Wednesday February 01, 2006: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

Historical Events

• UAL Corporation, United Airlines’ parent company, has emerged from bankruptcy. It was in this position since December 9, 2002. This is the longest such filing in American history.
• A meteor streaking across Calgary, Alberta, Canada is seen for several seconds. It then breaks up into pieces. The remnants of the meteorite may be found about 400km south of Calgary in Montana, USA.
• Joe Manchin, Governor of West Virginia, asks for an end to coal mining after two more deaths from coal mining accidents in the state. In January alone, fourteen people died in disasters caused by coal mining. (CNN).
• When the Security Forces beat the Amona outpost settlers in the West Bank, more than 200 Israeli settlers were injured.
• As the controversy over the Muhammad cartoons grows, newspapers in France and Germany, Italy, Spain and Spain republish the pictures, in direct defiance of mass Muslim protests elsewhere.
• Venezuela's government has backed Latin American TV station, teleSUR. They have also signed a cooperation agreement with al-Jazeera, an Arabic channel.
• Google shares plunged after the company reported profits that were below Wall Street estimates. Market value lost.
• Astronomers have determined that Eris, a newly discovered dwarf planet, is larger than Pluto. This probability is 84%. (astro.uni-bonn.de),
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See also

What happened on February 01 in history? Find out the list of February 1st major events

What was 2006 famous for? Discover everything about 2006

Other February 1st famous birthdays

• Harry Styles

  British pop singer and the youngest member of One Direction.

• Claude François

  He was a French singer and songwriter, born in Egypt.

• Princess Stephanie of Monaco
• Lisa Marie Presley

See all famous people born on February 1st

How old am I?

If February 01, 2006 is your birthday you are 17 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on February 01.

How to find someone’s birthday?

If you’re searching for a person’s birth date, have a look at our Birthday Search Guide

Who died on February 01, 2006?

• Horacio Corto Buscaglia
• Luis Costales
• Dick Bass

  American football player (Born 1937).

• Bryce Harland

  New Zealand diplomat (Born 1931).

Other February 1st famous deaths

• Werner Heisenberg

  German scientist, who was an atomic physicist and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1932 for creating quantum mechanics.

• Hildegard Knef

  German actress, who was in 56 films by 1978.

• Mongo Santamaria

  Cuban percussionist, band leader (Born in 1922).

• Alessandro Blasetti

  Italian film critic and director, Blasetti was one of two great directors during the Fascist period in Italian cinema, 1935-1945.

See all famous people who died on February 1st

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Aquarius

Aquarius personality

Who should a Aquarius marry?

Babies born in February are either Aquarius or Pisces. People born before February 18th are Aquarius, while people born from February 19th have the sign of Pisces

Personality of February born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Dog

Element: Fire

Dog personality

Find out your Moon Sign

Can the numbers in February 01, 2006 reveal something about your future ? Find out

The day of the week was Wednesday.

February 1st marks the 31st day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2006.

There are 333 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

February 2006 calendar

Holidays

• St. Brigid of Kildare - one of the three patron saints of Ireland, the others being St. Patrick and St. Columcille.
• In Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the fictional character Willy Wonka gives an unprecedented tour of his chocolate factory on February 1 (year unspecified).
• Blessed Reginald of Sint-Gillis
• The start of LGBT History Month in the United Kingdom.
• The start of Black History Month in the United States.
• Imbolc - the first day of Spring in Ireland (Irish Calendar), one of the eight solar holidays in the Wheel of the Year.
• St. Veridiana

Observances

• World Interfaith Harmony Week, 1-7 February

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Beyonce - Check On It
2. Nelly - Grillz
3. Chris Brown - Run It!
4. Mary J. Blige - Be Without You
5. The Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. The Notorious BIG featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm - Nasty Girl
2. Meck featuring Leo Sayer - Thunder In My Heart Again
3. The Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys
4. Beyonce featuring Slim Thug - Check On It
5. Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana - Run It!

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Mary J. Blige - Be Without You
2. Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris - Unpredictable
3. Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp - Grillz
4. Ne-Yo - So Sick
5. Beyonce Featuring Slim Thug - Check On It

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Daddy Yankee - Rompe
2. Intocable - Contra Viento Y Marea
3. Wisin & Yandel - Rakata
4. Angel & Khriz - Ven Bailalo
5. Aventura Featuring Don Omar - Ella Y Yo

Lunar phase

The moon phase for February 01, 2006 is New Moon.

See Moon rising and setting times on February 01, 2006

Planetary phase

See Planets rising and setting times on February 01, 2006

Le Championnat

• St Etienne - Toulouse : 1 - 3

Championship

• Derby - Sheffield United : 0 - 1

Premier League

• Arsenal - West Ham : 2 - 3
• Aston Villa - Chelsea : 1 - 1
• Blackburn - Man United : 4 - 3
• Liverpool - Birmingham : 1 - 1
• Man City - Newcastle : 3 - 0

Ethniki Katigoria

• Levadeiakos - Kalamaria : 1 - 0

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $62.77
• Apple AAPL: opens at $75.00
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.95
• General Electric GE: opens at $32.66
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $80.90

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 117.99 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1412 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2889 CHF
• 1 USD = 8.062 CNY
• 1 EUR = 142.36 JPY