567 notable events from 2008 — murders, bombings and air crashes. Page 2 of 6.
- Yeti Airlines Flight 101
Oct 8, 2008 · Nepal · Aviation accident
- M. Jaishankar
Jan 1, 2008–Jan 1, 2011 · Murder & homicide
- Detached tire bus collision accident
Apr 11, 2008 · Japan · Road accident
- Randall Lee Smith
May 6, 2008 · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Georgia Imperial Sugar refinery explosion
Feb 7, 2008 · United States · Bombing & explosion
- Murder of Wong Ka-mui
2008 · Hong Kong · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Sednaya Prison massacre
Jul 5, 2008 · Syrian Arab Republic · Massacre
- Hurricane Gustav
Aug 25, 2008–Sep 5, 2008 · Natural disaster
- Kalitta Air Flight 207
May 25, 2008 · Belgium · Aviation accident
- Free Tariq Ramadan
Jan 1, 2008 · France · Crime & justice
- 2008 Greek riots
Dec 6, 2008–Dec 31, 2008 · Greece · Riot & unrest
- Operacion Fenix
Mar 1, 2008 · Colombia · War & armed conflict
- 2008 Picher–Neosho tornado
May 10, 2008 · United States · Natural disaster
- Qantas Flight 30
Jul 25, 2008 · Philippines · Aviation accident
- Kumanochō Junction fire accident
Aug 3, 2008 · Japan · Road accident
- 2008 Channel Tunnel fire
Sep 11, 2008 · France · Fire
- 2008 Jerusalem bulldozer attack
Jul 2, 2008 · Israel · Terrorism
- Battle of Basra (2008)
Mar 25, 2008–Mar 31, 2008 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- 2008 Kandhamal violence
Aug 25, 2008–Aug 28, 2008 · India · Attack (other)
- Serial attacks on former Ministry of Health officials' homes
Nov 17, 2008 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Anne Pressly
Oct 20, 2008 · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Armenian presidential election protests
Mar 2, 2008 · Armenia · Riot & unrest
- Disappearance of Jamie Fraley
Apr 8, 2008 · United States · Disappearance
- 2008 Russo-Georgian diplomatic crisis
2008 · Russian Federation · Crisis
- Post-2008 Irish economic downturn
2008–2013 · Ireland · Crisis
- 2008 Ahmedabad bombings
Jul 26, 2008 · India · Bombing & explosion
- 2008 Vienna and Upper Austria quintuple murder
May 13, 2008 · Austria · Crime & justice
- Price tag attack policy
Jul 23, 2008 · Attack (other)
- Shortages in Venezuela
2008–2019 · Venezuela · Scandal & controversy
- Ritual murders in Yaroslavl
Jun 2008 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- New's Divine nightclub tragedy
Jun 20, 2008 · Mexico · Natural disaster
- 2008 Société Générale trading loss
2008 · Scandal & controversy
- Lucélia Rodrigues da Silva case
Jun 1, 2008 · Brazil · Crime & justice
- Yishun triple murders
Sep 18, 2008 · Malaysia · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Poland tornado outbreak
Aug 16, 2008 · Poland · Natural disaster
- Tarnac affair
Nov 11, 2008–Apr 12, 2018 · France · Crime & justice
- Manuela Gonzalez affair
Oct 31, 2008 · France · Crime & justice
- Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895
Aug 24, 2008 · Kyrgyzstan · Aviation accident
- 2008 Christmas massacres
Dec 27, 2008 · DR Congo · Massacre
- Bruno Cholet case
Apr 2008 · France · Crime & justice
- Centurion Air Cargo Flight 164
Jul 7, 2008 · Colombia · Aviation accident
- Murder of Lai Ying Xin
Sep 11, 2008 · Malaysia · Murder & homicide
- 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests
2008–2009 · Iceland · Riot & unrest
- 2008 Gërdec explosions
Mar 15, 2008 · Albania · Bombing & explosion
- 2008 Nishinari riot
Jun 18, 2008 · Japan · Riot & unrest
- Murder of Anna Beshnova
Oct 1, 2008 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings
Sep 13, 2008 · India · Bombing & explosion
- 2008 Abu Kamal raid
Oct 26, 2008 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- Kirkwood City Council shooting
Feb 7, 2008 · United States · Shooting
- Jersey child abuse investigation
