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2008 by topic:
News: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
Arts Architecture - Art - Literature
Music - Film - Television - Home video
Politics Elections - Int'l leaders - Politics - State leaders
Sci/Tech Archaeology - Aviation - Railroads - Science
Countries Australia - Canada - India - Iraq - Ireland - South Africa
Other Deaths - Gaming - Religious leaders - Sport

2008 (MMVIII) is a Leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It corresponds to the years 5768 and 5769 in the Hebrew calendar.

Predicted events

FIFA will announce the host country to celebrate the 2014 FIFA World Cup
The FIA will introduce new regulations for the Formula 1 in order to reduce the costs and improve racing.

January-June

January 15 - NASA's Messenger spacecraft makes the first of three flybys of Mercury.
January 20 - Scheduled parliamentary elections in the Faroe Islands
February 1 - Sweden plans to cease Analog television broadcasts
February 3 - Super Bowl XLII to be held in Glendale, Arizona.
February 7 - Annular Solar eclipse
March 23 - Easter Sunday. Easter has not fallen this early since 1913.
April 5 to April 7 - NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four to be held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
May 16 - Presidential election slated in the Dominican Republic.
June 14 - Expo 2008 scheduled to begin in Zaragoza, Spain.
June 28 - Schedule remodeling of White House
June - UEFA Euro 2008 Championship tournament. Joint hosts Switzerland and Austria

July-December

August 1 - Total solar eclipse: northern Canada, Siberia, Mongolia, northern China
August 8 - 2008 Summer Olympics scheduled to begin in Beijing, China
August - World Congress on Philosophy in Seoul, a capital of South Korea
August 15 to August 20 - World Youth Day 2008 in Homebush, Sydney, Australia
September 11 - Tentative topping-out of Freedom Tower at World Trade Center site
October 6 - NASA's Messenger spacecraft makes the second of three flybys of Mercury.
November 4 - Presidential election slated in the United States.
November 26 - If still Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair will surpass Margaret Thatcher's length of time in office.
Expected time for the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film.

Unknown dates

The United Nations is to review drug policies around the world.
- http://www.un.org/ga/president/57/pages/speeches/statement030408-Vienna-Narcotics.htm
- http://www.drug-policy.org/modules/countdown_2008
Both Liverpool (England) and Stavanger (Norway) are European Capital of Culture
The ECB is expected to issue a new series of Euro banknotes, replacing the old series, and should include new security features along with the incorporation of Cyprus on the EU map.
Tentative year for the completion of the Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and the International Business Center in Seoul, South Korea
Forecasted year of worldwide production decline in oil given by the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas
Forecasted year of OPEC oil production exceeding non-OPEC oil production given by "The Peak Of World Oil Production And The Road To The Olduvai Gorge" by Richard C. Duncan
The United Kingdom plans to begin 5-year process to cease Analog television broadcasts region-by-region, starting with Border, Westcountry and HTV Wales.
According to Paramount, this is the earliest possible year for a new Star Trek TV series.
Boeing's 787 aircraft will enter service.
The Rugby League World Cup will be held in Australia.
Australia plans to cease analogue television broadcasts.
The Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino will be completed
A Simpsons film is announced in this year.
The 178-metre high Singapore Flyer is expected to be completed in the first quarter and could become the tallest Observation wheel in the world.
Peru will host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
The Land Before Time gets its theatrical re-release for its 20th anniversary with never-before-seen footage.
A vaccine to wipe out the virus that causes Cervical cancer is expected to be ready this year.

Fictional Events

In the children's book, The Kid Who Ran for President the character Judson Moon runs for President of the United States and wins.
According to Capcom, the year "200X" in which the original Mega Man takes place is 2008.
In the computer game, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Russia attempts to reunite the Soviet Union and invades several Eastern European countries. The UN intervenes with Peace-Keeping Forces.

Preceded by:
2007 Years
2008 Succeeded by:<br.>2009

Years:	?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s
Centuries:	20th century - 21st century - 22nd century

2008 by topic:
News:	Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
Arts	Architecture - Art - Literature Music - Film - Television - Home video
Politics	Elections - Int'l leaders - Politics - State leaders
Sci/Tech	Archaeology - Aviation - Railroads - Science
Countries	Australia - Canada - India - Iraq - Ireland - South Africa
Other	Deaths - Gaming - Religious leaders - Sport