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2008 has been designated as:

• International Year of Languages;^[1]
• International Year of Planet Earth;^[2]
• International Year of the Potato;^[3]
• International Year of Sanitation;^[4]
• European Year of Intercultural Dialogue;^[5]
• Year of the Frog, as declared by the international conservation initiative Amphibian Ark.^[6]
• Year of the Dolphin (extended from 2007).^[7]

In Chinese astrology, most of 2008, starting with February 7, will overlap with the Year of the Rat (dates before February 7 are Year of the Pig). The next Year of the Rat will be in 2020. About 2008 has been declared by the 60th United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Planet Earth [1].The Years activities will span the three years 2007-2009. ... The International Year of the Potato (2008) has been declared by United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/191, adopted 22 December 2005. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008. ... Distribution of frogs (in black) Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia - List of Anuran families The frogness babe is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning tail-less from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). ... Amphibian Ark (or AArk) coordinates captive breeding programs for threatened amphibians species, implemented by partners around the world. ... The year 2007 has been declared as (International) Year of the Dolphin by the United Nations and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ... Chinese astrology is the divination of the future from the Chinese calendar, which is based on astronomy, and ancient Chinese philosophy. ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rat ( 鼠 ) was welcomed in ancient times as a protector and bringer of material prosperity. ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hai (亥) is the twelfth sign of the Earthly Branches. ... 2020 (MMXX) will be a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Events

January

• January 1 - Smoking banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in Portugal, France and the U.S. states of Illinois and Arizona.
• January 1 - Cyprus, Malta, and Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro.^[8][9]
• January 1 - Slovenia takes over the presidency of European Union as the first of new member states.^[10]
• January 1 - The Venezuelan bolívar, as a result of a government decree issued on March 7, 2007, is revalued at a ratio of 1 to 1000 and renamed the Bolívar fuerte (ISO 4217 code: VEF).
• January 2 - The price of petroleum hits US$100 per barrel for the first time.
• January 3 - A car bomb detonates, killing at least 4 and injuring 68, in Diyarbakır, Turkey. Police blame Kurdish rebels.
• January 4 - An unforecasted blizzard creates havoc across eastern Northern Ireland, with falls of 8 inches in one hour.
• January 4 - The 30th Dakar Rally is cancelled due to international political tension and the murder of four French tourists on December 24, 2007.
• January 8 - An attempted assassination of Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is thwarted after a Boy Scout grabbed the attacker's knife. The Boy Scout was injured, but after a scuffle ensued police arrested the attacker.
• January 12 - The Kuomintang (KMT)-led Pan-Blue Coalition wins the legislative elections in Taiwan with over 70% of the votes.
• January 12 - A Macedonian Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in thick fog southeast of Skopje, killing all 11 military personnel on board.^[11]
• January 13 - Two Australians arrive in New Plymouth, New Zealand by kayak and become the first people in history to paddle from Australia to New Zealand.
• January 13 - Katsuaki Watanabe, President and CEO of Toyota, announces that they will deliver a significant fleet of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), powered by lithium-ion batteries, by 2010.

MESSENGER assembly at Astrotech.

• January 14 - At 19:04:39 UTC, the MESSENGER space probe is at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet Mercury.^[12]
• January 15 - Federal Court of Australia orders a Japanese whaling company to stop research whaling within their Exclusive Economic Zone.
• January 16 - The South Korean Presidential Transition Team announces a plan to merge the Unification Ministry, which works toward unification with North Korea, with the Foreign Ministry, but does not follow through on the idea.^[13]
• January 17 - British Airways Flight 38 Boeing 777 lands short of runway at London Heathrow Airport, injuring 19 among the 152 people on board.^[14]
• January 20 - Presidential election in Serbia.
• January 20 - Legislative elections in Cuba.
• January 21 - Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a U.S. recession, fueled by the 2007 subprime mortgage financial crisis.
• January 21 - The first National Fetish Day is held in the United Kingdom, promoting the rights of the BDSM community.
• January 22 - Russia stages the largest naval exercise since the fall of the Soviet Union in the Bay of Biscay, amid deteriorating relations with the West. The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, along with 11 support vessels and 47 long-range bomber aircraft, practised strike tactics off the coast of France and Spain, and test-launched nuclear-capable missiles on foreign waters.
• January 23 - Polish Air Force CASA C-295 crashes during approach to the 12th Air Base near Mirosławiec. All 20 personnel on board die.
• January 23 - Thousands of Palestinians cross into Egypt, as the border wall with Gaza in Rafah is blown up by militants.
• January 24 - A peace deal ends the Kivu conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• January 24 - Peter Hain resigns as British Wales Secretary and British Work and Pensions Secretary after the Electoral Commission refers the failure to report donations to the Metropolitan Police. Prime Minister Gordon Brown called a quick cabinet reshuffle.

