Tuesday April 18, 2006

Historical Events

• Hu Jintao makes his first trip to Washington since 2003, when he was elected President of the People's Republic of China. (CNN).
• Following reports from Egypt, the H5N1 strain is now being reported in Sudan.
• The New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange are currently in merger talks. The merger would create a stock market giant if it goes through.
• In Hanoi, the Tenth National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam opens amid the corruption scandal involving the PMU-18.
• 2006 European Floods: Tens of thousands of emergency workers from Romania, Bulgaria, and Serbia attempt to strengthen dikes to stop flooding along the Danube River. It has risen to its highest point in over a century. (CNN). Several thousand people were evacuated from their homes.
• A malfunction in an El Al plane made it land safely at Ben Gurion Airport. After a malfunction in one of the wheels was detected during liftoff, the flight that had been heading for Moscow returned to Tel Aviv. The plane then filled its fuel tank high above the water and landed at Ben Gurion airport.
• Today marks the 100th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Today's events will mark the centennial and will continue until the end of this year.
• Gazprom, Russia’s natural-gas monopoly, instructed officials of the European Union to not "politicize” the gas market. This speech was part of an increasing war of words between Russia and the EU as a customer.
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See also

What happened on April 18 in history? Find out the list of April 18th major events

What was 2006 famous for? Discover everything about 2006

Who was born on April 18, 2006?

• Suri Cruise

  American noted family, first child of actress Katie Holmes by her fiancé actor Tom Cruise.

• Grier Henchy

  American child of noted family, second child and second daughter of actress Brooke Shields and screenwriter/producer Chris Henchy (born March 23, 1964 in New York according to child's birth certificate)..

Other April 18th famous birthdays

• Kourtney Kardashian

  American television personality and model. In 2007, she and her family were commissioned to star in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success led to the creation of spin-offs including Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami and Kourtney and Kim Take New York.

• Conan O'Brien

  American talk show host picked to replace David Letterman as host of NBC's "Late Night." He had little prior performing experience as a staff member of "The Simpsons," known for his crack-up sense of humor. One week before show time he was notified of his appointment for "Late Night," going in one day flat from Average Guy to Certified Celebrity. …

• Zazie (singer)
• David Tennant

  Scottish actor

See all famous people born on April 18th

How old am I?

If April 18, 2006 is your birthday you are 16 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on April 18.

How to find someone’s birthday?

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Who died on April 18, 2006?

• Mercedes Palomino
• Aída Alberti
• Manuel Capdevila

Other April 18th famous deaths

• Pierre Desproges

  French humorist, famous for his elaborate, eloquent and above all, virulent diatribes criticizing anything and everything.

• Ernie Pyle

  American writer, journalist and syndicated columnist who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1943 and was killed in Okinawa during World War II.

• Emory Johnson

  Director (Phantom Express, Shield of Honor), dies at 66.

• Ben Hecht

  American director producer and screenwriter (d. 1964).

See all famous people who died on April 18th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Aries

Aries personality

Who should a Aries marry?

Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus

Personality of April born

Chinese Zodiac

Dog

The day of the week was Tuesday.

April 18th marks the 107th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2006.

There are 257 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

April 2006 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Daniel Powter - Bad Day
2. Sean Paul - Temperature
3. T.I. - What You Know
4. James Blunt - You're Beautiful
5. Mary J. Blige - Be Without You

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
2. Ne-Yo - So Sick
3. Orson - No Tomorrow
4. Mary J Blige & U2 - One
5. Embrace - Nature's Law

Top #5 R&B songs

1. T.I. - What You Know
2. Mary J. Blige - Be Without You
3. Dem Franchize Boyz Featuring Lil Peanut & Charlay - Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It
4. Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris - Unpredictable
5. Sean Paul - Temperature

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Anais - Lo Que Son Las Cosas
2. Wisin & Yandel - Llame Pa' Verte
3. Daddy Yankee - Machucando
4. Daddy Yankee - Rompe
5. Juanes - Lo Que Me Gusta A Mi

Championship

• Sheffield United - Leeds : 1 - 1

Conference

• Burton - Southport : 0 - 0

Division 2

• Dumbarton - Gretna : 0 - 2

League 1

• Huddersfield - Chesterfield : 1 - 2

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $62.49
• Apple AAPL: opens at $65.00
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.90
• General Electric GE: opens at $33.52
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $81.89

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 117.06 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1402 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2674 CHF
• 1 USD = 8.0215 CNY
• 1 EUR = 144.7 JPY