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 )

Duke Nukem 3D ( Xbox Live ) was released on September 24, 2008.

She released her second live DVD and album, Live From London in October 2009, which was filmed during her sold out 2008 concerts at London's O2 Arena.

It was named Money magazine's Best Place to Live in the U. S. in 2006, # 2 in 2008, and # 6 in 2010.

The band were honoured with the " Best Live Act " prize for their one-off reunion at MOJO Awards 2008, where they were described as the " greatest rock and roll band of all time ".

The band were honoured with the " Best Live Act " prize for their one-off reunion at the 2008 MOJO Awards, where they were described as the " greatest rock and roll band of all time ".

On February 20, 2008 id announced that Quake Zero would be launched as Quake Live.

In January 2009 Robyn won a Swedish Grammis award for Best Live Act 2008.

In January 2009, Robyn won a Swedish Grammis Award for Best Live Act 2008 ; in her acceptance speech, she said that Madonna was to thank for the prize.

* How to Live on Mars ( 2008 ).

* Sheryl Crow – Live ( 2008 )

* Live @ the Roundhouse London 2008 ( November 2009: Year Zero, YZCDDVD01 ); CD and DVD of live recordings from September 2008

On June 23, 2008, ZZ Top celebrated the release of their first live concert DVD entitled Live from Texas with the world premiere, a special appearance, and charity auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in Houston.

* Soundstage: Stevie Nicks Live ( Sears-exclusive Blu-Ray ) ( 2008 ) ( later released on DVD as Live in Chicago in 2009 )

He is the founder of software house Llamasoft and his recent works include Neon ( 2004 ), a non-game music visualization program that has been built into the Xbox 360 console, and the video games Space Giraffe ( Xbox Live Arcade, 2007 and PC, 2008 ), and Space Invaders Extreme ( Xbox Live Arcade, May 2009 ).

* 2008: New York City Opera's Live from Lincoln Center telecast of its production of Madama Butterfly, directed by Mark Lamos, wins a Primetime Emmy Award.

* Berlin ( Live In Berlin December 2006 ) ( 2008 )

Live related renal donors have a significant improvement in the QOL following renal donation using the WHO QOL BREF in a study done at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences from 2006 to 2008.

* Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse ( 2008 )... Caroline

* 25 Live ( 2006 – 2008 )

* 2008: Country Home magazine ranked Corvallis the best Green Place to Live in America.

* 2008, 2009: Farmers Insurance Group of Companies ranked Corvallis the # 1 Most Secure Place to Live.