February 2006 calendar

Events

• 01 Feb 2006 UAL Corporation, United Airlines’ parent company, has emerged from bankruptcy. It was in this position since December 9, 2002. This is the longest such filing in American history.
• 02 Feb 2006 Leaked documents in the UK reveal that a conversation between U.S. President George W. Bush (and Tony Blair) in 2003 revealed that Blair wanted to follow the US into Iraq without UN resolution and that Bush thought it would be provoking an Iraqi response using Lockheed U-2 spy aircrafts that were falsely marked Lockheed U-2 to give him an excuse to go to war.
• 03 Feb 2006 A passenger ferry from Egypt carrying over 1,400 passengers, is sunk in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia.
• 04 Feb 2006 The Wowowee stampede at Pasig City's PhilSports Arena, Philippines kills 74 people, and leaves 600 others injured.
• 05 Feb 2006 American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 in Super Bowl XL.
• 06 Feb 2006 Costa Rica's presidential election is close and difficult to call.
• 07 Feb 2006 Hamshahri, an Iranian newspaper, announced a competition to find the best Holocaust cartoon "as a test for the boundaries of freedom speech".
• 08 Feb 2006 The Tripoli Agreement between Sudan and Chad ends the Chadian-Sudanese war.
• 09 Feb 2006 I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is the former chief of staff of US Vice President Cheney. He tells federal grand juries that his superiors allowed him to provide secret information to reporters as part Bush's defense against intelligence used to justify invasion of Iraq.
• 10 Feb 2006 Wayne Gretzky, a great player in the National Hockey League, has denied placing bets on illegal sports gambling.
• 11 Feb 2006 U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot Harry Whittington in the face with an assault rifle on a ranch in south Texas.
• 12 Feb 2006 Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, creates a political storm when he compares himself to Jesus Christ.
• 13 Feb 2006 Mwai Kibaki, Kenya's president, announces that two ministers have resigned in relation to two corruption scandals. Both the education minister George Saitoti and Kiraitu Murungi, energy minister, deny any wrongdoing.
• 14 Feb 2006 On a conscience vote, the British House of Commons votes 384 to 184 to ban smoking in enclosed public places throughout England starting in summer 2007.
• 15 Feb 2006 Abu Ghraib torture, prisoner abuse: Australian television channel SBS broadcasts video and photos of what it claims are previously unpublished images showing the abuse of Iraqis at Abu Ghraib prison by US military personnel in 2003.
• 16 Feb 2006 The United States Army has decommissioned the last Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, (MASH).
• 17 Feb 2006 In the Philippines, there is a massive mudslide. The death toll has been set at 1,126.
• 18 Feb 2006 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.
• 19 Feb 2006 A methane explosion in coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners.
• 20 Feb 2006 Don Kennedy, a retired scientist, suggests that Tuvalu's entire population should relocate to Fijian Island of Kioa to preserve Tuvaluan culture. Their homeland is becoming uninhabitable as a result of rising sea levels.
• 21 Feb 2006 In fighting between the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism and the Islamic Court in Daynille and Mogadishu (Somalia), 33 people were killed and many more injured.
• 22 Feb 2006 The South Dakota Senate approves a bill which would outlaw nearly all forms of abortion.
• 23 Feb 2006 Uganda holds its first multiparty general election in 25 years.
• 24 Feb 2006 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issues Proclamation 1017 declaring the country in an emergency to try and subdue any possible military coup.
• 25 Feb 2006 Idriss deby, President of Chad, announces that 2006 Chad Presidential Elections will be held on May 3. Many opposition leaders have already announced plans to boycott the election. Mohammed Nour continues to threaten violence if there isn't a national forum.
• 26 Feb 2006 Olivier Awards: George Maguire, James Lomas, and Liam Mower win the Best Actor in Musical Award for their roles in Billy Elliot. They are the first to do this in a joint capacity. Mower, aged 13, is the youngest recipient of this award.
• 27 Feb 2006 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.
• 28 Feb 2006 Bombing of Al Askari Mosque: So far, sixty-eight people have been murdered in Baghdad, Iraq. Baghdad was rocked by mortar and car bombs as news commentators speculated about the possibility that Iraq could be embroiled in civil war. (MSNBC). According to the primary morgue in Baghdad, the death toll from violence following the Al Askari Mosque Bombing has exceeded 1,300. This is contrary to previous information from the United States military.

Famous Birthday

• Arthur Cameron

  British noted family, the son of Tory leader David Cameron and his wife, Samantha.

• James Owen

  English noted family, he is the second child and first son of soccer/football player Michael Owen and his wife Louise.

• Luca Pino

  American child of noted dad, actor Danny Pino.

Famous Deaths

• Freddie Laker

  English businessman founded Laker Airways (d. 2006).

• Elton Dean

  English saxophonist and keyboard player (Soft Machine) (d. 2006).

• Peter Benchley

  American author and screenwriter (d. 2006).

• Benno Besson

  Swiss-German actor director and screenwriter (d. 2006).

• Andreas Katsulas

  Greek-American actor (Born 1946).

• John Martin

  Canadian broadcaster (Born 1947).

• Bryce Harland

  New Zealand diplomat (Born 1931).

• Nadira

  Indian actress (Born 1932).

• Jackie Pallo

  wrestler (Born 1926).

• Peter Frederick Strawson

  British philosopher (Born 1919).

• Telmo Zarraonaindia

  Spanish footballer (Born 1921).

• Thomas Koppel

  Danish musician (Born 1944).

• Akira Ifukube

  Japanese composer of classical music and film scores, perhaps best known for his work on the soundtracks of the Godzilla movies by Toho.

• J Dilla

  American rapper/producer (Born 1974).

• Bill Cowsill

  Newport, Rhode Island -- Rock guitarist / vocals (Cowsills-We Can Fly).

• Lucjan Wolanowski

  Polish journalist, writer and traveller (Born 1920).

• Norma Candal

  Puerto Rican actress and comedian (Born 1930).

• Myron Waldman

  American animator and director (d. 2006).

• Octavia Butler

  American author and MacArthur Foundation Fellow (Born 1947).

• Richard Bright

  American actor (Born 1937).

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