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5 August 2008 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 August 2008 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “All Summer Long” by Kid Rock.
- Top Film of 2008
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2008 was The Dark Knight.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 5 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 August 2008 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 August 2008 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 5 August
- 2008 The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.
- 2010 The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days.
- 2015 The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.
- 2019 The revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories (Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh).
- 2021 Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.
Famous people born on 5 August
- James Gunn, American filmmaker (born 1966)
- Wendell Berry, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist (1934–2026)
- Angry Anderson, Australian singer and actor (1947–2026)
- Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut, first man to walk on the Moon (1930–2012)
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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.
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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