The debate continues unabated – e. g. S. Georg 2004, A. Vovin 2005, S. Georg 2005 ( anti-Altaic ); S. Starostin 2005, V. Blažek 2006, M. Robbeets 2007, A. Dybo and G. Starostin 2008 ( pro-Altaic ).

* 2008 – 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activities.

* 1931 – Ivan Dixon, American actor and director ( d. 2008 )

* 1934 – Guy Peellaert, Belgian artist and photographer ( d. 2008 )

* 1948 – Jeremy Beadle, English television host ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 – Two skeletal remains found near Ekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia and one of his sisters.

* 1914 – Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter ( d. 2008 )

* 1923 – Francis Tucker, South African race car driver ( d. 2008 )

* 1932 – Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager ( d. 2008 )

* 1970 – Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 – A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d ' état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.

* 2008 – Competition in the 2008 Summer Olympics in China proceeded with the women's association football tournament.

* 1955 – Gregory Bryant-Bey, American convicted murderer ( d. 2008 )

* 1965 – Mark Speight, English television host ( d. 2008 )

* 1935 – Beverlee McKinsey, American actress ( d. 2008 )

* 1976 – Mark Priestley, Australian actor ( d. 2008 )

* 2005 – Caylee Anthony, American murder victim ( d. 2008 )

Bilateral trade with Russia stood at more than $ 700 million for the first nine months of 2010 – on track to rebound to $ 1 billion mark first reached in 2008 prior to the global economic crisis.

Over half of the tax revenues in the January – August 2008 time period were generated from value-added taxes ( VAT ).

* 2008 – South Ossetian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.

* 1931 – Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 – Jake Warren, Canadian diplomat ( b. 1921 )

* 1936 – Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer ( d. 2008 )

In the wake of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, there have been calls to rebuild the army horse inventory for disaster relief in difficult terrain.

** 2008 Lake Kivu earthquake

The stone monument was destroyed during an earthquake, but in January 2008 reconstruction of the monument had begun with the consent of the Turkish government.

* In the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China, IKEA Beijing sold an alligator toy for 40 yuan ( US $ 5. 83, € 3. 70 ) with all income going to the children in the earthquake struck area

Tremors continue in the vicinity of Quetta ; the most recent major earthquake occurred in October 2008.

The Pakistan military also assists the Govt in combating natural disasters, such as the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the floods in Punjab, Sindh and Baluchistan in 2008 and 2010.

Singaporeans have also donated generously in the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

On 10 February 2008, a 6. 5 magnitude earthquake had its epicentre SSE of Bristol Island.

On 30 June 2008 at 06: 17: 53 UTC, a 7. 0 magnitude earthquake struck the region.

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* On May 12, 2008, over 69, 000 are killed in central south-west China by the Wenchuan quake, an earthquake measuring 7. 9 Moment magnitude scale.

* The 7. 9 magnitude May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake in Sichuan Province, China.

Nonetheless, the 2008 Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast ( UCERF ) has estimated that the probability of an M ≥ 6. 7 earthquake within the next 30 years on the northern and southern segments of the San Andreas fault as 21 % and 59 %, respectively.

In May 2008, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7. 9 / 8. 0 hit just northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu.

Other significant earthquakes to affect the city were the 1730 Valparaíso earthquake, the 1985 Santiago earthquake and the 2008 Papudo earthquake.

* 2008 Ziarat earthquake

* 2008 Illinois earthquake

A 2008 earthquake of 6. 3 magnitude that hit Northeastern Nevada severely damaged one of the city's oldest historical buildings, The Lemaire Building, which was condemned.

In February 2008, an earthquake swarm began and ended in June 2008.