Friday January 20, 2006

Historical Events

• Witnesses reported seeing a Bottlenose whale swimming in River Thames. This was the first sighting of the species since 1913, when records started.
• At 4 o’clock UTC, NASA's Pluto probe New Horizons reached the orbit of Moon eight hours and thirty-five seconds after its launch. This is a new Earth-to-Moon-distance flight record.
• Three former employees of the Davis-Besse nuclear plant in Ohio were indicted on charges of repeatedly falsifying inspection reports, and other information to US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. FirstEnergy Corporation, the plant's owner, agrees to a plea deal and will pay fines instead of being charged with criminal offenses.
• Excavating under Rome's Roman Forum, Italy, archeologists discovered a tomb that was 3000 years old. This tomb predates the creation of the Forum by several hundred years.
• Canadian soldiers have successfully defused a large car bomb that was found near their Kandahar base. This discovery came just days after Glyn Berry, a suicide bomber in Canada, was killed and three soldiers were seriously injured by him.
• Iran, embroiled in a nuclear standoff against the West, says it is moving money out of Europe to protect them from U.N sanctions.
• According to Iraq's election commission, an alliance of Shiite religious groups, called the United Iraqi Alliance has won the most seats in Iraq’s new National Assembly since December 2005's legislative elections.
• After an overcrowded bus crashes down a deep canyon in Indian Kashmir, at least 52 people, including five children, are killed.
• Israel claims it has evidence that Iran funded the attack on a Tel Aviv fast-food restaurant and that Syria executed it.
• Two West Virginia miners are missing following a fire at a coal mine. Rescue teams are searching for them.
• Japan has stopped imports of U.S beef following the discovery of a spine in a shipment of beef at Tokyo International Airport. The ban was reinstated.
• Turkish police reported that Mehmet Ali Agca was taken into custody by Turkish police. He is the man who killed Pope John Paul II in 1981.
• The whale was identified as a Northern Bottlenose whale measuring 5 metres (17 feet) in length and observed crossing the River Thames in Central London, just upstream of Houses of Parliament. According to reports, the "River Thames Whale" passed through the Thames Barrier on Thursday afternoon at 1515 UTC. It is being guided back to the Thames Estuary where a second whale was sighted at Southend on Sea. (BBC),
• After Charles Ble Goude, their leader, orders them to "go home" and clean up the streets, the Young Patriots, pro-government in Cote d'Ivoire, end their protests.
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See also

What happened on January 20 in history? Find out the list of January 20th major events

What was 2006 famous for? Discover everything about 2006

Who died on January 20, 2006?

• Dave Lepard

  Swedish rock singer and guitarist (Born 1980).

• Andreï Iordan

Other January 20th famous deaths

• Audrey Hepburn

  Belgian actress and humanitarian who began as a ballet student and worked as a dancer, chorus girl and cabaret entertainer.

• Johnny Weissmuller

  Romanian-born American swimmer and actor who, as the winner of five Olympic medals and numerous world records, was noted for his performance...

• Nedra Volz

  American actress (Born 1908).

• Louis Seigner

  French actor and stage comedian, Emmanuelle and Mathilde's grandfather.

See all famous people who died on January 20th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Aquarius

Aquarius personality

Who should a Aquarius marry?

Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius

Personality of January born

Chinese Zodiac

Dog

The day of the week was Friday.

January 20th marks the 19th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2006.

There are 345 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

January 2006 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Nelly - Grillz
2. Chris Brown - Run It!
3. Beyonce - Check On It
4. Mariah Carey - Don't Forget About Us
5. Nickelback - Photograph

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Shayne Ward - That's My Goal
2. Nizlopi - JCB Song
3. Madonna - Hung Up
4. Brian Kennedy & Peter Corry - George Best - A Tribute
5. The Notorious BIG featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm - Nasty Girl

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Mary J. Blige - Be Without You
2. Mariah Carey - Don't Forget About Us
3. Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp - Grillz
4. Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris - Unpredictable
5. Dem Franchize Boyz Featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat & Bow Wow - I Think They Like Me

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Daddy Yankee - Rompe
2. Wisin & Yandel - Rakata
3. Baby Ranks, Daddy Yankee, Tonny Tun Tun, Wisin & Yandel & Hector - Mayor Que Yo
4. Aventura Featuring Don Omar - Ella Y Yo
5. Angel & Khriz - Ven Bailalo

Jupiler League

• Club Brugge - FC Brussels : 3 - 0

Bundesliga 2

• Aachen - Erzgebirge Aue : 3 - 1
• Burghausen - Freiburg : 2 - 1
• Munich 1860 - Ahlen : 0 - 0

Division 2

• Caen - Laval : 2 - 1
• Chateauroux - Brest : 0 - 0
• Dijon - Sete : 3 - 0
• Grenoble - Guingamp : 0 - 0
• Gueugnon - Reims : 0 - 0

Championship

• Crystal Palace - Reading : 1 - 1

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $61.81
• Apple AAPL: opens at $79.28
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.01
• General Electric GE: opens at $34.30
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $83.04

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 115.22 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1532 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2768 CHF
• 1 EUR = 139.86 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.6849 GBP