567 notable events from 2008 — murders, bombings and air crashes. Page 1 of 6.
- 2008 Mumbai attacks
Nov 26, 2008–Nov 29, 2008 · India · Terrorism
- Death of Caylee Anthony
Dec 11, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Russo-Georgian War
Aug 7, 2008–Aug 12, 2008 · Georgia · War & armed conflict
- Murder of Travis Alexander
Jun 4, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Noida double murder case
May 16, 2008 · India · Murder & homicide
- Sudan Airways Flight 109
Jun 10, 2008 · Sudan · Aviation accident
- Cho Doo-soon case
Dec 2008 · South Korea · Crime & justice
- Iwate 17-year-old woman murder case
Jul 1, 2008 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Akihabara massacre
Jun 8, 2008 · Japan · Attack (other)
- 2008 K2 disaster
Aug 1, 2008 · Pakistan · Natural disaster
- 2008 Sichuan earthquake
May 12, 2008 · China · Earthquake
- Caffey family murders
Mar 1, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Brandon Swanson
May 14, 2008 · United States · Disappearance
- 2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash
Sep 19, 2008 · United States · Aviation accident
- Murder of Denise Amber Lee
Jan 17, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Tim McLean
Jul 30, 2008–Jul 31, 2008 · Canada · Murder & homicide
- Kidnapping of Shannon Matthews
Feb 19, 2008–Mar 14, 2008 · United Kingdom · Kidnapping & hostage
- British Airways Flight 38
Jan 17, 2008 · United Kingdom · Aviation accident
- Renault Formula One crash controversy
2008 · Singapore · Scandal & controversy
- Spanair Flight 5022
Aug 20, 2008 · Spain · Aviation accident
- Lane Bryant shooting
Feb 2, 2008 · United States · Massacre
- Gaza War (2008–2009)
Dec 27, 2008–Jan 18, 2009 · Palestine · War & armed conflict
- 2008 Chinese milk scandal
2008 · China · Scandal & controversy
- Aeroflot Flight 821
Sep 14, 2008 · Russian Federation · Aviation accident
- Murder of Brianna Denison
Jan 20, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Britney Spears conservatorship case
Feb 1, 2008–Nov 12, 2021 · United States · Crime & justice
- Murder of Isabella Nardoni
Mar 29, 2008 · Brazil · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Ben Kinsella
Jun 29, 2008 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Kidnapping and murder of Eloá Cristina Pimentel
Oct 2008 · Brazil · Kidnapping & hostage
- Koto apartment disappearance murder case
Apr 18, 2008 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Qantas Flight 72
Oct 7, 2008 · Australia · Aviation accident
- 2008 UEFA Cup final riots
May 14, 2008 · United Kingdom · Riot & unrest
- Xenophobia in South Africa
May 1, 2008 · South Africa · Riot & unrest
- Rochdale child sex abuse ring
Jan 1, 2008 · United Kingdom · Scandal & controversy
- Raffaello Follieri scandal
2008 · United States · Crime & justice
- George W. Bush shoe-throwing incident
Dec 14, 2008 · Iraq · Attack (other)
- Okayama underground lake disappearance incident
Jan 5, 2008 · Japan · Disappearance
- Adelir Antônio de Carli
Apr 20, 2008 · Brazil · Disappearance
- XL Airways Germany Flight 888T
Nov 27, 2008 · France · Aviation accident
- 2008 Lebanon conflict
May 7, 2008–May 14, 2008 · Lebanon · War & armed conflict
- Christian Gerhartsreiter
Jul 27, 2008 · Attack (other)
- Ryanair Flight 4102
Nov 10, 2008 · Italy · Aviation accident
- 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis
2008–2011 · Iceland · Crisis
- Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing
Sep 20, 2008 · Pakistan · Terrorism
- Felix Batista
Dec 10, 2008 · Mexico · Kidnapping & hostage
- Continental Airlines Flight 1404
Dec 20, 2008 · United States · Aviation accident
- Blaine Milam
Dec 2, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Mexico City Learjet 45 crash
Nov 4, 2008 · Mexico · Aviation accident
- 4 World Trade Center
Jan 1, 2008 · United States · Terrorism
- Tata Nano Singur controversy