The new flag of Iraq.

• January 24 - Iraqi Parliament adopts a new national flag, removing three stars associated with the Baath Party; a permanent design is expected within the next year.
• January 24 - Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi resigns his post after losing the vote of confidence in the Senate.
• January 25 - China's worst snowstorm since 1954 kills 133, delays traffic, and causes massive power outages in central and southern parts of the country.^[15]
• January 26 - Global Call for Action to raise awareness and advance the movement for what they call a more equal and just world as part of the World Social Forum held in Davos, Switzerland. ^[16]
• January 26 - Maria Sharapova wins 2008 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia.
• January 27 - Novak Đoković wins 2008 Australian Open.
• January 29 - Iran's judiciary sentences to prison 54 Bahá'í religion followers for charity work.^[17][18]
• January 29 - King Bhumibol Adulyadej swears in Samak Sundaravej as the new Prime Minister of Thailand.^[19]
• January 30 - The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare warns that traces of pesticides in Chinese dumplings and other products manufactured in Hebei Province, China have caused mass food poisoning.^[20]

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February

• February 1 - Microsoft offers $44.6 billion to buy Yahoo!.^[21][22]
• February 2 - Rebels attack the capital of Chad, N'Djamena.
• February 2 - French president Nicolas Sarkozy marries Carla Bruni.^[23]
• February 3 - Boris Tadić is re-elected in the second round of the Serbian presidential elections.
• February 3 - Parliamentary elections in Monaco.
• February 3 - The New York Giants defeat the previously undefeated New England Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII held at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.^[24]
• February 4 - Iran opens its first space center and launches a rocket to space.^[25]
• February 4 - A Palestinian suicide bomber kills one and wounds thirteen in a Dimona, Israel shopping center.^[26]
• February 4 - LDS Church First Presidency reorganization is announced. President Thomas S. Monson and his counselors, Henry B. Eyring and Dieter F. Uchtdorf, are sustained by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles the previous day.

Primaries and caucuses in U.S. presidential election are held in 24 states.

• February 5 - Super Tuesday, massive multi-state primary in U.S. presidential election, with primaries and caucuses in 24 states, is held.
• February 5 - U.S. stock market indices plunge more than 3% after a report showed signs of economic recession in the service-sector. The S&P 500 fell 3.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 370 points.
• February 5-February 6 - A tornado outbreak, the deadliest in 23 years, kills 58 in the Southern United States.
• February 7 - Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-122 to deliver the European-built Columbus science laboratory to the International Space Station.
• February 7 - General election called for Belize's 31 House seats; a referendum to be held simultaneously to determine whether the upper house should be elected.
• February 9 - Camden Market area in London, United Kingdom is devastated by fire, causing evacuations in nearby houses and flats.
• February 10 - The wooden part of Namdaemun, a 600-year-old historic gate in Seoul, South Korea, is arsoned.^[27]
• February 10 - An oil platform in the North Sea is evacuated by helicopter and plane after an apparent security threat.^[28]
• February 10 - Worldwide protests are held against alleged corruption in the Church of Scientology by the internet group 'Anonymous' as part of 'Project Chanology'.
• February 11 - President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta is seriously wounded in an attack on his home by rebel soldiers. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed by Ramos-Horta's security guards during the attack.^[29]
• February 12 - PDVSA, a state oil company in Venezuela, has suspended sales of crude oil to Exxon Mobil, in response to a legal challenge by them.^[30]
• February 12 - Steven Spielberg announces that he will no longer act as artistic director for opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing because the Chinese government hasn't done enough to help end ethnic conflict in Darfur.^[31]
• February 12 - Bridgestone, under investigation for an alleged price-fixing cartel, uncovers improper payments of at least 150 million yen to foreign governments and withdrew from the marine hose business.^[32]
• February 13 - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia delivers a formal apology to the Stolen Generations.^[33]
• February 13 - Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dissolves the Malaysian parliament.