Jan 1, 2008 · Crime & justice
- Murder of Nagore Laffage
Jul 7, 2008 · Spain · Murder & homicide
- Tōgane girl murder case
Sep 21, 2008 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Pakistan–United States skirmishes
Jun 10, 2008–Jul 4, 2012 · Pakistan · War & armed conflict
- USA Jet Airlines Flight 199
Jul 6, 2008 · Mexico · Aviation accident
- Aegis ship collision accident
Feb 19, 2008 · Japan · Maritime disaster
- May 2008 South Africa riots
May 2008 · South Africa · Riot & unrest
- Michael Behenna
May 16, 2008 · War & armed conflict
- Toronto propane explosion
Aug 10, 2008 · Canada · Bombing & explosion
- Yang Jia
Jul 1, 2008 · Attack (other)
- Reactions to the 2008 Mumbai attacks
2008 · Attack (other)
- 2008 Market Rasen earthquake
Feb 27, 2008 · United Kingdom · Earthquake
- 2008 Western India bombings
Sep 29, 2008 · India · Bombing & explosion
- 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis
Jan 1, 2008 · Colombia · Crisis
- Belavia Flight 1834
Feb 14, 2008 · Armenia · Aviation accident
- 2008 Jerusalem yeshiva attack
Mar 6, 2008 · Israel · Massacre
- Kanazawa City Kyuan single man murder case
Jun 27, 2008 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Maimbung kidnappings
Jun 3, 2008 · Philippines · Kidnapping & hostage
- Technical Engineering corporation
2008 · Crisis
- 2008 Chino Hills earthquake
Jul 29, 2008 · United States · Earthquake
- Death of Luis Santos
Oct 4, 2008 · United States · Attack (other)
- 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état
Aug 6, 2008 · Mauritania · War & armed conflict
- Occupation of Gori
Aug 13, 2008–Aug 22, 2008 · Georgia · War & armed conflict
- Mari Luz case
Jan 13, 2008 · Spain · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Oksana Aplekaeva
Aug 29, 2008 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- RCBC robbery-massacre
May 16, 2008 · Philippines · Massacre
- Post-2008 Irish banking crisis
2008 · Ireland · Crisis
- 2008–2014 Spanish real estate crisis
2008–2014 · Spain · Crisis
- Piracy attack on Le Ponant
Apr 2008 · Mauritius · Kidnapping & hostage
- Trial of Radovan Karadžić
Jul 31, 2008–Mar 24, 2016 · War & armed conflict
- Tamogami's essay controversy
2008 · Japan · Scandal & controversy
- Abduction of Japanese nationals in Afghanistan
Aug 26, 2008 · Afghanistan · Kidnapping & hostage
- Chilean–Peruvian maritime dispute
Jan 16, 2008 · Scandal & controversy
- Nicholas Troy Sheley
Jan 1, 2008 · Attack (other)
- 2008 bombing of Indian embassy in Kabul
Jul 7, 2008 · Afghanistan · Terrorism
- Toga River water accident
Jul 28, 2008 · Japan · Accident
- Nic Diederichs Technical High School slashing
Aug 17, 2008 · South Africa · Massacre
- SAN-100 helicopter accident in Panama
May 29, 2008 · Panama · Aviation accident
- Mangatepopo Canyon disaster
Apr 15, 2008 · New Zealand · Natural disaster
- 2008 Santa Catarina floods
Nov 2008 · Brazil · Natural disaster
- Kotakethana murders
Jan 1, 2008–Jan 1, 2015 · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Namdaemun fire
Feb 10, 2008 · South Korea · Attack (other)
- Bill Ayers 2008 presidential election controversy
2008 · United States · Scandal & controversy
- Libya–Switzerland diplomatic crisis of 2008-2010
2008–2010 · Crisis
- Roman Barkovsky
Jan 1, 2008–Jan 1, 2009 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Scarlett Keeling
Feb 18, 2008 · India · Murder & homicide
- 2008 sumo cannabis scandal
2008 · Japan · Scandal & controversy
- 2008 California wildfires
2008 · United States · Fire
- Yokohama-Fukaya serial murder case
2008–2009 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Iowa City Sueppel murders
Mar 23, 2008 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Sales incident of non-edible rice to the market as edible rice
2008 · Japan · Scandal & controversy