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CXLVII.jpg Twitter logo (2006-2012).png 2006 Olympics Opening Ceremony.jpg Football-stadium-berlin.jpg Mahim train blast.jpg Independent montenegro.jpg 2006년 5월 인도네시아 지진피해지역 긴급의료지원단 활동 DSCN1383.jpg IAU-GA-2006-Pluto-Vote.jpg Saddam Hussein at trial, July 2004-edit1.JPEG 272 From left to right, top to bottom: The 2006 Lebanon War takes place; Social media platform Twitter was launched; The 2006 Winter Olympics are held in Turin, Italy; The 2006 FIFA World Cup was held in Germany and was won by Italy against France; Multiple trains blew up as a result of bombings in India, killing 209; Montenegro declares its independence; An earthquake in Yogyakarta kills 5,700; Pluto is declared a dwarf planet; Saddam Hussein is executed on December 30. 2006 2006 2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=7589&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html International Years proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly UNESCO 2008-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20081001215257/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D7589%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html October 1, 2008 dead 2 Population The world population on January 1, 2006, was estimated to be 6.629 billion people and increased to 6.714 billion people by January 1, 2007.UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2024 An estimated 138.5 million births and 53.3 million deaths took place in 2006.UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2024 The average global life expectancy was 68.6 years, an increase of 0.5 years from 2005.UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2024 The estimated number of global refugees increased from 8.65 million to 9.88 million by the end of the year, marking an end to several years of declining rates.UN High Commissioner for Refugees 2007 5 The number of refugees from Iraq increased by about 1.2 million, and the global number also increased by 464,000 after a change to how the United Nations counted refugees that resided in the United States.UN High Commissioner for Refugees 2007 5 Afghanistan remained the largest source of refugees with 2.1 million people.UN High Commissioner for Refugees 2007 6 Conflicts 2006 conflicts There were 32 conflicts in 2006 that resulted in at least 25 fatalities, all of which were intrastate conflicts fought by violent non-state actors.Harbom Wallensteen 2007 623 Five resulted in at least 1,000 fatalities: the Iraqi insurgency, Eelam War IV in Sri Lanka, the Chadian Civil War, and the Sudanese War in Darfur.Harbom Wallensteen 2007 629–632 Peace agreements were made with at least one faction in conflicts in Angola, Burundi, Chad, Nepal, and Sudan.Harbom Wallensteen 2007 626 The 2006 Lebanon War began when Hezbollah launched an attack against Israel on July 12 and continued until August 14, when the United Nations sent additional peacekeepers to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.Harbom Wallensteen 2007 627 Israel also remained in conflict with Palestine, as Hamas rose to power in the latter nation.Lindberg Melvin 2007 66 The Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan intensified to its highest point since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001,Lindberg Melvin 2007 61 and the National Liberation Front of Tripura escalated conflict in India after a brief period of relative peace the previous year.Harbom Wallensteen 2007 627 Two major rebel groups entered into conflicts in 2006: the Union of Democratic Forces for Unity in the Central African Bush War and the Islamic Courts Union in the Somali Civil War. The latter prompted the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia as Ethiopia sought to prevent the creation of an Islamic state in Somalia.Harbom Wallensteen 2007 626–627 Culture 2006 in film 2006 in music 2006 in video games The highest-grossing film globally in 2006 was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, followed by The Da Vinci Code and Ice Age 2: The Meltdown.2006 Worldwide Box Office https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2006/ Box Office Mojo September 3, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20211026064659/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2006/ October 26, 2021 live Critically acclaimed films from 2006 include Children of Men, The Departed, The Lives of Others, Pan's Labyrinth, and United 93.Urquhart Jeremy 2023-05-26 "The name's Bond, James Bond." The 12 Best Movies of 2006, Ranked https://collider.com/best-movies-2006-ranked/ Collider2017-02-27 The best films of 2006 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/best-films-2006 BFI2015-01-27 The 10 Best Films Of 2006 https://theplaylist.net/the-10-best-films-of-2006-20150127/ The Playlist2022-04-08 Roger's Top Ten Lists: Best Films of 2006 https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/rogers-top-ten-lists-2006 RogerEbert.com Total unit sales in music increased by 19.4 percent from the previous year. The best-selling album globally in 2006 was the High School Musical soundtrack, followed by Me and My Gang by Rascal Flatts and Some Hearts by Carrie Underwood.https://www.musicaememoria.com/docs/ifpi-2006.pdf Music Market Data 2006 2007 IFPI https://web.archive.org/web/20251230145122/https://www.musicaememoria.com/docs/ifpi-2006.pdf December 30, 2025 September 3, 2025 live Critically acclaimed video games from 2006 include The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Guitar Hero II, and Wii Sports.The 100 Best Video Games and PC Games From the 2000s https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-best-video-games-of-the-2000s Complex August 23, 2022 March 29, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230329055624/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-best-video-games-of-the-2000s liveMacDonald Keza Stuart Keith 2021-08-13 The 15 greatest video games of the 00s – ranked! https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/aug/13/the-15-greatest-video-games-of-the-00s-ranked The GuardianKohler Chris 2006: The Year in Games https://www.wired.com/2006/12/2006-the-year-in-games/ Wired https://web.archive.org/web/20240203113214/https://www.wired.com/2006/12/2006-the-year-in-games/ February 3, 2024 live Economy 2006 in economic history The gross world product increased by 3.8% in 2006. The largest growth took place in transition economies (7.2%) and developing countries (6.5%).UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2007 iii International trade grew by over 10%, improving on the 7.3% growth in 2005.UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2007 viii Unemployment rates lowered in developed countries, while transition economies and developing countries saw only minimal reduction in unemployment.UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2007 iii–v Inflation occurred in many parts of the world but was mostly limited to oil prices, which rose to an all-time high before sharply declining.UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2007 v Environment and weather 2006 in the environment Weather of 2006 The year 2006 was the fifth hottest year on record. Temperatures were cooled by La Niña in the beginning of the year, but El Niño began in September.NOAA 2007 Heat waves occurred in July in Europe and the United States, while cold waves occurred in January in India and Russia, and in June in Australia. Frost appeared in New Delhi for the first time in 70 years on January 9.NOAA 2007 The year 2006 had the highest precipitation in five years, although droughts continued in the Horn of Africa, triggering a food crisis. China also faced a severe drought in May. Major flooding occurred in southern China and the Philippine island Leyte.NOAA 2007 A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred on May 26 in Java, killing approximately 5,700 people.Timeline: World's deadliest earthquakes since 2000 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/6/the-worlds-deadliest-earthquakes-since-2000 live https://web.archive.org/web/20231005031552/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/6/the-worlds-deadliest-earthquakes-since-2000 October 5, 2023 Al Jazeera The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season had five tropical storms, including five hurricanes. The year was closer to average following years of more active seasons.Franklin Brown 2008 1174 The two most intense hurricanes were Hurricane Gordon and Hurricane Helene.Franklin Brown 2008 1175 The 2006 Pacific typhoon season had average activity with 24 tropical storms, including 15 typhoons.Saunders Lea 2007 1 The most intense typhoons were Typhoon Saomai, Typhoon Ioke, Typhoon Yagi, and Typhoon Cimaron.Saunders Lea 2007 2 Six typhoons made landfall in the Philippines, breaking a 32-year record, and Typhoon Saomai was the most intense typhoon to make landfall in China in over 50 years.Saunders Lea 2007 1 Health 2006 in health Drug-resistant tuberculosis became a major concern in South Africa in 2006. Hundreds of cases of polio occurred in India, threatening global eradication efforts. Polio also returned to Namibia after being eradicated ten years before.The Top 4 Public Health Stories of 2006 January 8, 2007 https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-top-4-public-health-stories-of-2006-39404 https://web.archive.org/web/20251116000038/https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-top-4-public-health-stories-of-2006-39404 November 16, 2025 live Discover Politics 2006 in politics Tension between Russia and the Western world grew throughout 2006, especially when Russia cut off energy to Ukraine for two days in January. The 2006 United States elections removed the Republican Party from power, leaving President George W. Bush with limited influence, and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld resigned the next day.Rachman Gideon Five events that changed the world in 2006 https://www.ft.com/content/f4c304de-8ec1-11db-a7b2-0000779e2340 Financial Times Events January January 1–4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/energies/energies-14-04984/article_deploy/energies-14-04984-v2.pdf https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/energies/energies-14-04984/article_deploy/energies-14-04984-v2.pdf 2022-10-09 live Hold-Up Problems in International Gas Trade: A Case Study Energies 2022-03-20 January 12 – A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 pilgrims.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/hundreds-killed-as-haj-pilgrims-rush-to-stone-the-devil-522749.html Hundreds killed as Haj pilgrims rush to stone the devil January 13, 2006 2009-07-06 The Independent Justin Huggler London November 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101119045108/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/hundreds-killed-as-haj-pilgrims-rush-to-stone-the-devil-522749.html deadhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/background/islam/hajj.html What is the Islamic hajj? January 12, 2006 CBC News 2009-07-06 It's the same place where 362 people died in a stampede on Jan. 12, 2006 July 15, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090715045405/http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/islam/hajj.html live January 15 – NASA's Stardust mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a comet.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,181763,00.html Stardust Container in Almost Perfect Condition January 17, 2006 2009-07-06 Associated Press Fox News https://web.archive.org/web/20181106160304/https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,181763,00.html November 6, 2018 dead January 19 – NASA launches the first interplanetary space probe to Pluto, the New Horizons.http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ New Horizons jhuapl.edu November 25, 2015 December 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151223122133/http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ live January 22 – Evo Morales is inaugurated as president of Bolivia. January 25 – Hamas wins the 2006 Palestinian legislative election.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2006/1/26/hamas-wins-huge-majority Hamas wins huge majority Al Jazeera January 26, 2006 October 5, 2024 January 29 – The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair collapsed in Katowice, Poland, killing 65 and injuring 170.Poland cuts death toll from cave-in of roof to 62 https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/30/world/europe/30iht-poland.html The New York Times January 30, 2006 November 5, 2012 January 30 – Jennifer San Marco goes on a killing spree in Goleta, California, United States, that leaves seven people dead before she takes her own life.https://www.independent.com/2013/01/31/goleta-postal-murders/ The Goleta Postal Murders January 31, 2013 October 3, 2023 October 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221004092908/https://www.independent.com/2013/01/31/goleta-postal-murders/ live February February 4 – Egyptian passenger ferry, MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98, sinks in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia, killing over 1,000 people.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,183906,00.html Relatives Trash Company Offices After Red Sea Disaster Associated Press February 6, 2006 2009-07-05 Fox News https://web.archive.org/web/20181106152047/https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,183906,00.html November 6, 2018 dead February 6 – Stephen Harper is sworn in as the Prime Minister of Canada after winning the federal election on January 23.Stephen Harper https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/stephen-joseph-harper 2025-03-03 www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca en February 10–26 – The 2006 Winter Olympics are held in Turin, Italy.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/10/winterolympicsturin2006.sport Winter Games open in Turin Associated Press February 10, 2006 The Guardian 2017-02-05 en-GB 0261-3077 February 6, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170206112347/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/10/winterolympicsturin2006.sport live February 17 – A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines killing an estimated 1,126 people.http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_appeals.pl?06/MDRPH00107.pdf Philippine Landslide and Flood Operations Update #7 Red Cross August 31, 2007 2009-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090807212947/http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_appeals.pl?06%2FMDRPH00107.pdf August 7, 2009 dead February 22 – 2006 al-Askari mosque bombing: Explosions occur at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, causes the escalation of sectarian violence in Iraq into a full-scale war (the Iraqi Civil War of 2006–2008).https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/28/iraq1 '1,300 dead' in Iraq sectarian violence The Guardian February 28, 2006 May 25, 2022 June 27, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627185217/https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/28/iraq1 live March March 9 – NASA's Cassini–Huygens spacecraft announces a geyser-like emission of vapor, dust, and small ice crystals on Saturn's moon Enceladus, possibly indicating the presence of water.Cowen Ron May 2, 2006 The Whole Enceladus: A new place to search for life in the outer solar system https://www.sciencenews.org/article/whole-enceladus live https://web.archive.org/web/20220525143943/https://www.sciencenews.org/article/whole-enceladus May 25, 2022 May 20, 2022 ScienceNewshttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-spray Moon spray ScienceNews January 2, 2006 May 20, 2022 May 20, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220520204322/https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-spray live March 10 NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters orbit around Mars.https://astronomy.com/news/2006/03/mars-orbiter-arrives-march-10 Mars orbiter arrives March 10 Astronomy Magazine Laura Layton March 7, 2006 May 21, 2022 June 25, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625072454/https://astronomy.com/news/2006/03/mars-orbiter-arrives-march-10 live Michelle Bachelet becomes the first female president of Chile. March 15 – The United Nations General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to establish the United Nations Human Rights Council.The United Nations System: A Synopsis Baber, Graeme Cambridge Scholars Publishing Sep 2019 16 en March 21 – Microblogging and social networking service website Twitter(now known as X) was launched. April April 4 – The Faddoul Brothers, kidnapped on February 23, 2006, in Caracas, Venezuela, are found dead, causing outrage and mass protests against insecurity in the country.Hernández Clodovaldo April 6, 2006 Hallados muertos tres hermanos venezolanos secuestrados hace 38 días http://elpais.com/diario/2006/04/06/internacional/1144274413_850215.html March 1, 2017 El País May 27, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220527220105/https://elpais.com/diario/2006/04/06/internacional/1144274413_850215.html live Vargos Reinaldo April 6, 2006 Ciudad colapsada por protestas http://www.eluniversal.com/2006/04/06/pol_art_06155A.shtml March 1, 2017 El Universal September 26, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210926035157/https://www.eluniversal.com/2006/04/06/pol_art_06155A.shtml live April 6, 2006 Los venezolanos toman la calle en protesta por el asesinato de tres hermanos http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2006/04/06/internacional/1144346175.html March 1, 2017 Elmundo.es May 27, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220527220104/https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2006/04/06/internacional/1144346175.html live April 11 The European Space Agency's Venus Express space probe enters Venus' orbit.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,191293,00.html European Space Probe Goes Into Orbit Around Venus Associated Press April 12, 2006 2009-07-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20080414070147/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,191293,00.html April 14, 2008 dead Fox News President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirms that Iran has successfully produced a few grams of low-grade enriched uranium.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/12/MNGIVI7RTH1.DTL Iran celebrates uranium enrichment Experts say nuclear step means Tehran is serious, but weapon is years off San Francisco Chronicle April 12, 2006 2009-07-09 James Sterngold https://web.archive.org/web/20070105204526/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2006%2F04%2F12%2FMNGIVI7RTH1.DTL January 5, 2007 dead http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/11/iran.nuclear/index.html Iran says it joins 'countries with nuclear technology' CNN April 12, 2006 2009-07-09 March 15, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080315113821/http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/11/iran.nuclear/index.html live April 20 – Iran announces a deal with Russia, involving a joint uranium enrichment firm on Russian soil;http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article707817.ece Russia backs Iran's nuclear programme The Times Jenny Booth April 21, 2006 2009-07-09 London June 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100604125140/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article707817.ece dead nine days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus leading to a de facto termination of the deal. May May 17 – The Human Genome Project publishes the final chromosome sequence, in Nature.Pearson Helen May 17, 2006 Human genome completed (again) https://www.nature.com/news/2006/060515/full/news060515-12.html Nature News news060515–12 en 10.1038/news060515-12 84880949 free January 29, 2018 August 17, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180817211404/http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060515/full/news060515-12.html live 0028-0836 subscription May 18–20 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 takes place in Athens, Greece, and is won by Finnish band entrant Lordi with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah". May 27 – The 6.4 w Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java in Indonesia with an MSK intensity of IX (Destructive), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000ej1c#executive M 6.3 – Java, Indonesia earthquake.usgs.gov 2018-01-28 June 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220611145127/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000ej1c#executive livehttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/31/ap/world/mainD8HUGLJO0.shtml U.S. Military Joins Indonesia Quake Relief May 31, 2006 CBS News https://web.archive.org/web/20060614121332/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/31/ap/world/mainD8HUGLJO0.shtml June 14, 2006 June June 3 – Montenegro declares its independence from Serbia and Montenegro after a May 21 referendum and becomes a sovereign state. Two days later, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro officially disbands after Serbia declares its independence as well, ending an 88-year union between the two countrieshttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/serbia-ends-union-with-montenegro-1.785687 Serbia ends union with Montenegro The Irish Times 2006 November 22, 2019 December 3, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191203022123/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/serbia-ends-union-with-montenegro-1.785687 live and leaving Serbia as the successor country to the union.https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-06-03-montenegro_x.htm Montenegro declares independence from Serbia USA Today June 3, 2006 2009-07-25 March 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120313103107/http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-06-03-montenegro_x.htm livehttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/04/content_4643122.htm EU reiterates respect for independence of Montenegro Xinhua News Agency June 4, 2006 Mu Xuequan 2009-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20111209221022/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/04/content_4643122.htm December 9, 2011 dead June 7 – Al Qaeda terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is killed by a US airstrike.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/world/middleeast/11scene.html?pagewanted=all The New York Times Dexter Filkins John F. Burns At Site of Attack on Zarqawi, All That's Left Are Questions June 11, 2006 July 1, 2025 March 18, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170318074509/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/world/middleeast/11scene.html?pagewanted=all live June 9 to July 9 – The 2006 FIFA World Cup takes place in Germany; Italy defeats France in the final.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5056630.stm Football World Cup 2006 for World Cup June 9, 2006 BBC Sport 2017-02-05 November 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201117233821/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5056630.stm livehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991652.stm Zidane off as Italy win World Cup July 9, 2006 BBC News 2017-02-05 September 6, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170906192236/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991652.stm live June 14 - The 2006 Kismet Train Collision occurs in California. At 5:51 AM, two BNSF Railway freight trains collided head-on at the Kismet Siding in Kismet, California near Madera, California. The southbound mixed manifest train disregarded a red signal at East Kismet instead of stopping and crashed into the northbound grain train. June 28 Israel launches an offensive in the Gaza Strip in response to rocketfire by Hamas into Israeli territory.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/1522647/Israel-launches-warning-air-strikes-on-Gaza.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/1522647/Israel-launches-warning-air-strikes-on-Gaza.html January 11, 2022 subscription live Israel launches warning air strikes on Gaza The Daily Telegraph Tim Butcher June 29, 2006 2009-07-25 London The United States Armed Forces withdraws its forces in Iceland, thereby disbanding the Iceland Defense Force.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/16/AR2006031601846.html U.S. to Remove Military Forces And Aircraft From Iceland Base White Josh The Washington Post March 17, 2006 2018-01-29 en-US 0190-8286 January 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180129080722/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/16/AR2006031601846.html live July July 1 – The Qinghai–Tibet railway begins operation, making Tibet the final province-level entity of China to establish a conventional railway.https://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-07-02-china-railway_x.htm?POE=TECISVA China's first train to Tibet conquers high-altitude hurdles Associated Press July 2, 2006 2009-07-31 Alexa Olesen USA Today March 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120313104139/http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-07-02-china-railway_x.htm?POE=TECISVA live July 2 – The 2006 Mexican presidential election is held. Felipe Calderón is confirmed as the winner on September 5. July 6 – The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/07/content_4803157.htm "Silk Road" rejoins at Nathu La Pass after 44 years Xinhua News Agency July 7, 2006 Li Baodong Shuangqi, Fu 2009-08-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20111209231058/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/07/content_4803157.htm December 9, 2011 dead In Buenos Aires, Argentina, serial shooter Martín Ríos opens fire against passers-by on Cabildo Avenue, killing an 18-year-old and injuring six others.Chollet Ángel Trece disparos a quemarropa sobre Cabildo y el dolor causado por el "tirador de Belgrano": "Un desprecio total por la vida del