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December 19, 2008

December 19, 2008 — a day on which James Bevel and Carol Chomsky share the historical record. The year's #1 song was "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain. Hyein, Rio Ngumoha, Hudson Meek would arrive in the same year.

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2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.

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Died on December 19, 2008

James Bevel 1960s civil rights movement strategist (1936–2008)
Carol Chomsky American linguist and education specialist (1930–2008)
Michael Connell American political consultant
Dock Ellis American baseball player (1945–2008)

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Hyein 2008– South Korean singer
Rio Ngumoha 2008– English footballer
Hudson Meek 2008– American actor (died 2024)
Ella Gross 2008– American singer, model and actress
Ediz Gürel 2008– Turkish chess grandmaster
Rémi Himbert 2008– French footballer

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