Thursday June 29, 2006: on this day

June 29, 2006 was a Thursday and it was the 180th day of the year 2006 in the Gregorian calendar.

June 29, 2006 can also be written as 6/29/2006 in the US and as 29/6/2006 in UK and Europe.

June 29, 2006 in June 2006 calendar

Here's what happened on June 29, 2006:

• Hamdan v. rumsfeld - the u.s. supreme court ruled that president george w. bush’s plan to trial guantanamo bay prisoners in military tribunals is a violation of u.s. and international laws.
• Osama bin laden releases a new audio tape praising abu musab al-zarqawi.
• Internet explorer version 7 beta 3 has been released for windows xp as well as windows server 2003
• The united states house of representatives votes in favor of lifting a 25-year-old ban on offshore drilling.
• Don siegelman, former governor of alabama is convicted for bribery.
• The dow jones industrial average closed up more than 215 points after the united states federal reserve stated that it would take into account the direction of inflation and the overall economy when setting the interest rate. due to inflation concerns, the federal reserve raised interest rates to 5.25% for the 17th time in a row.
• Four people were killed and 27 others injured when a suicide bomber attacked the funeral of a shiite soldier at kirkuk, iraq.
• British house of commons by elections for blaenau gwent, bromley, and chislehurst constituencies are held to fill vacancies in parliamentary seats
• Operation summer rains
• Kuwait holds its first ever universal suffrage parliamentary election. the opposition wins a majority in the parliamentary elections, but no women are elected.
• In hamdan v. rumsfeld, the supreme court of the united states ruled that the bush administration does not have the authority to try guantanamo prisoners by military tribunal and that the proceedings are in violation of the geneva convention and the us constitution.
• The israeli government delays an offensive against the northern gaza strip and suspends military operations in southern gaza strip to give time for diplomatic negotiations. in the gaza strip and west bank, there have been no palestinian deaths in the two-day israeli operation.
• Six qassam missiles are launched from northern gaza strip to attack israeli towns. to stop further rocket attacks, the israel defense forces fired over 400 artillery rounds at gaza strip areas that were not populated.
• Russia requests israel to refrain from causing harm to palestinian civilians during any offensive in gaza strip. it also urges militants for the release of the kidnapped israeli soldier.
• With a head shot, the body of israeli student eliyahu aheri was found in a field close to ramallah. 18-year-old asheri was abducted and murdered by a palestinian militant group on sunday night.
• One civilian is lightly injured after an israeli air strike failed against two islamic jihad militants in gaza.
• In rishon lezion, the body of noam moskowitz, an alzheimer's patient, was found. it is believed that he was abducted by palestinian militants. both terrorist and criminal motives were ruled out by police.
• Israeli soldiers arrested 62 hamas members from the west bank. this includes 8 ministers and 20 legislators in the palestinian authority. the arrests raise concern about the concurrent g8 summit. israeli officials announced that additional arrests were expected and that the suspects would face standard criminal proceedings. (haaretz),
• After a dispute between coalition partners over the citizenship of ayaan hirsi al, the cabinet balkenende ii of netherlands has resigned. (expatica.com),

June 29, 2006: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on June 29, 2006:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $61.22
• Apple AAPL: opens at $56.76
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $23.32
• General Electric GE: opens at $32.98
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $76.66

Exchange Rates on June 29, 2006:

• 1 USD = 115.0 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1102 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2362 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.995 CNY
• 1 EUR = 145.66 JPY

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for June 29th is Cancer.

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Babies born in June are either Gemini or Cancer. People born before June 20th are Gemini, while people born from June 21st have the sign of Cancer.

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June 29, 2006: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for June 29, 2006 is Dog and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on June 29, 2006 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on June 29, 2006 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on June 29, 2006 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 18% full, rising at 09:08 am and setting at 11:22 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jun 11, 2006 while the next full moon would come on Jul 11, 2006.

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Your place in the Universe on June 29, 2006

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Famous people born on June 29, 2006:

• Sam Lavagnino

  American child voice actor.

• Dòra Molnar

Whose famous birthday is on June 29th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on June 29th:

• William Powell

  William powell was an american actor known for his roles in classic films such as the thin man series and my man godfrey.

• Gary Busey

  American actor who had a rollercoaster career, steadily increasing credits, and was also heavily involved in cocaine, alcohol, and weight...

