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The Political Graveyard: 2008

2008 by month:

• January: 15 deaths; 120 centenaries; 3 transitions; 464 birthdays
• February: 15 deaths; 119 centenaries; 2 transitions; 2 elections; 400 birthdays
• March: 16 deaths; 133 centenaries; 1 transition; 8 elections; 419 birthdays
• April: 1 marriage; 4 deaths; 133 centenaries; 3 transitions; 14 elections; 410 birthdays
• May: 10 deaths; 116 centenaries; 20 elections; 407 birthdays
• June: 7 deaths; 118 centenaries; 1 transition; 7 elections; 428 birthdays
• July: 11 deaths; 85 centenaries; 1 transition; 460 birthdays
• August: 6 deaths; 126 centenaries; 1 transition; 19 elections; 476 birthdays
• September: 11 deaths; 112 centenaries; 2 transitions; 12 elections; 463 birthdays
• October: 9 deaths; 120 centenaries; 2 transitions; 1 election; 436 birthdays
• November: 1 marriage; 13 deaths; 127 centenaries; 4 transitions; 123 elections; 412 birthdays
• December: 7 deaths; 121 centenaries; 4 transitions; 430 birthdays

January 2008

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 1 death 5 centenaries 26 birthdays	2 2 deaths 1 centenary 14 birthdays	3 2 deaths 1 centenary 6 birthdays	4 5 centenaries 19 birthdays	5 3 deaths 4 centenaries 1 transition 16 birthdays
6 1 death 8 centenaries 16 birthdays	7 4 centenaries 13 birthdays	8 6 centenaries 18 birthdays	9 1 death 3 centenaries 9 birthdays	10 4 centenaries 19 birthdays	11 4 centenaries 13 birthdays	12 1 death 5 centenaries 12 birthdays
13 8 centenaries 9 birthdays	14 8 centenaries 1 transition 15 birthdays	15 2 centenaries 11 birthdays	16 2 centenaries 19 birthdays	17 1 death 2 centenaries 19 birthdays	18 9 centenaries 15 birthdays	19 1 death 3 centenaries 17 birthdays
20 1 centenary 12 birthdays	21 1 death 2 centenaries 9 birthdays	22 6 centenaries 16 birthdays	23 2 centenaries 20 birthdays	24 3 centenaries 21 birthdays	25 2 centenaries 8 birthdays	26 1 centenary 15 birthdays
27 1 death 5 centenaries 15 birthdays	28 3 centenaries 17 birthdays	29 6 centenaries 15 birthdays	30 3 centenaries 11 birthdays	31 2 centenaries 1 transition 19 birthdays

February 2008

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 3 centenaries 13 birthdays	2 1 death 1 centenary 1 transition 12 birthdays
3 1 death 6 centenaries 17 birthdays	4 4 centenaries 17 birthdays	5 3 centenaries 1 election 13 birthdays	6 4 centenaries 14 birthdays	7 4 centenaries 12 birthdays	8 4 centenaries 18 birthdays	9 2 deaths 2 centenaries 15 birthdays
10 1 death 7 centenaries 14 birthdays	11 1 death 8 centenaries 1 transition 18 birthdays	12 4 centenaries 9 birthdays	13 3 centenaries 13 birthdays	14 1 death 7 centenaries 25 birthdays	15 4 centenaries 15 birthdays	16 3 centenaries 15 birthdays
17 2 centenaries 10 birthdays	18 3 centenaries 12 birthdays	19 2 deaths 3 centenaries 8 birthdays	20 4 centenaries 11 birthdays	21 4 centenaries 21 birthdays	22 2 deaths 10 centenaries 10 birthdays	23 3 deaths 3 centenaries 14 birthdays
24 2 centenaries 20 birthdays	25 2 centenaries 10 birthdays	26 5 centenaries 1 election 10 birthdays	27 1 death 6 centenaries 16 birthdays	28 6 centenaries 12 birthdays	29 2 centenaries 6 birthdays

March 2008

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 5 centenaries 9 birthdays
2 9 centenaries 1 election 16 birthdays	3 4 centenaries 13 birthdays	4 3 centenaries 4 elections 17 birthdays	5 1 death 4 centenaries 12 birthdays	6 3 centenaries 14 birthdays	7 1 death 7 centenaries 15 birthdays	8 3 centenaries 13 birthdays
9 1 death 5 centenaries 14 birthdays	10 7 centenaries 7 birthdays	11 2 centenaries 2 elections 17 birthdays	12 1 death 4 centenaries 1 transition 13 birthdays	13 3 centenaries 12 birthdays	14 3 centenaries 11 birthdays	15 1 death 3 centenaries 17 birthdays
16 6 centenaries 14 birthdays	17 1 death 10 centenaries 10 birthdays	18 1 death 3 centenaries 1 election 8 birthdays	19 3 centenaries 9 birthdays	20 4 centenaries 15 birthdays	21 2 centenaries 11 birthdays	22 1 death 3 centenaries 13 birthdays
23 1 centenary 12 birthdays	24 1 death 4 centenaries 11 birthdays	25 2 deaths 5 centenaries 13 birthdays	26 3 centenaries 19 birthdays	27 1 death 5 centenaries 13 birthdays	28 1 centenary 18 birthdays	29 4 centenaries 19 birthdays
30 2 deaths 5 centenaries 15 birthdays	31 2 deaths 9 centenaries 19 birthdays

April 2008

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 4 centenaries 1 transition 1 election 13 birthdays	2 3 centenaries 1 transition 18 birthdays	3 5 centenaries 7 birthdays	4 4 centenaries 1 transition 16 birthdays	5 2 centenaries 14 birthdays
6 2 centenaries 14 birthdays	7 6 centenaries 15 birthdays	8 4 centenaries 13 elections 18 birthdays	9 10 centenaries 11 birthdays	10 3 centenaries 10 birthdays	11 5 centenaries 16 birthdays	12 5 centenaries 14 birthdays
13 1 death 4 centenaries 13 birthdays	14 5 centenaries 18 birthdays	15 1 death 6 centenaries 18 birthdays	16 5 centenaries 14 birthdays	17 4 centenaries 8 birthdays	18 4 centenaries 12 birthdays	19 1 death 5 centenaries 9 birthdays
20 6 centenaries 8 birthdays	21 4 centenaries 10 birthdays	22 2 centenaries 8 birthdays	23 4 centenaries 16 birthdays	24 3 centenaries 20 birthdays	25 1 marriage 5 centenaries 11 birthdays	26 2 centenaries 12 birthdays
27 5 centenaries 24 birthdays	28 6 centenaries 10 birthdays	29 1 death 6 centenaries 17 birthdays	30 4 centenaries 16 birthdays

May 2008

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 4 centenaries 10 birthdays	2 1 death 4 centenaries 17 birthdays	3 3 centenaries 1 election 13 birthdays
4 2 centenaries 18 birthdays	5 2 centenaries 18 birthdays	6 1 death 8 centenaries 2 elections 14 birthdays	7 2 centenaries 9 birthdays	8 4 centenaries 13 birthdays	9 1 death 7 centenaries 9 birthdays	10 4 centenaries 8 elections 13 birthdays
11 4 centenaries 7 birthdays	12 3 centenaries 12 birthdays	13 1 death 2 centenaries 6 elections 15 birthdays	14 7 centenaries 13 birthdays	15 4 centenaries 15 birthdays	16 4 centenaries 21 birthdays	17 1 death 4 centenaries 14 birthdays
18 1 death 4 centenaries 11 birthdays	19 4 centenaries 11 birthdays	20 2 centenaries 2 elections 18 birthdays	21 1 death 3 centenaries 9 birthdays	22 6 centenaries 12 birthdays	23 4 centenaries 13 birthdays	24 2 centenaries 17 birthdays
25 1 death 3 centenaries 11 birthdays	26 1 centenary 11 birthdays	27 1 death 4 centenaries 1 election 13 birthdays	28 5 centenaries 18 birthdays	29 1 centenary 13 birthdays	30 6 centenaries 10 birthdays	31 1 death 3 centenaries 9 birthdays