2008 · India · War & armed conflict
- Kids for cash scandal
2008 · United States · Scandal & controversy
- Hurricane Ike
Sep 1, 2008–Sep 15, 2008 · United States · Natural disaster
- 2008 Andersen Air Force Base B-2 crash
Feb 23, 2008 · Guam · Aviation accident
- Browning family murders
Feb 1, 2008 · Murder & homicide
- Kauhajoki school shooting
Sep 23, 2008 · Finland · Shooting
- Nishi-Shinjuku incident
Mar 2008 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Battle of Wanat
Jul 13, 2008 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Murder of Jason Hudson
Oct 24, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2008–2014 Spanish financial crisis
2008–2014 · Spain · Crisis
- Toyota city high school girl murder incident
May 2, 2008 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Jimmy Mizen
May 10, 2008 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Amy Fitzpatrick
Jan 1, 2008 · Spain · Disappearance
- Garanhuns cannibals
2008 · Brazil · Crime & justice
- 2008 Tibetan unrest
from Mar 10, 2008 · China · War & armed conflict
- 2008 Universal Studios fire
Jun 1, 2008–Jun 2, 2008 · United States · Fire
- Uzbin Valley ambush
until Aug 19, 2008 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Osaka movie theatre fire
Oct 1, 2008 · Japan · Massacre
- Tsuchiura stabbing spree
Mar 19, 2008–Mar 23, 2008 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Larry King
Feb 12, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Ethnic cleansing of Georgians in South Ossetia
Jan 1, 2008 · Georgia · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Jaipur bombings
May 13, 2008 · India · Terrorism
- Operation Jaque
Jul 2, 2008 · Colombia · War & armed conflict
- Steven Kazmierczak
Feb 14, 2008 · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting
Feb 14, 2008 · United States · Shooting
- Christie Michelle Scott
Aug 16, 2008 · Murder & homicide
- Besançon poisonings
Jan 1, 2008–Jan 1, 2017 · France · Crime & justice
- Lake Biwa dismemberment murder case
May 17, 2008 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Covina massacre
Dec 24, 2008 · United States · Massacre
- 2008 Chatsworth train collision
Sep 12, 2008 · United States · Rail accident
- Kennedy v. Louisiana
Jun 25, 2008 · United States · Crime & justice
- Murder of Alijah Mullis
Jan 29, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murders of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and Khandalyce Pearce
2008 · Murder & homicide
- TACA Flight 390
May 30, 2008 · Honduras · Aviation accident
- Tea Fire
Nov 13, 2008 · United States · Fire
- 2008–2011 Cambodian–Thai border crisis
Oct 1, 2008 · Thailand · Crime & justice
- Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518
Feb 21, 2008 · Venezuela · Aviation accident
- Batla House encounter case
Sep 19, 2008 · India · Terrorism
- Murder of Eve Carson
Mar 5, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Castel Volturno massacre
Sep 18, 2008 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Amroha murder case
Apr 15, 2008 · India · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Alex Sloley
Aug 2, 2008 · United Kingdom · Disappearance
- East Coast Jets Flight 81
Jul 31, 2008 · United States · Aviation accident
- Murder of Sophie Elliott
Jan 9, 2008 · New Zealand · Murder & homicide
- Kho Jabing
Feb 17, 2008 · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Lauren Burk
Mar 4, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Martine Vik Magnussen
Mar 14, 2008 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Polish Air Force C-295 crash
Jan 23, 2008 · Poland · Aviation accident
- Cornwall Court fire
Aug 10, 2008 · Hong Kong · Fire
- Disappearance of Marilyn Bergeron
Feb 17, 2008 · Canada · Disappearance
- Murders of Jan Pietrzak and Quiana Jenkins-Pietrzak
Oct 15, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide