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December 29, 2008

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

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 24, 2008, covering December 29, 2008.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Fearless by Taylor Swift

    Fearless

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Circus by Britney Spears

    Circus

    Britney Spears

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for I Am...Sasha Fierce by Beyonce

    I Am...Sasha Fierce

    Beyonce

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Dark Horse by Nickelback

    Dark Horse

    Nickelback

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for Twilight by Soundtrack

    Twilight

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6

Notable Deaths

Freddie Hubbard

2008Freddie Hubbard, American trumpet player and composer (born 1938)[†]

Frederick Dewayne Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop.

Victor H. Krulak

2008Victor H. Krulak, American soldier (born 1913)[†]

Victor Harold Krulak was a decorated United States Marine Corps officer who saw action in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Krulak, considered a visionary by fellow Marines, was the author of First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps and the father of the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Charles C. Krulak.

Historical Context for December 29, 2008

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