June 2008

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 4 centenaries 9 birthdays	2 1 death 7 centenaries 9 birthdays	3 3 centenaries 5 elections 17 birthdays	4 4 centenaries 11 birthdays	5 1 centenary 12 birthdays	6 2 centenaries 17 birthdays	7 2 centenaries 15 birthdays
8 3 centenaries 19 birthdays	9 2 deaths 3 centenaries 14 birthdays	10 9 centenaries 15 birthdays	11 1 death 5 centenaries 19 birthdays	12 1 death 4 centenaries 12 birthdays	13 7 centenaries 12 birthdays	14 3 centenaries 1 election 16 birthdays
15 1 death 1 centenary 1 election 14 birthdays	16 3 centenaries 14 birthdays	17 4 centenaries 16 birthdays	18 6 centenaries 15 birthdays	19 6 centenaries 16 birthdays	20 3 centenaries 15 birthdays	21 5 centenaries 15 birthdays
22 1 centenary 13 birthdays	23 3 centenaries 13 birthdays	24 5 centenaries 16 birthdays	25 1 death 3 centenaries 8 birthdays	26 2 centenaries 9 birthdays	27 3 centenaries 22 birthdays	28 7 centenaries 16 birthdays
29 5 centenaries 17 birthdays	30 4 centenaries 1 transition 12 birthdays

July 2008

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 3 centenaries 16 birthdays	2 2 centenaries 9 birthdays	3 3 centenaries 13 birthdays	4 1 death 2 centenaries 20 birthdays	5 2 centenaries 15 birthdays
6 2 centenaries 12 birthdays	7 1 death 3 centenaries 18 birthdays	8 2 centenaries 13 birthdays	9 6 centenaries 12 birthdays	10 16 birthdays	11 1 death 2 centenaries 13 birthdays	12 4 centenaries 14 birthdays
13 1 death 2 centenaries 9 birthdays	14 2 centenaries 16 birthdays	15 2 centenaries 19 birthdays	16 5 centenaries 1 transition 21 birthdays	17 1 death 3 centenaries 6 birthdays	18 1 death 7 centenaries 14 birthdays	19 1 death 3 centenaries 8 birthdays
20 7 centenaries 19 birthdays	21 2 centenaries 26 birthdays	22 1 death 1 centenary 16 birthdays	23 1 centenary 15 birthdays	24 1 centenary 18 birthdays	25 4 centenaries 10 birthdays	26 3 centenaries 17 birthdays
27 1 death 2 centenaries 12 birthdays	28 4 centenaries 17 birthdays	29 1 death 4 centenaries 11 birthdays	30 1 death 1 centenary 16 birthdays	31 19 birthdays

August 2008

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 1 centenary 20 birthdays	2 1 death 6 centenaries 17 birthdays
3 5 centenaries 15 birthdays	4 5 centenaries 23 birthdays	5 5 centenaries 16 elections 16 birthdays	6 19 birthdays	7 5 centenaries 21 birthdays	8 1 death 9 centenaries 24 birthdays	9 1 centenary 7 birthdays
10 1 centenary 9 birthdays	11 5 centenaries 15 birthdays	12 5 centenaries 1 election 8 birthdays	13 3 centenaries 9 birthdays	14 3 centenaries 14 birthdays	15 6 centenaries 20 birthdays	16 16 birthdays
17 5 centenaries 13 birthdays	18 4 centenaries 16 birthdays	19 7 centenaries 14 birthdays	20 2 deaths 2 centenaries 1 transition 21 birthdays	21 3 centenaries 17 birthdays	22 2 deaths 6 centenaries 14 birthdays	23 2 centenaries 11 birthdays
24 5 centenaries 18 birthdays	25 6 centenaries 17 birthdays	26 5 centenaries 2 elections 14 birthdays	27 1 centenary 8 birthdays	28 5 centenaries 11 birthdays	29 4 centenaries 19 birthdays	30 3 centenaries 13 birthdays
31 8 centenaries 17 birthdays

September 2008

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 3 centenaries 1 transition 15 birthdays	2 1 centenary 1 election 13 birthdays	3 4 centenaries 15 birthdays	4 1 death 18 birthdays	5 4 centenaries 11 birthdays	6 1 death 1 centenary 23 birthdays
7 4 centenaries 16 birthdays	8 1 death 3 centenaries 16 birthdays	9 2 centenaries 6 elections 20 birthdays	10 1 death 4 centenaries 17 birthdays	11 4 centenaries 16 birthdays	12 5 centenaries 21 birthdays	13 1 death 1 centenary 16 birthdays
14 11 birthdays	15 6 centenaries 16 birthdays	16 6 centenaries 5 elections 23 birthdays	17 3 centenaries 16 birthdays	18 3 centenaries 1 transition 10 birthdays	19 8 centenaries 16 birthdays	20 6 centenaries 13 birthdays
21 1 death 11 centenaries 12 birthdays	22 1 death 5 centenaries 20 birthdays	23 2 centenaries 13 birthdays	24 1 death 4 centenaries 11 birthdays	25 1 death 3 centenaries 14 birthdays	26 1 death 4 centenaries 12 birthdays	27 4 centenaries 12 birthdays
28 1 death 3 centenaries 18 birthdays	29 4 centenaries 16 birthdays	30 4 centenaries 13 birthdays

