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March 19, 2008

On March 19, 2008, gRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed. 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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What happened

On March 19, 2008

  1. 2008 GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.

    Gamma-ray burst in the constellation Boötes

    GRB 080319B was a gamma-ray burst (GRB) detected by the Swift satellite at 06:12 UTC on March 19, 2008. 8 and remained visible to human eyes for approximately 30 seconds. 0 for approximately 60 seconds.

Farewells

Died on March 19, 2008

Arthur C. Clarke British science fiction writer (1917–2008)
Hugo Claus Belgian author (1929–2008)
Paul Scofield English actor (1922–2008)

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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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