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July 15, 2008

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Headlines from July 15, 2008

Dispatches From Capitalist China

By Michiko Kakutani

In this compelling new book, Philip P. Pan, former Beijing bureau chief for The Washington Post, examines the current state of the world’s most populous nation.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 9, 2008, covering July 15, 2008.

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    Album cover for Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends by Coldplay

    Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

    Coldplay

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    Album cover for Tha Carter III by Lil Wayne

    Tha Carter III

    Lil Wayne

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    Album cover for Camp Rock by Soundtrack

    Camp Rock

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Saints Of Los Angeles by Motley Crue

    Saints Of Los Angeles

    Motley Crue

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    Album cover for Last 2 Walk by Three 6 Mafia

    Last 2 Walk

    Three 6 Mafia

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Notable Births

Iain Armitage

2008Iain Armitage, American actor[†]

Iain Armitage is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon, a spin-off prequel to The Big Bang Theory, from 2017 to 2024. He also played Ziggy Chapman in Big Little Lies (2017–2019) and voiced young Shaggy Rogers in Scoob! (2020) and Chase in Paw Patrol: The Movie (2021).

Notable Deaths

György Kolonics

2008György Kolonics, Hungarian canoe racer (born 1972)[†]

György "Kolo" Kolonics was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who won two gold and two bronze medals at four Summer Olympics. He also won a record fifteen gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. He died from cardiac arrest while preparing for his fifth Olympics.

Historical Context for July 15, 2008

In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]