Wednesday February 15, 2006: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

Historical Events

• Abu Ghraib torture, prisoner abuse: Australian television channel SBS broadcasts video and photos of what it claims are previously unpublished images showing the abuse of Iraqis at Abu Ghraib prison by US military personnel in 2003.
• Francesco Trupiano, the Italian ambassador to Libya, apologizes for Roberto Calderoli (Italian minister of Constitutional Reform), who suggested that Italy use force against Muslims.
• The three remaining defendants in the Bali Nine hearings for Indonesia, Australians, Matthew Norman (19, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen (23), and Si Yi Chen (20) were sentenced to life imprisonment.
• The United States and Israel have denied that Hamas was the victim of a "destabilization plan". This was made public by the New York Times on February 14. They do however admit that they will cut funds and transfer tax-receipts to Palestinian Authority. The "destabilization plan" was designed to force the PA to hold new elections (NYT).
• Haitian elections 2006: In an apparent case of electoral fraud, hundreds upon hundreds of ballot boxes were found in a garbage dump in Haiti. This throws doubt on the election results. CBC

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See also

What happened on February 15 in history? Find out the list of February 15th major events

What was 2006 famous for? Discover everything about 2006

Who was born on February 15, 2006?

• Luca Pino

  American child of Danny Pino, a noted actor and dad.

Other February 15th famous birthdays

• Élodie Frégé

  French singer who won the TV series "Star Academy" in 2004.

• Axelle Red

  Belgian singer-songwriter, daughter Roland Demal.

• Brandon Boyd

  American musician (Incubus).

• Jane Seymour

  Actress Young Mr Bobbin, dies at 56.

See all famous people born on February 15th

How old am I?

If February 15, 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 15.

How to find someone’s birthday?

If you’re searching for a person’s birth date, have a look at our Birthday Search Guide

Who died on February 15, 2006?

• Anna Marly (Anna Betoulinski
• Raymond Plante
• Sun Yun-suan

Other February 15th famous deaths

• Pierre Bachelet

  French singer-songwriter, with a gentle romantic voice.

• Nat King Cole

  Singer (Unforgettable Mona Lisa), is killed at 49.

• Mike Bloomfield

  American musician.

• Wally Cox

  American comedian and actor.

See all famous people who died on February 15th

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 15, 2006 reveal something about your future ? Find out

The day of the week was Wednesday.

February 15th marks the 45th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2006.

There are 319 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

February 2006 calendar

Holidays

• John Frum Day in Vanuatu [1]
• Gummy Bear Day in United States
• National Day in Serbia
• Lupercalia
• Candlemas in Russia and other Eastern Orthodox countries
• Blessed Claude de la ColombiFre
• Flag Day in Canada

Saints

• Saint Siegfried of Sweden
• Saints Faustin and Jovita
• Saint Georgia

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Beyonce - Check On It
2. James Blunt - You're Beautiful
3. Nelly - Grillz
4. Mary J. Blige - Be Without You
5. T-Pain - I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)

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

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Daddy Yankee - Rompe
2. Intocable - Contra Viento Y Marea
3. Aventura Featuring Don Omar - Ella Y Yo
4. Angel & Khriz - Ven Bailalo
5. Wisin & Yandel - Rakata

Lunar phase

The moon phase for February 15, 2006 is Full Moon.

See Moon rising and setting times on February 15, 2006

Planetary phase

See Planets rising and setting times on February 15, 2006

La Liga Segunda Division

• Albacete - Sp Gijon : 1 - 0

Championship

• Coventry - Sheffield Weds : 2 - 1
• Southampton - Preston : 0 - 0

League 1

• Chesterfield - Doncaster : 0 - 1
• Oldham - Nott'm Forest : 3 - 0

League 2

• Oxford - Macclesfield : 1 - 1

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $59.81
• Apple AAPL: opens at $67.31
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.63
• General Electric GE: opens at $33.40
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $80.86

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 117.87 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1562 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.3099 CHF
• 1 USD = 8.0481 CNY
• 1 EUR = 140.12 JPY