Tuesday February 07, 2006

Historical Events

• Hamshahri, an Iranian newspaper, announced a competition to find the best Holocaust cartoon "as a test for the boundaries of freedom speech".
• Five people are killed in Afghanistan when protests against European Muhammed cartoons sweep the country as hundreds of protesters attack the Danish Embassy in Tehran.
• Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, says that violent Muslim protests over cartoons depicting Muhammad are a global crisis beyond the control of governments.
• The people of Haiti vote in the first elections since 2004's ouster of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. They are being monitored by thousands of UN peacekeepers.
• Two militants from Gaza City are killed by an Israeli airstrike.
• The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany has ordered Mounir El Motassadeq to be released immediately. He is a member of the Hamburg cell under the leadership of Mohamed Atta. Berlin's court ruled that there is no evidence in the government's case to show that Motassadeq had been informed about the 9/11 terrorist plot.
• Scotland will follow England in implementing the controversial UK National DNA Database. This database contains information about those who were arrested but not convicted or released without charge.
• Japan urges North Korea not to abandon six-party talks over its nuclear program, and to halt missile development. However, a Japanese official stated that Pyongyang demands that Washington lift sanctions first.
• After a long trial at London's Central Criminal Court, Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was convicted of 11 of 15 counts of solicitation and encouragement to murder and incitement towards racial hatred. He is sentenced to seven year imprisonment.
• According to British Telecommunications (BT), the number of people trying to access illegal child pornography online has increased since 2004. They use a system that blocks sites that contain images of children. It has received around 35,000 hits per day over the past four month.
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See also

What happened on February 07 in history? Find out the list of February 7th major events

What was 2006 famous for? Discover everything about 2006

Who died on February 07, 2006?

• Princess Hadice

  Hayriye Ayshe Durruhsehvar (Born 1914).

• Alberto Terry

Other February 7th famous deaths

• Jose Silva

  American entrepreneur, the founder of "Silva Mind Control.

• Augusto Monterroso

  Honduran writer who adopted Guatemalan nationality, known for the ironical and humorous style of his short stories.

• Matt Monro

  English singer (Born 1932).

• Dave Peverett

  English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Foghat and Savoy Brown) (d. 2000).

See all famous people who died on February 7th

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

Dog

The day of the week was Tuesday.

February 7th marks the 37th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2006.

There are 327 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

February 2006 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Beyonce - Check On It
2. Nelly - Grillz
3. Mary J. Blige - Be Without You
4. Zac Efron - Breaking Free
5. James Blunt - You're Beautiful

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. Beyonce Featuring Slim Thug - Check On It
4. Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp - Grillz
5. Ne-Yo - So Sick

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Daddy Yankee - Rompe
2. Intocable - Contra Viento Y Marea
3. Aventura Featuring Don Omar - Ella Y Yo
4. Wisin & Yandel - Rakata
5. Baby Ranks, Daddy Yankee, Tonny Tun Tun, Wisin & Yandel & Hector - Mayor Que Yo

Bundesliga 1

• Dortmund - Duisburg : 2 - 0
• Hertha - Bayern Munich : 0 - 0
• Kaiserslautern - FC Koln : 2 - 2
• Mainz - Bielefeld : 1 - 1

League 1

• Colchester - Scunthorpe : 1 - 0

League 2

• Bury - Rushden & D : 1 - 1

Premier League

• Dundee United - Hearts : 1 - 1

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $61.59
• Apple AAPL: opens at $68.34
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.95
• General Electric GE: opens at $32.66
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $79.50

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 117.88 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1533 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2971 CHF
• 1 USD = 8.058 CNY
• 1 EUR = 141.22 JPY