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 )

Former heavyweight rower Dominic Seiterle is a member of the Canadian national rowing team and won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's 8 + event.

The Danish flag at the medal ceremony for the Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit | men's team pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

" GATT and the Cold War ," Journal of Cold War Studies, Summer 2008, 10 # 3 pp 78-109

* 2008: All Summer Long Tour ( 4 nights at Pine Knob with Uncle Kracker & Rev Run )

** 2008 Most Attictive Track for " All Summer Long " ( Nominated )

" Studio Ghibli said the production time would be about 20 months, with release slated for Summer 2008.

Interior hall of Beijing Capital International Airport before the 2008 Summer Olympics

Events are held at the World Rowing Championships and were also held at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

The special police forces trained to protect the public during the 2008 Summer Olympics used the Segway for mobility.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, seven of these events were for men while only three were for women.

* Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics-Men's Madison

* Kyle Hamilton, gold medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics in men's eights in rowing

A recent example of weather control was China's preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

* Wilma Rudolph's story on the website of the 2008 Summer Olympics

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The opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China.

They include the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992, Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000, Salt Lake City in 2002, Athens in 2004, Turin in 2006, Beijing in 2008, Vancouver in 2010, and London in 2012.

In the past the Olympics have allowed a restricted number of over-age players per team ; but that practice ceased in the 2008 Olympics.

At the 2008 Olympics, Vijender Singh Beniwal won a middleweight ( 75 kg ) bronze medal and Vikas Krishan Yadav boxer from Bhiwani district won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in the Lightweight category.

It is scheduled to be completed by July 2008 ( before the Beijing Olympics ).

On 12 August 2008, Benjamin Boukpeti ( born to a Togolese father and a French mother ) won a bronze medal in the Men's K1 Kayak Slalom, the first medal ever won by a member of the Togolese team at the Olympics.

In 2005, the ITTF announced that doubles table tennis only was featured as a part of team events in the 2008 Olympics.

Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed The World, Simon & Schuster, ( 2008 ) – ISBN 1-4165-3408-3