Friday February 18, 2011: on this day

February 18, 2011 was a Friday and it was the 49th day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

February 18, 2011 can also be written as 2/18/2011 in the US and as 18/2/2011 in UK and Europe.

February 18, 2011 in February 2011 calendar

Here's what happened on February 18, 2011:

• Yesterday, more than a thousand non-citizen kuwaiti residents demonstrated to demand rights for kuwaiti citizens.
• During a demonstration against the country's mining law, police and indigenous protesters clashed in panama.
• A u.s.-led strike in kunar province, afghanistan has claimed the lives of at least 37 people and left many others with serious injuries.
• Retired cia officer-turned-political activist ray mcgovern is thrown out, bloodied and arrested while protesting a speech given by hillary clinton on internet freedom at george washington university in washington, d.c. veterans for peace requests that clinton apologise.
• As the bahraini military establishes checkpoints, troops and tanks patrol manama; an announcement is made that public gatherings are prohibited.
• Hamad ibn isa al khalifa, king of bahrain, visits the military and praises them for their nighttime crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrators at manama. he also praises their "bravery" and readiness to take on their national duties.
• Many people turn out to the first funerals for the victims of yesterday's attack on pearl square by security forces, angering the bahraini regime.
• Bahrain's military fires on hundreds of mourners as they advance towards pearl square. there are reports of live ammunition being used.
• Protests in djibouti 2011:: police use tear gas against thousands of protestors who are opposed to the ismail omar guelleh government in djibouti.
• Police use tear gas against thousands of protestors in djibouti against the ismail omar guelleh government.
• Protests in jordan 2011: at least 8 people were injured in an attack on a protest rally for democracy in amman.
• An attack on a pro-democracy demonstration in amman left at least 8 people injured.
• After yesterday's "day of rage", anti-regime protests are continuing overnight. today is the day for funerals for those who were killed. human rights watch has 24 dead and many more injured.
• Libyans take control of a radio station in benghazi; they broadcast their message to the entire world - asking for international media coverage on what "the criminal gaddafi is doing" - while libya17.com posts videos written in english.
• Libya blocks access to the internet
• Al jazeera reports on the blocking of its signal to libya.
• 2011 iraqi protests - protests against the regime take place in baghdad. demonstrators call for a bigger demonstration on friday to support an "iraqi revolution". (cnn), (xinhua). deaths and injuries are common during anti-regime protests in sulaymaniyah. (euronews)anti-regime protests occur in the autonomous kurdish region of northern iraq.
• Protests against the regime are taking place in baghdad. demonstrators call for a bigger demonstration next friday as part "iraqi revolution".
• During anti-regime demonstrations at sulaymaniyah, there are deaths and injuries.
• Protests against the regime are held in northern iraq's autonomous kurdish region.
• 2011 yemeni protests -: the largest of eight days of demonstrations by anti-regime demonstrators. 4 people are killed in protests across yemen. (msnbc) in aden, a protester against the government is killed and 40 are injured by police firing on thousands. thousands of protestors later stormed two city council buildings and set them on fire.
• The largest demonstration of anti-regime protestors took place over eight days.
• 4 people were killed in protests across yemen.
• One anti-government protester in aden, a southern port city, is killed and 40 are injured by police as they open fire on thousands. thousands of protestors later stormed two council buildings and set them on fire.
• Some egyptians marched through cairo, apologizing for hosni mubarak's deposed after 30 years of revolution. "yes to change, but no to humiliation"
• Al-qaeda deputy leader ayman al-zawahri issues a video in which he says that egypt has "deviated" from islam and warns that democracy "can only exist non-religious."
• Yusuf al-qaradawi is a prominent islamic preacher who is associated with the egyptian muslim brotherhood. he will lead public prayers at cairo's tahrir square, for the first time since thirty years.
• (al jazeera)prince talal bin abdul-aziz al saud warns of the spread of the arab spring to saudi arabia. (al jazeera).prince talal bin abdul-aziz al saud warned that the arab spring could spread to saudi arabia unless king abdullah accelerates the reform process.
• According to reports, zine el abidine ben ali (former president of tunisia), was thrown out during the popular revolution. he is believed to have fallen into a coma after suffering a stroke in saudi arabia.
• Prince talal bin abdul-aziz al saud is concerned about the arab spring spreading towards saudi arabia if king abdullah does not speed up reform.
• Tens of thousands march peacefully through tirana, urging the albanian government not to continue its corruption-prone sali berisha regime. a similar protest was held almost a month ago and saw 4 deaths.
• Outside a tunisian private school, mark rybinski's corpse was found with multiple stab wounds.
• Facebook recognizes domestic partnerships and civil unions as relationship statuses in australia, canada, the united kingdom and france.
• U.s. drops its criminal investigation into angelo mozilo, former chairman of countrywide financial. this was in connection to countrywide's collapse of 2007-08. mozilo settled a civil suit four months ago.
• Japan has officially suspended its whaling season because of interference from the sea shepherd conservation organization.
• The president of the united states barack obama will be visiting brazil, chile, and el salvador between march 19 and 23.
• Silvio berlusconi, prime minister of italy, proposes reforming the italian judiciary system to restrict telephone taps. this is one of the methods used in the ruby rubacuori case.
• An eight-year sentence was handed down by a chinese court for "stealing state secrets" against xuefeng, a chinese american geologist.
• Three journalists from turkey were arrested by a court for being associated with a website that was dissident. they are currently being tried on charges of being members of ergenekon, an organisation accused of plotting to overthrow turkey's government.
• According to a mccann family spokesperson, reports that madeleine mccann was kidnapped during a family vacation in portugal should be treated with caution.
• New caledonia's coalition government falls after president philippe gomes, a pro-independence party in the caledonian union, withdraws support. this was due to a dispute about the use of new caledonian flags.
• Ugandan voters go to the polls in the general election.
• The washington post reports that senator jeff bingaman, united states of new mexico, will announce his decision not to contest the 2012 senate election in new mexico.
• Obama's administration has revoked most of a regulation that was intended to protect health care workers from refusing to provide a service they find objectionable. however, it retains protections against abortions if you have strong anti-abortion convictions.
• The united states house of representatives has blocked federal funding for planned parenthood.
• Wisconsin is witnessing protests by thousands of people against a bill that forces public servants to pay higher pension costs and increased healthcare coverage. it also strips them of nearly all their union rights. yesterday, senators fled wisconsin to illinois.
• Nasa has cleared the space shuttle discovery for its last flight on thursday.
• Ronaldo, a former soccer player, has joined brazil's 2014 fifa world cup organizing committee.

