Deaths on December 12

Tassos Papadopoulos

Died on December 12, 2008

Tassos Papadopoulos, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 5th President of Cyprus (b. 1934)

Efstathios "Tassos" Nikolaou Papadopoulos (Greek: Ευστάθιος (Τάσσος) Νικολάου Παπαδόπουλος; 7 January 1934 – 12 December 2008) was a Greek Cypriot politician and barrister who served as the fifth President of Cyprus from 2003 to 2008.

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11 Jun

Canadian Indian residential school system
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.
7 Aug

South Ossetia
The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia.
29 Sep

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, the largest single-day point loss in its history.
29 Oct

Northwest Airlines
Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
10 Nov

Phoenix (spacecraft)
Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.

Deaths on December 12

Tassos Papadopoulos

Died on December 12, 2008

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Events on 2008

Canadian Indian residential school system

South Ossetia

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Northwest Airlines

Phoenix (spacecraft)