What happened on Thursday February 14, 2008?

Here's what happened on February 14, 2008:

• Northern Illinois University Shooting On Valentine's Day 2008, a tragic mass shooting occurred at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb County, Illinois. Stephen Kazmierczak, a former student, entered a lecture hall and fired over 50 shots, killing five students and injuring 21 others before taking his own life. The incident shocked the campus and the nation, highlighting ongoing concerns about campus safety and gun violence.
• Kosovo Independence Imminent Bajram Rexhepi, former Prime Minister of Kosovo, publicly announced that the province was preparing to unilaterally declare independence within the next four days, marking a significant moment in the region's political transformation.
• UBS Reports Massive Financial Loss Swiss banking giant UBS announced a substantial fourth quarter 2007 financial loss of 12.5 billion Swiss Francs (equivalent to US$11.3 billion), signaling significant challenges in the global financial sector during the early stages of the 2008 economic downturn.
• Putin Warns Ukraine on Missile Threat Russian President Vladimir Putin made a provocative statement, declaring that Russia would strike Ukraine's missiles if they were perceived as a threat to Russia's national security, escalating geopolitical tensions between the two countries.
• US Navy Satellite Destruction Mission The United States Navy planned to use an SM-3 Missile to destroy USA 193, a damaged US spy satellite containing unused hydrazine fuel, in a complex and unusual satellite elimination operation.
• Monet Painting Declared Forgery The Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne officially declared Claude Monet's painting 'The Seine At Port Villez' to be a forgery, highlighting the ongoing challenges of art authentication.
• NAACP Image Awards Recognize 'The Great Debaters' At the 39th NAACP Image Awards, the film 'The Great Debaters' was honored with the Outstanding Motion Picture award, celebrating African American achievements in cinema.

Events in 2008

February 14, 2008: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Feb. 14, 2008

February 14, 2008: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on February 14, 2008:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $85.75
• Apple AAPL: opens at $129.40
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.88
• General Electric GE: opens at $34.95
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $107.99

Exchange Rates on February 14, 2008:

• 1 USD = 107.84 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9997 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.0978 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.19 CNY
• 1 EUR = 157.92 JPY

February 14, 2008: What were the main match results that day?

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

• Crawley Town - Ebbsfleet : 1 - 2

February 14, 2008 was a Thursday and it was the 45th day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar.

February 14, 2008 can also be written as 2/14/2008 in the US and as 14/2/2008 in UK and Europe.

February 14, 2008 in February 2008 calendar

February 14, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on February 14, 2008 was Low by Flo Rida, according to the music chart for the week February 11th and February 17th.

1. Flo Rida - Low
2. Chris Brown - With You
3. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
4. Timbaland - Apologize
5. Alicia Keys - No One

February 14, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on February 14, 2008 was Now You're Gone by Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz, according to the music chart for the week February 11th and February 17th.

1. Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz - Now You're Gone
2. Nickelback - Rockstar
3. Adele - Chasing Pavements
4. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
5. Kelly Rowland - Work

February 14, 2008: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on February 14, 2008 was Like You'll Never See Me Again by Alicia Keys, according to the music chart for the week February 11th and February 17th.

1. Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again
2. Keyshia Cole - I Remember
3. Mary J. Blige - Just Fine
4. J. Holiday - Suffocate
5. Webbie Featuring Lil' Phat & Lil' Boosie - Independent

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for February 14th is Aquarius.

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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.

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February 14, 2008: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for February 14, 2008 is Rat and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on February 14, 2008 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on February 14, 2008 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on February 14, 2008 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 63% full, rising at 10:36 am and setting at 02:37 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 22, 2008 while the next full moon would come on Feb 21, 2008.

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Your place in the Universe on February 14, 2008

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Someone born on February 14, 2008 is:

17 years 2 months old,

or 206 months and 9 days old,

or 896 weeks and 6 days old,

or 6278 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on February 14, 2008?

There are 297 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday February 14th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on February 14, 2008?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on February 14, 2008.

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