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race
May 2008
WannaCry ransomware attack — ransomware cyberattack
2008 Sichuan earthquake — earthquake in China
May 2008 — month of 2008
Google I/O — computer software and hardware developer conference hosted by Google
2008 UEFA Champions League Final — association football match
2008 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race
2008 Turkish Grand Prix — formula 1 race
April 2008
April 2008 — month of 2008
2008 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2008
2008 Bahrain Grand Prix — formula one race
September 2008
September 2008 — month of 2008
2008 Summer Paralympics — multi-parasport event in Beijing, China
2008 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2008
2008 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One motor event
2008 Singapore Grand Prix — Formula One race on 28 September 2008 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore
October 2008
October 2008 — month of 2008
2008 Chinese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2008
2008 Japanese Grand Prix — 16th motor race of the 2008 Formula One season
February 2008
80th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 2007
February 2008 — month of 2008
2008 Kosovo declaration of independence — declaration of independence for Kosovo
July 2008
July 2008 — month of 2008
2008 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2008
2008 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2008
December 2008
December 2008 — month of 2008
2008 Greek riots — Riots in response to the police killing of Alexandros Grigoropoulos
March 2008
March 2008 — month of 2008
2008 Australian Grand Prix — 786th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix
2008 Malaysian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2008
2008 Russian presidential election — 2008 election in Russia