Leap Year: 2008 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Gemini.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2008 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
Native American Zodiac: The 12th of June, 2008 falls under the Deer.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of June will have the birthstones Pearl and Alexandrite.
Age: Anyone born on the 12th of June, 2008, will be 10 years of age.
American Format: 06-12-2008 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 2008-06-12. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "20080612" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1213225200.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 12th of June, 2008:
United States: Lollipop - Lil Wayne
United Kingdom: Singin' In The Rain - Mint Royale
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "Kung Fu Panda" was at the top of the box office on this date.
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 12th of June, 2008.
Megan Fox
American actress Megan Fox is listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 2008.
Time Person of the Year 2008
US President Barack Obama was given the title of Time Person of the Year 2008. In November of 2008, Obama was elected as the first African American president of the United States.
World Economic Crisis
Throughout 2008, a world economic crisis took hold. Countries fell into recession and stock markets plunged. Icelandic banks went into receivership. Ireland issued a "bank guarantee" and both the EU and the US slipped into recession.
The Rickroll
During this period, a "bait and switch" meme called Rickrolling is receiving widespread media attention.
Facebook
During this period, Facebook experienced massive growth, becoming the most popular social network in the world.
Weather
Weather information for the 12th of June, 2008:
Dublin, Ireland: It was 15.7 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. There were 4 hours of sunshine.
New York, USA: Temperature: 67.4 degrees Fahrenheit. 19.67 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
12th of June, 1994: Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are both murdered. O.J. Simpson is eventually charged with the crime
12th of June, 2016: The deadliest mass shooting in US history occurs when an Islamic terrorist called Omar Mateen opens fire in Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
12th of June, 1987: The film Predator (1987) is released in movie theaters.
12th of June, 2001: The song "Family Affair" is released by Mary J. Blige.
12th of June, 2004: The 2004 UEFA European Championship kicks off in Portugal.
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 12th of June, 2008.
Videos
Looking for some nostalgia? Here are some Youtube videos relating to the 12th of June, 2008. Please note that videos are automatically selected by Youtube and that results may vary! Click on the "Load Next Video" button to view the next video in the search playlist. In many cases, you'll find episodes of old TV shows, documentaries, music videos and soap dramas.
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Visualize
Visualize the days that have passed since the 12th of June, 2008. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 12th of June, 2008.
3,904 days have passed since this date.
337,309,200 seconds have passed since the 12th of June, 2008.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 393,527,400 times.
Since the 12th of June, 2008, earth has travelled approximately 174,051,547,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 56,218,200 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 29,008,591 steps. That's about 12,893 miles!
Since this date, 4,047,710 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
Translations
Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Thursday" in other languages is:
German: Donnerstag.
French: Jeudi.
Italian: Giovedi.
Spanish: Jueves.
Portuguese: Quinta-feira.
Comments
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