Saturday February 18, 2006: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

Historical Events

• Yusuf Mwawa, former Malawian Minister for Education and leader of the anti-corruption campaign in Malawi, was sentenced to five year imprisonment for fraud and corruption.
• Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president, threatens to cut off oil supplies following claims by Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State of the United States of America that Venezuelan government is "one of the greatest problems" in the region.
• Nine foreign workers are kidnapped in Nigeria by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta Rebels
• Children's WB has Episodes of Coconut Fred’s Fruit Salad Island and Viewtiful Joe. Also, Loonatics Unleashed, Pokemon Advanced Battle, Johnny Test, and Yu-Gi-Oh! : Dawn of the Duel
• France orders mass vaccination of domestic fowl in response to the discovery of infected duck near Lyon. (Reuter.) The virus was first detected in Egypt. People's Daily Online: India confirms that the virus caused the deaths of 50 000 chickens in Maharashtra's recent days. (Xinhua).Iraq reports a second fatality.
• France orders mass vaccination of domestic fowl after discovering an infected duck near Lyon.
• Egypt first to report the virus's presence.
• India has confirmed that the virus caused the deaths of fifty thousand chickens in Maharashtra, in the last few days.
• Iraq is reporting a second death of a human being.
• Jyllands Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.: Roberto Calderoli, the Italian reform minister, resigns following criticisms for wearing a T shirt featuring the cartoons. Yesterday's incident led to rioting at the Italian consulate in Benghazi (Libya), in which at most 10 people were killed. (BBC). Sixteen people were killed by protestors in Nigeria, who stormed and set fire to Christian churches and businesses.
• Roberto Calderoli, the Italian reform minister, resigns following criticisms for wearing a T shirt featuring cartoons. Yesterday's incident led to rioting at the Italian consulate, Benghazi, Libya. At least 10 people were killed.
• Northern Nigeria witnesses the deaths of sixteen people as protestors against cartoons storm Christian churches and burn Christian businesses.
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See also

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

What was 2006 famous for? Discover everything about 2006

Other February 18th famous birthdays

• John Travolta

  American actor who rose to fame as Vinnie Barbarino, a TV and stage star.

• Yoko Ono

  Japanese conceptual artist, musician and designer, as well as composer, poet, and performer.

• Dr Dre

  American rapper and record producer.

• Matt Dillon

  American actor, who made his film debut in 1978 as a teenager with "Over the Edge," followed by "My Bodyguard", and "Little Darlings".

See all famous people born on February 18th

How old am I?

If February 18, 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 18.

How to find someone’s birthday?

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Who died on February 18, 2006?

• Al Khatim al Khalifa
• Richard Bright

Other February 18th famous deaths

• Balthus

  Polish-French artist, the son of Polish painter and art historian Erick Klossowski and painter Elisabeth Dorothee Spiro, encouraged with his...

• Brian Daley

  American sci-fi author whose first novel, "The Doomfarers of Coramonde", was published in 1977.

• Jean Rouch

  French filmmaker and anthropologist, considered to be one of the founders of cinA(c)ma-vA(c)ritA(c) in France, which shared the aesthetics...

• Eddie Mathews

  American baseball legend with the Milwaukee Braves.

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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 18, 2006 reveal something about your future ? Find out

The day of the week was Saturday.

February 18th marks the 48th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2006.

There are 316 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

February 2006 calendar

Holidays

• Independence Day in The Gambia (1965)

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 18, 2006 is Last Quarter.

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Planetary phase

See Planets rising and setting times on February 18, 2006

Serie A

• Livorno - Inter : 0 - 0
• Messina - Juventus : 2 - 2
• Milan - Cagliari : 1 - 0

Jupiler League

• Charleroi - Lierse : 0 - 1
• Gent - Mouscron : 0 - 0
• Lokeren - St Truiden : 1 - 2
• Standard - Cercle Brugge : 7 - 1
• Waregem - Genk : 1 - 0

Bundesliga 1

• Dortmund - Werder Bremen : 0 - 1
• Hannover - Bayern Munich : 1 - 1
• Hertha - Schalke 04 : 1 - 2
• Kaiserslautern - Bielefeld : 2 - 0
• Leverkusen - Duisburg : 3 - 2

La Liga Primera Division

• Barcelona - Betis : 5 - 1
• Real Madrid - Alaves : 3 - 0
• Sevilla - Celta : 1 - 0
• Villarreal - Espanol : 4 - 0