October 2008

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 8 centenaries 1 transition 13 birthdays	2 1 death 3 centenaries 10 birthdays	3 2 centenaries 19 birthdays	4 3 centenaries 1 election 9 birthdays
5 1 death 1 centenary 1 transition 11 birthdays	6 2 centenaries 17 birthdays	7 7 centenaries 12 birthdays	8 5 centenaries 16 birthdays	9 3 centenaries 17 birthdays	10 3 centenaries 15 birthdays	11 2 centenaries 17 birthdays
12 6 centenaries 20 birthdays	13 2 deaths 4 centenaries 12 birthdays	14 2 centenaries 10 birthdays	15 1 death 5 centenaries 18 birthdays	16 1 centenary 22 birthdays	17 1 death 3 centenaries 12 birthdays	18 4 centenaries 14 birthdays
19 3 centenaries 9 birthdays	20 6 centenaries 20 birthdays	21 3 centenaries 12 birthdays	22 1 centenary 9 birthdays	23 5 centenaries 12 birthdays	24 2 deaths 4 centenaries 20 birthdays	25 3 centenaries 11 birthdays
26 11 centenaries 20 birthdays	27 5 centenaries 10 birthdays	28 3 centenaries 8 birthdays	29 7 centenaries 12 birthdays	30 1 death 3 centenaries 14 birthdays	31 2 centenaries 15 birthdays

November 2008

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 1 death 5 centenaries 1 transition 11 birthdays
2 2 centenaries 13 birthdays	3 1 death 5 centenaries 18 birthdays	4 4 centenaries 123 elections 9 birthdays	5 1 centenary 18 birthdays	6 2 centenaries 16 birthdays	7 4 centenaries 17 birthdays	8 1 death 6 centenaries 18 birthdays
9 6 centenaries 12 birthdays	10 5 centenaries 15 birthdays	11 1 marriage 6 centenaries 13 birthdays	12 2 deaths 6 centenaries 1 transition 14 birthdays	13 2 centenaries 14 birthdays	14 7 centenaries 19 birthdays	15 1 death 6 centenaries 14 birthdays
16 5 centenaries 1 transition 9 birthdays	17 2 deaths 1 centenary 13 birthdays	18 1 death 5 centenaries 10 birthdays	19 7 centenaries 10 birthdays	20 8 centenaries 19 birthdays	21 3 centenaries 14 birthdays	22 6 centenaries 13 birthdays
23 1 centenary 15 birthdays	24 2 deaths 3 centenaries 1 transition 14 birthdays	25 5 centenaries 14 birthdays	26 3 centenaries 10 birthdays	27 2 centenaries 12 birthdays	28 1 death 3 centenaries 13 birthdays	29 7 centenaries 11 birthdays
30 1 death 1 centenary 14 birthdays

December 2008

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 1 death 2 centenaries 9 birthdays	2 1 centenary 12 birthdays	3 2 centenaries 16 birthdays	4 3 centenaries 10 birthdays	5 1 centenary 5 birthdays	6 4 centenaries 22 birthdays
7 5 centenaries 17 birthdays	8 6 centenaries 8 birthdays	9 1 death 4 centenaries 16 birthdays	10 13 centenaries 15 birthdays	11 3 centenaries 15 birthdays	12 15 birthdays	13 4 centenaries 16 birthdays
14 4 centenaries 12 birthdays	15 4 centenaries 1 transition 19 birthdays	16 3 deaths 7 centenaries 14 birthdays	17 1 death 5 centenaries 12 birthdays	18 5 centenaries 16 birthdays	19 5 centenaries 14 birthdays	20 3 centenaries 16 birthdays
21 3 centenaries 14 birthdays	22 3 centenaries 11 birthdays	23 3 centenaries 16 birthdays	24 2 centenaries 12 birthdays	25 4 centenaries 10 birthdays	26 4 centenaries 13 birthdays	27 3 centenaries 12 birthdays
28 7 centenaries 21 birthdays	29 1 death 4 centenaries 14 birthdays	30 1 centenary 1 transition 12 birthdays	31 6 centenaries 2 transitions 16 birthdays

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