February 18, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on February 18, 2011:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $83.91
• Apple AAPL: opens at $358.71
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.13
• General Electric GE: opens at $21.54
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $164.46

Exchange Rates on February 18, 2011:

• 1 USD = 83.15 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9866 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9444 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.5741 CNY
• 1 EUR = 113.88 JPY

February 18, 2011: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

• Nurnberg - Ein Frankfurt : 3 - 0

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Bochum - Fortuna Dusseldorf : 2 - 0
• Ingolstadt - Greuther Furth : 0 - 2
• Munich 1860 - Augsburg : 0 - 2

La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)

• Girona - Alcorcon : 3 - 1

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Ajaccio - Evian Thonon Gaillard : 1 - 0
• Angers - Nimes : 2 - 0
• Chateauroux - Laval : 1 - 0
• Clermont - Sedan : 1 - 1
• Dijon - Le Havre : 0 - 0

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for February 18th is Aquarius.

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February 18, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for February 18, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on February 18, 2011 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on February 18, 2011 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 February 18, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 97% full, rising at 06:22 pm and setting at 07:04 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 19, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Mar 19, 2011.

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Your place in the Universe on February 18, 2011

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Whose famous birthday is on February 18th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on February 18th:

• Cybill Shepherd

  American actress.

• John Travolta

  American actor who rose to fame as vinnie barbarino, a tv and stage star.

• Cressida Bonas

  Cressida bonas is a british actress known for her roles in films and tv shows such as 'tulip fever' and 'doctor thorne'.

• John Hughes

  John hughes was an american film director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for creating iconic 1980s teen films such as the breakfast...

• 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".

• Molly Ringwald

  American singer and actress.

• George Kennedy

  George kennedy was an american actor known for his roles in cool hand luke, airport, and the naked gun series.

• Jack Palance

  Jack palance was an american actor known for his roles in classic films such as city slickers and shane.

• Milos Forman

  Czech / us director (cuckoos nest, amadeus).

See more famous people and celebrities born on February 18th

You are 13 years 2 months old,

or 158 months and 2 days old,

or 687 weeks and 1 day old,

or 4810 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on February 18, 2011?

There are 305 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday February 18th 2025.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on February 18, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on February 18, 2011.

Famous people died on February 18, 2011:

• Angelo Satanassi
• Victor Martinez

What famous deaths happened on February 18th?

Famous deaths on February 18th:

• Gale Robbins

  Chicago, illinois -- actress (fuller brush girl, mr hex).

• Andy Devine

  American actor and singer (d. 1977).

• Maggie McNamara

  Actress (3 coins in the fountain, cardinal), died at 49.

• Dantonio Michelangelo

  Dantonio Michelangelo was an Italian Renaissance artist known for his sculptures, paintings, and architectural works, including the Sistine...

• Mikle Angelo

  Renowned Italian painter and sculptor of the Renaissance period.

• Galileah Michelangelo

  Michelangelo was a renowned Italian Renaissance artist who is considered one of the greatest sculptors, painters, architects, and poets of...

• Jaicion Wong

  Pioneering scientist known for groundbreaking research in the field of biotechnology.

• Smaran Das

  Noted physicist who made significant contributions to quantum mechanics.

• Taimur Lang

  Taimur Lang was a Central Asian conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire.

• Maycol Angelo

  Renowned Renaissance artist, considered one of the greatest sculptors of all time.

See more famous people and celebrities who died on February 18th

Holidays on February 18, 2011:

• Independence Day in The Gambia (1965)

February 18, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on February 18, 2011 was Black And Yellow by Wiz Khalifa, according to the music chart for the week February 14th and February 20th.

February 18, 2011: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on February 18, 2011 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week February 14th and February 20th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow
2. Bruno Mars - Grenade
3. Katy Perry - Firework
4. P!nk - F**kin' Perfect
5. Dr. Dre - I Need A Doctor

February 18, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on February 18, 2011 was Fall For Your Type by Jamie Foxx Featuring Drake, according to the R&B music chart for the week February 14th and February 20th.

February 18, 2011: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on February 18, 2011 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week February 14th and February 20th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Jamie Foxx Featuring Drake - Fall For Your Type
2. Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake - Moment 4 Life
3. Lil Wayne Featuring Cory Gunz - 6 Foot 7 Foot
4. Keri Hilson - Pretty Girl Rock
5. Chris Brown - No BS

February 18, 2011: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on February 18, 2011 was Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tu by Ricky Martin Featuring Natalia Jimenez, according to the Latin music chart for the week February 14th and February 20th.

February 18, 2011: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on February 18, 2011 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week February 14th and February 20th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Ricky Martin Featuring Natalia Jimenez - Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tu
2. Don Omar & Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro
3. Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda - Ni Lo Intentes
4. Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin & Yandel - No Me Digas Que No
5. Prince Royce - Corazon Sin Cara