Date: June 1, 2008
A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. Date: August 6, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Battle of Piccadilly Gardens:…
TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and crashes, killing five people. Date: May 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Convention on Cluster Munitions Adopted May 30,…
Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in nine decades. Date: November 25, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Space Shuttle…
Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India. Date: March 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Alexei and Anastasia Remains Confirmed Near Yekaterinburg, April 30, 2008Gërdec Ammunition Depot Explosion Kills 26…
A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people. Date: June 26, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008First G-20 Economic Summit Opens in Washington, D.C. November 14,…
Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election. Date: March 24, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2008Falcon 1 First Private Liquid-Fuel Rocket to Orbit Payload, September 28, 2008Rebel Soldiers Wound…