January 5th, 2006

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 5th, 2006.

• United States: Don't Forget About Us - Mariah Carey
• United Kingdom: That's My Goal - Shayne Ward

Take me back to January 5th, 2006!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 5th, 2006, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. People are starting to return back to work and school after the Christmas holidays.

In America, the song Don't Forget About Us by Mariah Carey is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, That's My Goal by Shayne Ward is the number-one hit song. George W. Bush Jnr. is the President of the United States, and the movie The Chronicles of Narnia is at the top of the box office.

Tony Blair is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Smallville", "The Wire", "Without a Trace", and "Deadwood". People are using a software program called LimeWire to share music, software, and videos. Unfortunately, it is also a haven for computer viruses.

Smartphones don't exist yet. There are no Androids or iPhones. Internet users are using MSN Messenger and AIM to chat with each other online. Cameras on phones have now become the norm. Furthermore, the quality of these cameras is continuing to increase with each new phone release. We are now entering an age where any event can be instantly photographed or recorded.

Practically every teenager and adult has a MySpace or Bebo account. It's 2006, so the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Daniel Powter, Sean Paul, Nelly Furtado, James Blunt, Gnarls Barkley, Shakira and Natasha Bedingfield. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Chris Penn, J Dilla, Proof, and Charles Haughey would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "Resident Evil 4", "Tekken 5", "Shadow of the Colossus", and "Age of Empires III". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Drake & Josh", "Danny Phantom", "LazyTown", and "Avatar: The Last Airbender". Children are playing with toys such as Bratz dolls, VideoNow (portable player), RoboSapien (toy robot), and the Xbox 360.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 5th, 2006.

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  Dixie Chicks - "Not Ready to Make Nice"

  "Not Ready to Make Nice" by the Dixie Chicks would go on to win a Grammy for 2006's Record of the Year.

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  2006 in music.

  Popular music artists in 2006 included Fergie, Ludacris, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Sean Paul, James Blunt, Daniel Powter, Chamillionaire, Rihanna, Nelly Furtado, Cassie, Gnarls Barkley, The Pussycat Dolls, Snow Patrol, Beyoncé and Akon.

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  The HD DVD war.

  Two HD DVD formats called Blu-ray and HD DVD were competing with each other to become the de facto high-definition standard. During this "war", certain movies and TV shows could only be found on Blu-ray or HD DVD, as film studios quickly aligned themselves with the format that they wanted to win. In rental stores, it was common to see a separate section for both of these formats. Of course, this often led to people buying or renting the wrong one.

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  The highest paid celebrities in 2006.

  According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2006 were Tom Cruise, The Rolling Stones, Oprah Winfrey, U2, Tiger Woods, Steven Spielberg, Howard Stern, 50 Cent, James Gandolfini and Dan Brown.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 2006?

  In 2006, the best NBA players were Steve Nash, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant, Elton Brand, Tim Duncan, Ben Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Dwyane Wade, Shawn Marion, Carmelo Anthony, Yao Ming, Allen Iverson and Gilbert Arenas.

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  Bringing digital cameras to nightclubs and bars.

  During the 2000s, people often brought digital cameras with them to clubs and bars. The following day, they would upload their photographs to social media websites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Bebo. Although most phones had cameras, their picture quality was bad, especially in darker settings such as nightclubs.

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  Time Person of the Year 2006.

  In 2006, the Time Person of the Year was listed as "You". This was in recognition of how everyone had the ability to become a content creator on the Internet.

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  Keira Knightley.

  21-year-old English actress Keira Knightley was named FHM's sexiest woman in 2006.

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  Best soccer players in the world.

  In 2006, the best soccer players were Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluigi Buffon, Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane, Samuel Eto'o, Miroslav Klose, Didier Drogba, Andrea Pirlo, Jens Lehmann and Deco.

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  2006 in movies.

  Movies that hit the big screen in 2006 included The Da Vinci Code, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Casino Royale, Night at the Museum, Cars, X-Men: The Last Stand, Mission: Impossible III, Superman Returns, Happy Feet, The Departed, The Pursuit of Happyness, Apocalypto, and "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan".

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  The Departed.

  The film "The Departed" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2006.

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  Bebo.

  By this stage, a new social network called Bebo had become a huge hit in countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand. Bebo was famous for its quizzes, auto-playing video box, whiteboard, "Bebo Skins," and "Bebo Luv" features.

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  Music stores are going out of business.

  Many music stores were closing their doors for the last time. The ease of downloading and streaming music meant that the business model of selling CDs was quickly becoming nonviable.

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  Crocs.

  Throughout 2006, foam clogs called Crocs surged in popularity, with sales tripling over the course of the year.

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  The growth of YouTube.

  A new video-sharing website called YouTube was taking off. In December 2005, the website received 8 million views per day. By July 2006, over 65,000 videos were being uploaded to YouTube on a daily basis.

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  Cameras on phones become the norm.

