Date: June 1, 2008
Aeroflot Flight 821, a Boeing 737-500, crashes into a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway while on approach to Perm International Airport, in Perm, Russia, killing all 88 people on board. Date: September 14, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This…
East Coast Jets Flight 81 crashes near Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in Owatonna, Minnesota, killing all eight people on board. Date: July 31, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 31 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Southern U.S. Tornado Outbreak Kills…
Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He would remain as head of the Communist Party for another three years. Date: February 24, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 24 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day…
Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India. Date: March 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 23 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Usain Bolt Breaks 100m World Record in 9.72 Seconds, May 31, 2008Battle of Piccadilly Gardens:…
An Egyptian court rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents. Date: January 29, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this…
A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months. Date: September 11, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008TACA Flight…