Tuesday February 08, 2005

Historical Events

• Conflict in Iraq: Guerrillas from Baquba set off a car bomb in front of an Iraqi police station, wounding 15 and killing 15. Twelve police officers are killed and four others injured by a suicide bomber in Mosul. Three civilians were killed when guerrillas fired a dozen mortar rounds on a police station in another part of the city.
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - A truce is signed between Israel and The Palestinian Authority. At Sharm el-Sheikh, Mahmoud Abubas, the President and Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, met with Ariel Sharon, who was the Prime Minister of Israel. A four-way summit that took place at Sharm el-Sheikh also saw the participation of President Hosni Moubarak of Egypt and King Abdullah of Jordan. Hamas, the Palestinian organization, says it is not bound to the ceasefire.
• Denmark's parliamentary elections saw the continuation of the center right coalition of Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and his wife.
• Phone lines and internet connections in Nepal are now restored. (BBC) (Sify). At the same moment, the army launches air strikes against Maoist soldiers.
• Three burglars were briefly holding hostages yesterday in the Spanish Embassy in Bern. The police stormed into the building to find that the criminals were already gone. A security guard from the Embassy is currently in the hospital.
• Vicente Fox, President of Mexico, has increased his security following a leak by an advisor to a Mexican drug cartel.
• Cuba has implemented a ban on smoking tobacco in public places.
• China's Ministry of Agriculture announced that it has created a vaccine to stop bird flu spreading to humans
• The new president of Greece's parliament is Karolos Papalias.
• The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs launched a Flash Appeal in response to the flooding in Guyana. It covers both the immediate and transitional needs of the people affected. Floods caused by torrential rains in January continue to impact more than 290,000 people. This is 39% of the country's population. The region was hit by torrential rains for the first time in nearly a century.
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What was 2005 famous for? Discover everything about 2005

Who died on February 08, 2005?

• Keith Knudsen

  American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers) (Born 1948).

• Javier Tusell (60)
• Gaston Rahier
• Marthe Choquette
• James Oscar «Jimmy» Smith
• Jimmy Smith

  American athlete, pro football player, a wide receiver.

• A. Chandranehru

Other February 8th famous deaths

• Anna Nicole Smith

  American model, actress, and entertainer (Born 1967).

• John von Neumann

  Hungarian-born mathematician and physicist (Born 1903).

• Enoch Powell

  British politician, conservative m.p.

• Del Shannon

  American singer, one of the early rockers who wrote his own material.

See all famous people who died on February 8th

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

Rooster

The day of the week was Tuesday.

February 8th marks the 38th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2005.

There are 326 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

February 2005 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Mario - Let Me Love You
2. Ciara - 1, 2 Step
3. Destiny's Child - Soldier
4. Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
5. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Lovers And Friends

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers
2. Ashanti - Only U
3. Jennifer Lopez - Get Right
4. Ciara featuring Petey Pablo - Goodies
5. Brian McFadden & Delta Goodrem - Almost Here

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Mario - Let Me Love You
2. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Usher & Ludacris - Lovers And Friends
3. Destiny's Child Featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne - Soldier
4. Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott - 1, 2 Step
5. The Game Featuring 50 Cent - How We Do

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Juanes - Volverte A Ver
2. Ricardo Arjona - Porque Es Tan Cruel El Amor
3. Conjunto Primavera - Hoy Como Ayer
4. Cristian Castro - Te Buscaria
5. Los Tucanes de Tijuana - El Virus Del Amor

Division 2

• Grenoble - Clermont : 1 - 0

League 1

• Blackpool - Oldham : 2 - 0
• Bradford - Milton Keynes Dons : 1 - 4

League 2

• Bury - Shrewsbury : 0 - 0
• Mansfield - Swansea : 1 - 0

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $54.85
• Apple AAPL: opens at $79.07
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.19
• General Electric GE: opens at $36.28
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $94.28

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 105.58 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.2458 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2214 CHF
• 1 EUR = 134.99 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.6884 GBP