Revolts, massacres and attacks144
- 2008 Greek riotsRevolts & coups
- 2008 Tibetan unrestRevolts & coups
- Kauhajoki school shootingMurders
- Akihabara massacreMurders
- death of Caylee AnthonyMurders
- 2008 Mauritanian coup d'étatRevolts & coups
- 2008 Assam bombingsAttacks
- 29 September 2008 western India bombingsAttacks
- Bush shoeing incidentRevolts & coups
- 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attackAttacks
- 2008 Kashgar attackAttacks
- murder of Ahmet YıldızMurders
- murder of Travis AlexanderMurders
- 2008 Abu Kamal raidAttacks
- 2008 Ahmedabad blastsAttacks
- 2008 attack on Omdurman and KhartoumAttacks
- 2008 Istanbul bombingsAttacks
- 2008 Jerusalem bulldozer attackAttacks
- 13 September 2008 Delhi bombingsAttacks
- 2008 Bin Salman Mosque bombingAttacks
- 2008 Damascus car bombingAttacks
- 2008 Minsk bombingAttacks
- 2008 Weng'an riotRevolts & coups
- Azizabad airstrikeAttacks
- Covina massacreMassacres
- Murder of Nagore LaffageMurders
- 2008 Beni Amrane bombingsAttacks
- 2008 Imphal bombingAttacks
- 2008 Kunming bus bombingsAttacks
- 2008 Morelia grenade attacksAttacks
- 2008 Murshidabad beheadingMurders
- 2008 Shiraz explosionAttacks
- 2008 Wah bombingAttacks
- 2008 Zemmouri bombingAttacks
- Castel Volturno massacreMassacres
- murder of Larry KingMurders
- Sarposa prison attack of 2008Attacks
- 2008 attack on the Israeli embassy in MauritaniaAttacks
- 2008 attacks on Christians in Mosul2008–2009 · Massacres
- 2008 Charsadda bombingAttacks
+104 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires85
- Spanair Flight 5022Accidents
- British Airways Flight 38Accidents
- Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895Accidents
- Aeroflot Flight 821Accidents
- Andersen Air Force Base B-2 accidentAccidents
- Sudan Airways Flight 109Accidents
- 2008 Mexico City Learjet crashAccidents
- Belavia Flight 1834Accidents
- Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518Accidents
- XL Airways Germany Flight 888TAccidents
- Qantas Flight 72Accidents
- Yeti Airlines Flight 101Accidents
- TACA Flight 390Accidents
- Continental Airlines Flight 1404Accidents
- Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122Accidents
- 2008 Universal Studios fireFires & explosions
- Cornwall Court fireFires & explosions
- Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Flight 301Accidents
- 2008 Studénka train accidentAccidents
- Qantas Flight 30Accidents
- 2008 Zibo train collisionAccidents
- Blue Wing Airlines 2008 plane crashAccidents
- Mirosławiec air disasterAccidents
- Ryanair Flight 4102Accidents
- 2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosionAccidents
- 2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crashAccidents
- Centurion Air Cargo Flight 164Accidents
- Aeroflot Flight 846Accidents
- Toronto propane explosionFires & explosions
- 2008 Chatsworth train collisionAccidents
- 2008 Chelyabinsk Antonov An-12 crashAccidents
- 2008 Chișinău Antonov An-32 crashAccidents
- 2008 Guam B-52 crashAccidents
- 2008 Ijegun pipeline explosionAccidents
- 2008 Los Roques archipelago Transaven Let L-410 crashAccidents
- East Coast Jets Flight 81Accidents
- Monorierdő train collisionAccidents
- Sriwijaya Air Flight 62Accidents
- Wuwang Club fireFires & explosions
- 2008 Chelopechene explosionsFires & explosions
+45 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges80
- Russo-Georgian WarWars & conflicts
- Gaza War (2008–2009)2008–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation AtalantaWars & conflicts
- Battle of TskhinvaliBattles
- Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflictWars & conflicts
- 2008 Turkish incursion into northern IraqWars & conflicts
- Battle of the Kodori ValleyBattles
- 2008 Lebanon conflictWars & conflicts
- Battle of BasraBattles
- Operation Hot WinterWars & conflicts
- 2008 Mardakert skirmishesBattles
- Battle off the coast of AbkhaziaBattles
- 2008–2009 Battle of Kilinochchi2008–2009 · Battles
- Battle of WanatBattles
- Uzbin Valley ambushBattles
- Operation KarezBattles
- Battle of ArghandabBattles
- Battle of Bajaur2008–2009 · Battles
- Battle of N'DjamenaBattles
- Occupation of PotiBattles
- Operation Allied Protector2008–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Eagle's SummitWars & conflicts
- Operation Red DaggerBattles
- 2008 U.S.–Iranian naval disputeBattles
- Operation Assured DeliveryWars & conflicts
- Operation JaqueWars & conflicts
- Battle of Am ZoerBattles
- Battle of MogadishuBattles
- Battle of ShewanBattles
- Dhusamareb airstrikeWars & conflicts
- Pakistan–United States skirmishes2008–2012 · Battles
- Siege of Baidoa2008–2009 · Sieges
- 2008 Nineveh campaignWars & conflicts
- Battle of BeledweyneBattles
- Battle of KismayoBattles
- Battle of Otlukbeli Martyrs' MonumentWars & conflicts
