Thursday February 02, 2006: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

Historical Events

• Leaked documents in the UK reveal that a conversation between U.S. President George W. Bush (and Tony Blair) in 2003 revealed that Blair wanted to follow the US into Iraq without UN resolution and that Bush thought it would be provoking an Iraqi response using Lockheed U-2 spy aircrafts that were falsely marked Lockheed U-2 to give him an excuse to go to war.
• Venezuela has expelled U.S. Navy Chief. John Correa was a military attache in Caracas at the U.S. Embassy. He is suspected of spying.
• Ohio Representative John Boehner is elected the U.S. House Minority Leader after defeating Roy Blunt, acting majority leader, in a House vote.
• Royal Dutch Shell sets the record for highest annual profit ever for a British company, with a total PS13.12bn
• Seabulk Pride is an oil tanker carrying approximately 100,000 barrels (16,000m) (approx. Oil, which ran aground at the port of Nikiski in Alaska.
• Unknown eavesdroppers have tapped the mobile phones of top-ranking officials in Greece, including Prime Minister Costas Karmanlis.

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See also

What happened on February 02 in history? Find out the list of February 2nd major events

What was 2006 famous for? Discover everything about 2006

Other February 2nd famous birthdays

• Shakira

  Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model.

• Farrah Fawcett

  American actress.

• Christie Brinkley

  American model.

• Mike Brant

  After moving to France, Israeli pop star became famous.

See all famous people born on February 2nd

How old am I?

If February 02, 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 02.

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 02, 2006?

• Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
• Pat Rupp

Other February 2nd famous deaths

• Gene Kelly

  American actor/dancer ("Singing in The Rain") dies at the age of 83.

• Anna May Wong

  Actress (Thief in Baghdad), passes away at 56.

• Marcel Bozzuffi

  French actor on stage, film, and television.

See all famous people who died on February 2nd

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 02, 2006 reveal something about your future ? Find out

The day of the week was Thursday.

February 2nd marks the 32nd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2006.

There are 332 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

February 2006 calendar

Holidays

• Ancient Latvia - Veja Diena observed.
• St. Adelbald
• Catholicism - Candlemas, The Presentation of the Lord, The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, World Day for Consecrated Life (also February 3 in the United States).
• United States and Canada - Groundhog Day.
• Scotland - A quarter day in the Christian calendar (due to Candlemas).
• Paganism - Imbolc (in northern hemisphere), Lughnasadh (in southern hemisphere).
• Czech Republic - Hromnice.
• St. Cornelius
• France - CrOpe Day.

Observances

• World Wetlands Day

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 02, 2006 is First Quarter.

See Moon rising and setting times on February 02, 2006

Planetary phase

See Planets rising and setting times on February 02, 2006

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $61.90
• Apple AAPL: opens at $75.32
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.91
• General Electric GE: opens at $33.07
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $81.45

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 118.55 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1448 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2857 CHF
• 1 USD = 8.062 CNY
• 1 EUR = 143.34 JPY