Monday February 27, 2006: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 2/27/2006, UK date format: 27/2/2006

February 27th, 2006 was the 58th day of the year 2006 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Pisces. The day of the week was Monday.

The number one song in US was Check On It by Beyonce. It's Chico Time by Chico was #1 song in the UK.

Shooter, directed by Antoine Fuqua, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2006 while Cell by Stephen King was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Conviction. If you liked videogames you were probably playing The Conveni 200X or Dead or Alive Xtreme 2.

The US president was George W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

You can also have a look at February 27 across the years or at February 2006 calendar.

February 27, 2006 Events

What happened on February 27, 2006?

Historical Events

President of Taiwan Chen Shui-bian, the Republic of China (Taiwan), announces that the National Unification Council will cease to function and that the Guidelines for National Unification will be applied. The pan-Blue Coalition, People's Republic of China condemn the move. Chen claims that the PRC's aggression prompted Chen to reverse the decision.
International Court of Justice (ICJ), begins hearing a historic genocide case: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Serbia and Montenegro. Bosnia filed a claim claiming violations of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide Against the Former Yugoslavia. This was during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War. The Bosnian genocide case before the ICJ is the first genocide court case against a country in its 60-year history. (Reuters),
Securitas Depot Robbery: British police announced that the total cash taken in Wednesday's Securitas Depot Robbery was GBP (USD, EUR). In the ongoing investigation, 10 properties were searched and five more people were arrested.
According to the United Nations World Food Programme, USD is needed to fund its operations in Afghanistan through June. The U.N. states that schoolchildren who are hungry and poor and receive food rations at home as incentives to go to school will get at most half of their normal ration, and sometimes none at all.
At least six more people were injured in another series of bomb blasts in the southern Iranian cities of Dezful or Abadan. Eight people were killed when bombs detonated in Ahwaz, the provincial capital, a month earlier. Although the Iranian government accuses Britain again of being behind these attacks, a small group of Arab separatists claimed responsibility via its website.
Post-invasion Iraq. The deadline that Jill Caroll's kidnappers set for her, in which they threatened to execute her if they didn't meet their demands, has passed. No word on whether she was killed has yet been released. A source in Iraq claims she is alive, and they have her address and name of the original kidnapper. However, Carroll could have been sold to another group.
Eller & Company, a Miami-based company, is trying to get an injunction from the UK High Court to stop the sale of P&O Dubai Ports World.
The Da Vinci Code: Richard Leigh and Michael Baigent sue Random House at the High Court of Justice in London. They claim that Dan Brown's bestseller The Da Vinci Code contains ideas taken from their 1982 book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail.
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February 27, 2006 Famous Birthdays

Other February 27th famous birthdays

Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress, born in London to American parents who now reside in Britain.
Chelsea Clinton
American family, the only child and daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Josh Groban
American singer, a baritone with a pop-classical crossover style.
Joanne Woodward
American actress, who won the Best Actress Oscar for March 1958's film "Three Faces of Eve.

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How old am I?

If February 27, 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 27.

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February 27, 2006 Famous Deaths

Who died on February 27, 2006?

Other February 27th famous deaths

Jacques Plante
Canadian hockey player known as "Jake The Snake".
Lillian Gish
American actress and star of silent film.
Adriano Olivetti
Italian industrialist, member of the Italian parliament.
Frankie Lymon
American singer (Born 1942).

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February 27, 2006 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Pisces

Pisces personality

Who should a Pisces 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 27, 2006 reveal something about your future ? Find out

February 27, 2006 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was February 27, 2006?

The day of the week was Monday.

February 27th marks the 57th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2006.

There are 307 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

February 2006 calendar

February	2006
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28

February 27, 2006 Holidays and Observances

What is special on February 27, 2006?

Holidays

International Polar Bear Day.
First day of Maslenitsa in Russia (2006)
Dominican Republic - National Day.
Roman Empire - Equirria, horse races in honour of the pagan war god Mars were held.

Saints

Saint Antigone
Saint Leander
Saint Honorine
Saint Gabriel of the Mother of Sorrows

Music charts

What was the number one song on February 27, 2006? Which were the top hits on February 27, 2006?
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