Wednesday 16 February 2011
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Aquarius (see planets position on February 16, 2011). The US president was Barack Obama (Democratic).
In that special week of February people in US were listening to Black And Yellow by Wiz Khalifa.
Chalet Girl, directed by Phil Traill, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2011
while The Hidden Reality by Brian Greene was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Camelot.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing The Big Ben Burglary or Everybody's Golf 6.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Saint Juliana
- Saint Lucilla
- Remembrance of Lambertus
- Saint Jeremias
- Saints Daniel, Samuel and Elias
- Kyoto Protocol Day (2005)
- Lithuania - Independence Day (1918)
Famous Birthdays:
See famous people born on 16 FebruaryFamous Deaths:
- Justinas Marcinkevicius: Lithuanian poet and playwright (Born 1930).
- Len Lesser: American actor (Born 1922).
Facts:
- Piracy
- South Korea will fly the bodies of eight Somali pirates killed in a commando raid on a freighter last month from Muscat, Oman, to Mogadishu, Somalia. (Yonhap)
- from the British Royal Navy frees five Yemeni fishermen held by Somali pirates. (Sky News)
- Iranian state TV reports clashes between pro-government and anti-government forces at a funeral for someone killed in the 2011 Iranian protests. (AFP via ''Dawn'')
- Fourteen people are hurt in clashes between Libyan protestors and security forces in Benghazi as protests spread. (Al Jazeera)
- The Egyptian Ministry for Health estimates that at least 365 people were killed and 5,500 injured in the 2011 Egyptian protests. (RIA Novosti)
- Yemeni police shoot and kill two protestors in the southern city of Aden. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
- The Colombian FARC movement releases another two hostages. (AFP via Google News)
- U.S. pop singer Bruno Mars pleads guilty to cocaine possession in Las Vegas, Nevada. (''Las Vegas Sun'')
- Researchers from London's Natural History Museum claim that ancient skulls found in Gough's Cave in the Cheddar Gorge in the southwestern English county of Somerset show signs of cannibalism. (Reuters)
- Jens Weidmann is chosen to succeed Axel A. Weber as President of the Deutsche Bundesbank. (WSJ)
- Borders Group, the second largest bookstore chain in the United States, files for bankruptcy with plans to sell at least 200 stores. (Bloomberg)
- The Northern Territory Emergency Service in the north of Australia warns residents in low-lying coastal areas including in the capital Darwin ahead of Tropical Cyclone Carlos. (News Limited)
- Explosions occur following an accident at a Tanzania People's Defence Force ammunition dump near the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam with casualties reported. (CNN)
- At least four people die and dozens injured following a train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Dunya News)
- Japan's whaling fleet is leaving the Antarctic under pressure from conservationists and diplomats. (BBC)
- Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, a Somali pirate, is sentenced to almost 34 years in prison in the United States for his role in attempting to hijack the . (ABC News USA)
- Three U.S. marshals are shot in Elkins, West Virginia, while trying to serve a warrant, resulting in the death of one marshal and the shooter. (''West Virginia Gazette'')
- In an FBI Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force '''Operation Power Outage''', 74 members of Armenian Power criminal syndicate have been arrested on charges of racketeering offenses, bank fraud schemes, kidnappings, and drug trafficking. (''CNN'')
- An ally of outgoing Burmese ruler General Than Shwe resigns two weeks into the new parliament. (''Irrawaddy'')
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Sport Games on 16 February 2011
Serie A
Italian Football- Fiorentina - Inter : 1 - 2
- Sampdoria - Genoa : 0 - 1
Jupiler League
Football (Belgium)- Germinal - Gent : 2 - 2
- Westerlo - Lokeren : 1 - 2
Bundesliga 1
Football (Germany)- Hamburg - St Pauli : 0 - 1
Championship
Football (United Kingdom)- Scunthorpe - Nott'm Forest : 1 - 0
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in February 2011?
- Time: The flag of Egypt, held high by protesters
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.11534
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.11401141
- LIFE: explore magazine covers
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 2011
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of February 2011 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow
- Bruno Mars - Grenade
- Katy Perry - Firework
- F**kin' Perfect - P!nk
- Dr. Dre - I Need A Doctor
- Enrique Iglesias - Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)
- Rocketeer - Far*East Movement
- Rihanna - What's My Name?
- Pitbull - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)
- Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me
Top #10 R&B songs
- Fall For Your Type - Jamie Foxx Featuring Drake
- Moment 4 Life - Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake
- 6 Foot 7 Foot - Lil Wayne Featuring Cory Gunz
- Keri Hilson - Pretty Girl Rock
- No BS - Chris Brown
- Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow
- Aston Martin Music - Rick Ross Featuring Drake & Chrisette Michele
- Can't Be Friends - Trey Songz
- What's My Name? - Rihanna Featuring Drake
- Love Faces - Trey Songz
Top #10 Latin songs
- Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tu - Ricky Martin Featuring Natalia Jimenez
- Danza Kuduro - Don Omar & Lucenzo
- Ni Lo Intentes - Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda
- No Me Digas Que No - Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin & Yandel
- Corazon Sin Cara - Prince Royce
- Loca - Shakira Featuring El Cata
- Me Encantaria - Fidel Rueda
- Bon, Bon - Pitbull
- Llueve El Amor - Tito "El Bambino" El Patron
- Nina De Mi Corazon - La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho
Top #10 Rock songs
- The Black Keys - Tighten Up
- Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down
- Linkin Park - Waiting For The End
- Neon Trees - Animal
- Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
- Isolation - Alter Bridge
- The Animal - Disturbed
- Sing - My Chemical Romance
- Welcome To The Family - Avenged Sevenfold
- World So Cold - Three Days Grace
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Hidden Reality
The bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos tackles perhaps the most mind-bending question in modern physics and cosmology: Is our universe the only universe?There
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Though Not Dead
Kate Shugak will go to the ends of the earth to solve one Alaskan family's epic mystery in this breathtaking novel from New York Times bestselling author Dana StabenowThe residents of
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
Everybody's Golf 6
Cart Life
Aiyoku no Eustia
Capsized
The Big Ben Burglary
Financial News
Stock Markets and Exchange Rates
Stock Markets
- Gilead Sciences GILD: opens at $39.01
- Union Pacific UNP: opens at $98.46
- United Technologies UTX: opens at $84.86
- HP Inc. HPQ: opens at $48.49
Exchange Rates
- 1 CHF = 6.8683 CNY
- 1 CAD = 6.6893 CNY
- 1 CAD = 0.974 CHF
- 1 AUD = 6.611 CNY
