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{{*mp|October 9}} [[French literature|French writer]] [[Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio]] wins the 2008 '''[[Nobel Prize in Literature]]'''. |
{{*mp|October 9}} [[French literature|French writer]] [[Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio]] wins the 2008 '''[[Nobel Prize in Literature]]'''. |
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{{*mp|October 8}} Voters go to the polls in the '''[[Maldivian presidential election, 2008|Maldivian presidential election]]''', the first [[democracy|democratic]] elections held in the [[Maldives]], with six candidates including incumbent [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]] |
{{*mp|October 8}} Voters go to the polls in the '''[[Maldivian presidential election, 2008|Maldivian presidential election]]''', the first [[democracy|democratic]] elections held in the [[Maldives]], with six candidates including incumbent [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]]. |
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{{*mp|October 8}} The [[Her Majesty's Government|British Government]] announces details of a '''[[2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package|financial rescue package]]''' aimed at [[Financial crisis of 2007-2008|stabilizing]] and restoring confidence in the [[Banking in the United Kingdom|British banking sector]]. |
{{*mp|October 8}} The [[Her Majesty's Government|British Government]] announces details of a '''[[2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package|financial rescue package]]''' aimed at [[Financial crisis of 2007-2008|stabilizing]] and restoring confidence in the [[Banking in the United Kingdom|British banking sector]]. |
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{{*mp|October 8}} [[Osamu Shimomura]], [[Martin Chalfie]], and [[Roger Y. Tsien]] win the 2008 '''[[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]]''' for the discovery and development of the [[green fluorescent protein]]. |
{{*mp|October 8}} [[Osamu Shimomura]], [[Martin Chalfie]], and [[Roger Y. Tsien]] win the 2008 '''[[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]]''' for the discovery and development of the [[green fluorescent protein]]. |
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- French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio wins the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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- The British Government announces details of a financial rescue package aimed at stabilizing and restoring confidence in the British banking sector.
- Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie, and Roger Y. Tsien win the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein.