At A Glance

6 February 2006 at a glance

Day of the week
6 February 2006 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Nasty Girl” by The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm.
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 6 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 2006 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 February 2006 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 6 February

  • 1996 Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
  • 1998 Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
  • 2000 Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.
  • 2006 Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada.
  • 2018 SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, a super heavy launch vehicle, makes its maiden flight.

Famous people born on 6 February

  • Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (1911–2004)
  • Mike Farrell, American actor and producer (born 1939)
  • Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (1895–1948)
  • Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and cultural icon (1945–1981)

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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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