• Maria Conchita Alonso

  Cuba -- actress (moscow-on-the hudson).

• Nelson Eddy

  American baritone singer and actor.

• Amanda Donohoe

  London, england -- actress (cj lamb-la law).

• Sharon Lawrence

  American actress, singer, and dancer.

• Zuleikha Robinson

  English singer and actress.

• Bret McKenzie

  New zealand actor and producer of a guitarist (flight of the conchords, the black seeds and wellington international ukulele orchest).

• Judith Hoag

  American actor and acting teacher.

• Ian Bannen

  Scottish actor on the stage, tv and film.

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You are 17 years 9 months old,

or 213 months and 21 days old,

or 929 weeks and 1 day old,

or 6504 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on June 29, 2006?

There are 71 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday June 29th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on June 29, 2006?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on June 29, 2006.

Famous people died on June 29, 2006:

• Royce Hart

  Pioneer in computer science and known for his work on early computers.

• Fabián Bielinsky

  Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1959).

• Randy Walker

  American football player and coach (b. 1954).

• Lloyd Richards

  Canadian-american actor and director (d.2006).

• F. Mark Wyatt
• Fernando Barbiero
• Don Putman
• Jim McNab
• Tadao Ōnishi
• Marco Terragni
• Paul Lorrain

What famous deaths happened on June 29th?

Famous deaths on June 29th:

• Katharine Hepburn

  American actress, whose first film appearance was in "a bill of divorcement" (1932) with john barrymore.

• Jayne Mansfield

  American actress, stage and screen, who achieved success with broadway's "will success spoil rock hunter?" she signed a contract with 20th...

• Lana Turner

  American actress, onscreen since 1937.

• Bob Crane

  American actor who rose to fame in "hogan's heroes", a tv series that ran from 1965 to 1971.

• Alan Arkin

  American actor-director-writer, one of only five actors to receive an academy award nomination for his first screen appearance, which was in...

• Vittorio Gassman

  Italian actor, seen onscreen since 1946 in italy.

• Irving Wallace

  American writer, who at one point had a worldwide readership of over 600 million people.

• Pamela Mason

  American minor actress, whose films include "i met a murderer," the upturned glass," and "lady possessed", and whose tv credits included...

• Ignacy Jan Paderewski

  Polish composer and pianist (born in 1860).

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Holidays on June 29, 2006:

• The Netherlands - Veterans Day.
• Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (also a local holiday in Rome, of which they are patron saints)
• Seychelles - Independence Day.

Observances on June 29, 2006:

• International Day of the Tropics

June 29, 2006: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on June 29, 2006 was Do I Make You Proud by Taylor Hicks, according to the music chart for the week June 26th and July 2nd.

June 29, 2006: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on June 29, 2006 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week June 26th and July 2nd. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Taylor Hicks - Do I Make You Proud
2. Shakira - Hips Don't Lie
3. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous
4. Yung Joc - It's Goin' Down
5. Chamillionaire - Ridin'

June 29, 2006: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on June 29, 2006 was Hips Don't Lie by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean, according to the music chart for the week June 26th and July 2nd.

June 29, 2006: What was the music chart in the UK on that day?

The music chart in the UK on June 29, 2006 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week June 26th and July 2nd. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
2. Nelly Furtado - Maneater
3. Lily Allen - Smile
4. Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)
5. The Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg - Buttons

June 29, 2006: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on June 29, 2006 was It's Goin' Down by Yung Joc, according to the R&B music chart for the week June 26th and July 2nd.

June 29, 2006: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on June 29, 2006 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week June 26th and July 2nd. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Yung Joc - It's Goin' Down
2. LeToya - Torn
3. Lil Jon Featuring E-40 & Sean Paul Of The YoungBloodZ - Snap Yo Fingers
4. Mary J. Blige Featuring Brook-Lyn - Enough Cryin
5. Field Mob Featuring Ciara - So What

June 29, 2006: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on June 29, 2006 was Hips Don't Lie by Shakira Featuring Wyclef Jean, according to the Latin music chart for the week June 26th and July 2nd.

June 29, 2006: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on June 29, 2006 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week June 26th and July 2nd. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Shakira Featuring Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
2. Don Omar - Angelito
3. RKM & Ken-Y - Down
4. Tito "El Bambino" El Patron - Caile
5. Daddy Yankee - Machucando