Friday February 03, 2006: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

Historical Events

• A passenger ferry from Egypt carrying over 1,400 passengers, is sunk in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia.
• Jamal al-Bedawi was responsible for the USS Cole attack. Fawaz al-Rabeiee was also involved in the plan to attack the French tanker Limburg. Fawaz al-Rabeiee managed to escape from a Yemeni prison with 22 other prisoners, 12 being Al-Qaida convicted.
• In retaliation to yesterday's expulsion from Venezuela of John Correa, a suspected US spy, Jeny Figueredo Frias was expelled by the United States. The State Department spokeswoman described the move in a diplomatic game of "tit-for–tat"
• Over concerns that Iran's nuclear program could produce weapons, the International Atomic Energy Agency delayed voting on whether Iran should be reported to the UN Security Council until Saturday.
• The plot to assassinate President Mikhail Saakashvili, Georgia's president, by shooting down his helicopter was foiled.
• Two car bombs exploded in Baghdad shortly after each other, killing at most 16 and injuring more than 90.
• Strong earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shaking northeastern Japan. However, there is no tsunami danger.
• Hezbollah fired 30 mortar shells at IDF posts along the northern Israeli border. One Israeli soldier was lightly wounded. Israeli Air Force responds by striking targets in the southern Lebanon of Hezbollah.
• Palestinian militants fire at civilian targets in Israel at least three Qassam missiles from Gaza. A rocket struck a Kibbutz Karmiyah home, injuring four persons, including a 1-year-old infant. This home belonged to a family that was recently expelled from Israel's Gaza Strip unilateral disengagement in 2005.
• Donald Rumsfeld, the Secretary of Defense of the United States, likens Hugo Chavez's Venezuelan President to Adolf Hitler. As a retaliation Jose Vicente Rangel, Venezuela's Vice President, refers to the US the Third Reich. (AP),
• The ferry M/V al-Salam Buccaccio 98 carrying 1272 passengers, and 105 crew, crashes in bad weather in the Red Sea as it travels between Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan. So far, 314 people were rescued.
• Boris Dittrich, chairman of the Dutch D66 party, resigns after the Dutch Government voted "Yes" to participation in NATO-led ISAF operations in Afghanistan.
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See also

What happened on February 03 in history? Find out the list of February 3rd major events

What was 2006 famous for? Discover everything about 2006

Other February 3rd famous birthdays

• Amal Clooney

  British-Lebanese lawyer (barrister), author and activist, London-based.

• Isla Fisher

  Scottish-Australian actress.

• Sarah Kane

  English playwright (d. 1999).

• Stéphane Le Foll

  French politician for Socialist Party.

See all famous people born on February 3rd

How old am I?

If February 03, 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 03.

How to find someone’s birthday?

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Who died on February 03, 2006?

• Louis Jones
• Duma Kumalo
• Al Lewis
• Pierre Potier
• Walerian Borowczyk
• Romano Mussolini
• José María Langlais

Other February 3rd famous deaths

• John Cassavetes

  American actor/director (Husbands Dirty Dozen), has died at the age of 59 (born in 1929).

• Lana Clarkson

  American actress and model (Born 1962).

• Fred Buscaglione

  Popular Italian singer, who created a persona he called "The Gangster", in the 1950s.

• Bohumil Hrabal

  Czech author (d. 1997).

See all famous people who died on February 3rd

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 03, 2006 reveal something about your future ? Find out

The day of the week was Friday.

February 3rd marks the 33rd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2006.

There are 331 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

February 2006 calendar

Holidays

• Japan - the festival of Setsubun before spring.
• United States - Four Chaplains Day.
• Mozambique - Heroes' Day.

Saints

• Saints Berlindis, Celsa and Nona.
• Saint Blaise, Catholics visit churches to have their throats blessed.
• Saint Ansgar, patron saint of Denmark
• Saint Werburgh
• Saint Hadelin (+690)

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 03, 2006 is First Quarter.

See Moon rising and setting times on February 03, 2006

Planetary phase

See Planets rising and setting times on February 03, 2006

Jupiler League

• Club Brugge - Lierse : 3 - 1

Bundesliga 2

• Bochum - Ahlen : 3 - 0
• Burghausen - Karlsruhe : 1 - 1
• Siegen - Saarbrucken : 0 - 4

Division 2

• Amiens - Gueugnon : 0 - 0
• Clermont - Brest : 0 - 1
• Creteil - Chateauroux : 1 - 1
• Guingamp - Caen : 0 - 0
• Laval - Montpellier : 0 - 2

League 1

• Swansea - Bournemouth : 1 - 0
• Tranmere - Huddersfield : 2 - 1

Stock Markets

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• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.47
• General Electric GE: opens at $32.80
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $80.55

Exchange Rates

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