Friday February 10, 2006

Historical Events

• Wayne Gretzky, a great player in the National Hockey League, has denied placing bets on illegal sports gambling.
• This weekend, the G8 finance chiefs meet in Moscow to discuss energy security.
• Israel has criticised Russia for inviting Hamas leaders to Moscow to discuss the results of the Palestinian election.
• KV63, a tomb belonging to the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt that dates back more than 3,300 year, was discovered in the Valley of the Kings, an ancient desert burial site near Luxor.
• United Nations Secretary General Kofi Ann asks editors to stop printing the controversial Muhammad cartoons.
• A moderate-sized earthquake measuring 4.9 struck central Chile. It rattled buildings but there were no immediate reports on injuries or damage.
• H5N1 bird virus: The deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza has been discovered in wild birds along Azerbaijan's Caspian sea coast. Two Indonesian women, both from the east of the capital, have been admitted to hospital with the H5N1 bird influenza virus.
• The deadly H5N1 Avian Flu strain has been detected in wild birds along Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea Coast.
• After tests revealed that they were infected with H5N1, two women from Indonesia are now being treated at a hospital.
• A car bomb that struck the Baghdad suburb of Doura killed at least eight people and left 22 others injured in an attack on the capital Baghdad.
• A judge in Italy has thrown out the case of an atheist who sued small-town priests for saying Jesus Christ exists.
• Opening ceremony at Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy will mark the 2006 Winter Olympics. This is the 20th hosting of the winter games, and the second time that an Italian city hosts them.
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See also

What happened on February 10 in history? Find out the list of February 10th major events

What was 2006 famous for? Discover everything about 2006

Who died on February 10, 2006?

• J Dilla
• Dick Harmon

  American golf instructor (Born 1947).

• Juan Soriano

Other February 10th famous deaths

• Alex Haley

  American writer, a journalist and novelist who shot to worldwide fame as the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book, "Roots" in 1976.

• Brian Aherne

  British-American actor, who made his debut in 1923 and became a leading British player within seven years.

• Dave Van Ronk

  American blues singer with a bawdy and gruff, yet tender singing style who is the owner of considerable blues skills.

• Guy Provost

  French Canadian actor (d. 2004).

See all famous people who died on February 10th

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 Friday.

February 10th marks the 40th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2006.

There are 324 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 2

• Dresden - Munich 1860 : 2 - 0
• Karlsruhe - Erzgebirge Aue : 5 - 2

Division 2

• Bastia - Laval : 3 - 0
• Brest - Creteil : 0 - 2
• Caen - Sete : 1 - 0
• Chateauroux - Amiens : 0 - 0
• Dijon - Istres : 2 - 0

Championship

• Reading - Southampton : 2 - 0

Conference

• Burton - Exeter : 2 - 0

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $60.05
• Apple AAPL: opens at $65.13
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.63
• General Electric GE: opens at $32.92
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $80.40

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 117.92 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1538 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.3065 CHF
• 1 EUR = 140.4 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.6824 GBP