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4 September 2008 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 September 2008 was a Thursday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2008
- The Irish chart song for 2008 was “Hallelujah” by Alexandra Burke.
- Top Film of 2008
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2008 was The Dark Knight.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 4 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 September 2008 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 September 2008 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 4 September
- 1985 The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
- 1989 In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
- 1998 Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.
- 2001 Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
- 2002 The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017.
Famous people born on 4 September
- Beyoncé, American singer-songwriter (born 1981)
- Wes Bentley, American actor and producer (born 1978)
- Max Greenfield, American actor (born 1979)
- Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist (1973–2022)
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Events of 2008 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2008 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 2 January – The Burlington Hotel in Dublin closed after 36 years in business with the loss of 400 jobs.
- 12 March – Libertas lobby group launched a campaign called Facts, not politics which advocated a No vote in the Treaty of Lisbon referendum.
- 20 May – The television puppet Dustin the Turkey failed to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 after being knocked out at the first semi-finals stage.
Life in Ireland in 2008
Taoiseach
Brian Cowen
Petrol (per litre)
€1.32/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.45
Average House
€300,000
Weekly Wage
€460
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