At A Glance

17 February 2006 at a glance

Day of the week
17 February 2006 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Thunder in My Heart Again” by Meck ft. Leo Sayer.
Top Film of 2006
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2006 was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
Star sign
The star sign for 17 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 17 February 2006 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 17 February 2006 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 17 February

  • 1996 In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
  • 1996 NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.
  • 2008 Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
  • 2011 Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin.
  • 2011 Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.

Famous people born on 17 February

  • Case Keenum, American football player (born 1988)
  • Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1991)
  • Michael Jordan, American basketball player, executive, and businessman (born 1963)
  • Jensen Huang, Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded Nvidia (born 1963)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2006 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2006 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 22 February – Securitas depot robbery: around £53 million (US$92 million) is stolen from a Securitas depot at Tonbridge, Kent, in the largest cash robbery in British crime history.
  • 1 March – The Senedd, debating chamber of the National Assembly for Wales on Cardiff Bay, designed by Richard Rogers, is opened by the Queen.
  • 28 March – Royal Regiment of Scotland created.
More events of 2006 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in 2006

Prime Minister

Tony Blair

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£2.45

Loaf of Bread

85p

Average House

£180,444

Weekly Wage

£617.00

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