Output SQL table array php - Foreach Loop

I have a database table with information inside. I am having an issue populating a foreach loop with the list of entries to the table. I am attempting to order the array by ascending date in variable[1] (event_date).

Eventually, the output will be a <div class="row-fluid"> for each of the entries and that each one will be in order of date and the ones behind the current date will not show up within the array.

Currently, I am getting an output that I am unsure as to what it really is. I have one entry, and I have 5 rows of events with odd letters in each.

In summary:

1. Foreach loop of each table entry
2. Array ordered by ascending date
3. Dates previous to the current date do not show up in the array

My current code:

$result = mysql_query("SELECT event_id, event_date, event_time, name, body, image FROM events");

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_NUM)) {

            foreach($row as $variable) { ?>

                <div id="" class="row-fluid">
                    <div class="well span12">
                        <div class="span3">
                            <div class="thumbnail">
                                <a class="various fancybox.ajax" href="#"><img src="<?php echo $variable[5]; ?>"></a>
                            </div>
                        </div><!-- span3 -->
                        <div class="span1 ev-date text-center">
                                <span class="month"><?php echo $month; ?></span>
                                <span class="day"><?php echo $day; ?></span>
                                <span class="year"><?php echo $year; ?></span>
                        </div><!-- span1 -->
                        <div class="span8 ev-head">
                        <a class="various fancybox.ajax" href="#"><h3><?php echo $variable[3]; ?></h3></a>
                        <p><?php echo substr($variable[4], 0, 150); ?> <a class="various fancybox.ajax" href="#"><span class="readmore"> ..Read More</span></a></p>

                        </div><!-- span8 -->
                    </div><!-- well span12 -->
                </div><!-- appeal# -->  

        <?php
            }
        }
?>

You may also notice the <?php echo $month ?> $day and $year. Another question I have, although I am researching this as I type, is how can I strip the event_date variable into just DAY, MONTH, and YEAR? (I may as well ask whilst I am here) I am not sure if natcasesort is the correct function here.

Thanks!