- Operation Augurs of ProsperityWars & conflicts
- 2008 Qusar clashesBattles
- Angoor Ada raidBattles
- Battle of GarmsirBattles
+40 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters48
- 2008 Sichuan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Pakistan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Chechnya earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Lake Kivu earthquakeNatural disasters
- Tropical Storm AlmaNatural disasters
- 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Skåne County earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Benin floodsNatural disasters
- 2008 Iceland earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Qeshm earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Iwate earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Peloponnese earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Santa Catarina floodsNatural disasters
- 2008 Chino Hills earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 El Calvario earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Damxung earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Dodecanese earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Sulawesi earthquakeNatural disasters
- Typhoon DolphinNatural disasters
- 2008 Bukit Antarabangsa landslideNatural disasters
- 2008 Earthquake in SimeulueNatural disasters
- 2008 Illinois earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Lincolnshire earthquakeNatural disasters
- Tea FireNatural disasters
- 2008 Delta del Paraná wildfiresNatural disasters
- Freeway Complex FireNatural disasters
- January 2008 North American storm complexNatural disasters
- Sayre FireNatural disasters
- 2008 Cairo landslideNatural disasters
- 2008 Chaitén eruptionNatural disasters
- 2008 Papudo earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Parkersburg–New Hartford tornadoNatural disasters
- 2008 Queensland stormsNatural disasters
- 2008 Reno earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2008 Tanana Valley floodNatural disasters
- 2008 Vancouver, WA, tornadoNatural disasters
- 2008 Wells earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2008 Atlanta, Georgia tornadoNatural disasters
- 2008 Iquique EarthquakeNatural disasters
+8 less-known, on the globe.
Treaties, councils and politics2
Already under way in 200867
- Iraq War2003–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War on Terrorism2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Chechen War1999–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Darfur2003–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Sri Lankan civil war1983–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Iraqi insurgency2003–2011 · Revolts & coups
- Operation Enduring Freedom2001–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- African Union Mission to Somalia2007–2022 · Wars & conflicts
- Casamance conflict1982–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Somalia2006–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- 2007–08 Kenyan crisis2007–2008 · Revolts & coups
- Chad–Sudan Conflict2005–2010 · Wars & conflicts
- Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty2002–2011 · Treaties
Came to an end in 200811
- 2007–08 Kenyan crisis2007–2008 · Revolts & coups
- Darfur genocide2003–2008 · Massacres
- Iraqi Civil War of 2006–20082006–2008 · Wars & conflicts
- Siege of Sadr City2004–2008 · Sieges
- Iraq War troop surge of 20072007–2008 · Wars & conflicts
- Mount Elgon insurgency2005–2008 · Wars & conflicts
- Hjerkinn skytefelt1923–2008 · Attacks
- peacekeeping operation in Abkhazia1994–2008 · Wars & conflicts
- Byri på svensk2005–2008 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Phantom Strike2007–2008 · Wars & conflicts
Founded or built in 2008243
- NepalStates & realms
- KosovoStates & realms
- Mode Gakuen Cocoon TowerBuildings
- Shanghai World Financial CenterBuildings
- Spring Temple BuddhaMonuments
- Assembly of the Republic of KosovoBuildings
- African Renaissance MonumentMonuments
- Torre MoeveBuildings
- 4 World Trade CenterBuildings
- Avaz Twist TowerBuildings
- Grand LisboaBuildings
- Venus of Hohle FelsMonuments
- Una National ParkProtected areas
- Emperador Castellana TowerBuildings
- Address DowntownTowers
- Arena ZagrebSports venues
- Bahrain World Trade CenterBuildings
- Genghis Khan Equestrian StatueMonuments
- Comcast CenterTowers
- Torre PwCBuildings
- Monument to the SunMonuments
- One Island EastBuildings
- Newborn monumentMonuments
- Tour T1Buildings
- Dubai Sports CityBuildings
- Emirates CrownBuildings
- KV64Archaeology
- Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism in BerlinMonuments
- Mode Gakuen Spiral TowersBuildings
- KV65Archaeology
+213 more, on the globe.
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