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The Singapore Grand Prix is held as Formula One's inaugural night race, with Fernando Alonso winning the event. Almost a year later it was revealed that Alonso's team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr. had been ordered to crash his car to help bring out the safety car and give Alonso the advantage and win. Date: September 28,…
The Quito Ultratumba nightclub fire in Quito, Ecuador, kills 19 people and injures at least 24 more. Date: April 19, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 19 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Fidel Castro Retires as Cuba President After 32…
An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people. Date: May 12, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 12 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Cyclone Nargis Devastates Burma, Kills 138,000, Leaves Millions Homeless May 2,…
Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering. Date: August 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 1 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Quito…
Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks. Date: April 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π …
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese KibΕ module to the International Space Station. Date: May 31, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 31 π Events on this day in 2008 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Kosovo Declares Independence from Serbia…