At A Glance

2 April 2008 at a glance

Day of the week
2 April 2008 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “American Boy” by Estelle ft. Kanye West.
Top Film of 2008
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2008 was The Dark Knight.
Star sign
The star sign for 2 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 April 2008 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 April 2008 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 2 April

  • 2002 Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, into which armed Palestinians had retreated.
  • 2011 India wins the Cricket World Cup for the second time in history under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
  • 2015 Four men steal items worth up to £200 million from an underground safe deposit facility in London's Hatton Garden area in what has been called the "largest burglary in English legal history."
  • 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: The total number of confirmed cases reach one million.
  • 2025 Liberation Day tariffs: U.S. President Donald Trump announces sweeping worldwide tariffs.

Famous people born on 2 April

  • Jesse Plemons, American actor (born 1988)
  • Pedro Pascal, Chilean and American actor (born 1975)
  • Michael Fassbender, German-Irish actor and producer (born 1977)
  • Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (1939–1984)

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Events of 2008 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2008 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 25 February – The animated children's television series The Mr. Men Show first airs on Five.
  • 27 February – 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake: An earthquake with an epicentre in Lincolnshire is felt across most of Britain, with several buildings suffering substantial damage.
  • 28 March – London Heathrow Terminal 5 opens at Heathrow Airport to British Airways with many problems with the IT system, coupled with insufficient testing and staff training, which causes over 500 flights to be cancelled.
More events of 2008 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in 2008

Prime Minister

Gordon Brown

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£2.70

Loaf of Bread

£1.15

Average House

£176,190

Weekly Wage

£674.00

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