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3 May 2008 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 May 2008 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “4 Minutes” by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake.
- Top Film of 2008
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2008 was The Dark Knight.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2008
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2008 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 May 2008 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 May 2008 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 3 May
- 1999 Infiltration of Pakistani soldiers on Indian side results in the Kargil War.
- 2000 The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.
- 2001 The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947.
- 2016 Eighty-eight thousand people are evacuated from their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada as a wildfire rips through the community, destroying approximately 2,400 homes and buildings.
- 2023 Ethnic violence breaks out between the Meitei and the Kuki Zo people in the state of Manipur.
Famous people born on 3 May
- Ella Langley, American singer-songwriter (born 1999)
- Pom Klementieff, French actress (born 1986)
- Rachel Zegler, American actress and singer (born 2001)
- James Brown, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (1933–2006)
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Events of 2008 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2008 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 11 January – An Airbus A319 lands at the new Wilkins Runway in the Australian Antarctic Territory, becoming the first passenger flight from Australia to Antarctica.
- 22 May – Revolutionary Australian forum television programme Q&A broadcasts its first episode.
- 13 July – Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his first papal visit to Australia, ahead of World Youth Day 2008.
Life in Australia in 2008
Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.40
Loaf of Bread
$2.70
Average House
$400,000
Weekly Wage
$1,155.00
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