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August 22, 2008

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 20, 2008, covering August 22, 2008.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Mamma Mia! by Soundtrack

    Mamma Mia!

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Breakout by Miley Cyrus

    Breakout

    Miley Cyrus

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Love On The Inside by Sugarland

    Love On The Inside

    Sugarland

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Rock N Roll Jesus by Kid Rock

    Rock N Roll Jesus

    Kid Rock

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    44
  5. 5
    Album cover for Tha Carter III by Lil Wayne

    Tha Carter III

    Lil Wayne

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9

Notable Deaths

2008Gladys Powers, English-Canadian soldier (born 1899)[†]

Gladys Stokes Luxford Powers was thought to be, at age 109, the last female veteran of the First World War following the 27 March 2007 death of fellow 109-year-old Charlotte Winters from the US. However the subsequent discovery of fellow Britons Ivy Campany, who died on 19 December 2008, and Florence Green has disproved this. Regardless, Powers was the last veteran living in Canada, following the death of Dwight Wilson on 9 May 2007, the day before Powers' 108th birthday. The last Canadian-born veteran, 109-year-old John Babcock, later moved to the United States where he lived until his death on 18 February 2010.

Historical Context for August 22, 2008

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