  By 2005 and 2006, cameras on cellphones had become the norm. People could now take photographs and record videos in an instant. This was the beginning of a new era in which no event would go uncaptured.

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  Happy Slapping.

  A controversial fad called "Happy Slapping" originated in the United Kingdom during the mid-2000s. The trend involved slapping someone for the sole purpose of recording the incident with a camera phone.

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  MySpace.

  MySpace was the most popular social network in the world between 2005 and 2008. The site gave users the ability to customize their profiles by editing HTML and embedding songs. It also had chat rooms and other features.

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  Scene kids.

  "Scene Kids" became a big subculture in the latter half of the decade. Their fashion consisted of skinny jeans, bright colors, and straight hair with long fringes.

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  Ugg boots.

  Sheepskin-lined kicks called "Ugg boots" were in style. Celebrities such as Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Kate Moss, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton helped popularize the craze.

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  Landline phones begin to die out.

  The popularity of house telephones was starting to decline due to the rise of personal cellphones.

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  Internet usage increases dramatically.

  From about 2002 onward, Internet usage increased dramatically across the world. Faster broadband networks were being rolled out, allowing users to download and stream their favorite music and videos. It was around this time that social networks became a thing.

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  MSN Messenger and AIM.

  People were using MSN Messenger and AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) to chat with their friends online.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 17 years, 4 months, and 22 days have passed since January 5th, 2006.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 1 of 2006.
• Leap Year: 2006 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on January 5th, 2006, are now 17 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2006 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1136419200.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 5th, 2006.

• December 6th, 2005: UK politics: David Cameron becomes the new leader of the Conservative Party.
• December 8th, 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) is released.
• December 9th, 2005: Brokeback Mountain (2005) is released in movie theaters.
• December 10th, 2005: Comedian Richard Pryor dies from a heart attack at the age of 65.
• December 11th, 2005: The 2005 Cronulla race riots begin in Sydney, Australia.
• December 13th, 2005: Rapper Chamillionaire release his single "Ridin'".
• December 15th, 2005: The YouTube website is officially launched.
• December 15th, 2005: Soccer: Scottish side Celtic announce the signing of Roy Keane.
• December 16th, 2005: The movie King Kong (2005) is released.
• December 16th, 2005: Actor John Spencer dies from a heart attack.
• December 17th, 2005: Shane Ward is crowned winner of The X Factor.
• December 17th, 2005: Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova are crowned as the winners of Strictly Come Dancing.
• December 23rd, 2005: The movie Munich (2005) is released.
• January 4th, 2006: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffers a severe stroke.
• This date: January 5th, 2006
• January 6th, 2006: The horror movie Hostel (2005) is released in cinemas.
• January 6th, 2006: Match Point (2005) is released.
• January 11th, 2006: Angelina Jolie announces that she and Brad Pitt are having a baby.
• January 13th, 2006: Swedish singer and guitarist Dave Lepard commits suicide.
• January 13th, 2006: Football: Steve Staunton becomes the new manager of the Republic of Ireland.
• January 14th, 2006: Rap star Eminem remarries his ex-wife Kim.
• January 14th, 2006: The first episode of "Dancing on Ice" is aired.
• January 20th, 2006: The film "High School Musical" is released.
• January 22nd, 2006: Soccer: Rio Ferdinand scores a last-minute goal in Manchester United's 1-0 win over Liverpool.
• January 24th, 2006: Disney purchases the animation studio Pixar.
• January 24th, 2006: American actor Chris Penn dies from heart disease at the age of 40.
• January 25th, 2006: Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with a series of murders in Mexico City.
• January 28th, 2006: 65 people are killed when snow causes a roof to collapse at the Katowice International Fair in Poland.
• January 28th, 2006: Rapper T.I. releases his single "What You Know".
• January 31st, 2006: "Myspace – The Movie" becomes the most viewed video on YouTube.
• February 3rd, 2006: An Egyptian passenger ferry carrying 1400 people sinks in the Red Sea. Only 388 people are rescued.
• February 3rd, 2006: The first episode of "The IT Crowd" is aired on TV.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 5th, 2006, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2006 was the year of the Dog (Yang Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
• Native American Zodiac: January 5th, 2006 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of mid-2000s fashion.

Photographs of mid-2000s fashion and hairstyles.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2006.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 5th, 2012, instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 5th of January.

• Twelfth Night (Sweden)

Weather on January 5th, 2006.

Historical weather information for January 5th, 2006.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 6.5 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 37.9 degrees Fahrenheit. 3.28 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Snow was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 10.16cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 2.39 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 5th, 2006 was most likely conceived around April 14th, 2005.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 5th, 2006 is close to September 28th, 2006.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 5th, 2006.

• A total of 6,352 days have passed since this date.
• 907 weeks have passed.
• 548,809,200 seconds have passed since the January 5th, 2006.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 640,277,400 times.
• Since January 5th, 2006, the Earth has travelled approximately 283,185,547,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 91,468,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 47,197,591 steps. That's about 20,977 miles!
• Since this date, 6,585,710 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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