otro" https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2025/11/02/trece-disparos-a-quemarropa-sobre-cabildo-y-el-dolor-causado-por-el-tirador-de-belgrano-un-desprecio-total-por-la-vida-del-otro/ 21 January 2026 Infobae 2 November 2025 es https://web.archive.org/web/20260713052004/https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2025/11/02/trece-disparos-a-quemarropa-sobre-cabildo-y-el-dolor-causado-por-el-tirador-de-belgrano-un-desprecio-total-por-la-vida-del-otro/ July 13, 2026 live July 11 – A series of seven bomb blasts hits the city of Mumbai, India, killing more than 200 people.https://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/india.bombs/index.html?section=cnn_world India police: Pakistan spy agency behind Mumbai bombings October 1, 2006 CNN en 2018-01-29 October 9, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144852/http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/india.bombs/index.html?section=cnn_world live July 12 – 2006 Lebanon War: Israeli troops invade Lebanon in response to Hezbollah kidnapping two Israeli soldiers and killing three others. Hezbollah declares open war against Israel two days later.http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/scfcn/CTVNews/20060713/israel_lebanon_strikes_060714/CTVNewsAt11/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120109045559/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/scfcn/CTVNews/20060713/israel_lebanon_strikes_060714/CTVNewsAt11/ dead January 9, 2012 Hezbollah vows 'open war' as violence escalates CTV Television Network 2009-10-09 July 14, 2006 August August 10 – News was revealed of a thwarted terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks, aboard multiple transatlantic air flights. August 14 – Sri Lankan civil war, Chencholai bombing: 61 female students in Mullaitivu are killed by the Sri Lankan Air Force in an air strike.https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/08/14/impunity-reigns-in-sri-lankas-august-14-2006-bombing-of-schoolgirls/?sh=3dfe5e1d37e1 Impunity Reigns In Sri Lanka's August 14, 2006 Bombing Of Schoolgirls Forbes Anjali Manivannan August 14, 2016 June 22, 2021 June 24, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204802/https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/08/14/impunity-reigns-in-sri-lankas-august-14-2006-bombing-of-schoolgirls/?sh=3dfe5e1d37e1 live August 16 – Russian government patrol boat 31st Kisshin Maru incident shoots at a Japanese fishing boat ja 第31吉進丸事件 ru Инцидент с «Киссин Мару 31», killing one crew member. https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/release/18/rls_0816b.html The shooting and seizure of a Japanese fishing boat in the waters around the Northern Territories Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Japanese August 16, 2006 September 16, 2024 http://www.news24.jp/articles/2006/08/19/0465142.html Dead body found at Nemuro Port, Ministry of Foreign Affairs protests to Russia https://web.archive.org/web/20140423054022/http://www.news24.jp/articles/2006/08/19/0465142.html NTV News24 Japanese August 19, 2006 April 23, 2014 September 16, 2024 August 22 – Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border in Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/22/russia.crash/ Russian jet crash kills all 170 on board CNN August 23, 2006 2009-10-10 Matthew Chance December 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161228202143/http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/22/russia.crash/ live August 24 – The International Astronomical Union defines 'planet' at its 26th General Assembly, removing Pluto's status as a planet and reclassifying it as a dwarf planet 76 years after its discovery. Ironically, this was in the same year when NASA sent its first probe to the celestial body.https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9824-pluto-gets-the-boot-as-the-planet-count-drops.html Pluto gets the boot as the planet count drops New Scientist 2009-10-10 August 24, 2006 Stephen Battersby June 15, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150615004417/http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9824-pluto-gets-the-boot-as-the-planet-count-drops.html live August 27 – Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Kentucky, killing all 47 passengers and two of three crew members. September September 1 — Analog terrestrial television is switched off in Luxembourg, being the first country to do so. September 4 — Australian conservationist Steve Irwin is fatally stung in the heart by a stingray while filming an underwater documentary. September 7 British Prime Minister Tony Blair announces his intention to resign by the end of 2007.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5322094.stm I will quit within a year – Blair BBC News September 7, 2006 November 4, 2022 November 17, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061117032828/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5322094.stm live Partial lunar eclipse, visible over most of Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. September 19 – The Royal Thai Army overthrows the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a coup.Thai military claims control after coup https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/sep/19/thailand The Guardian Peter Walker February 4, 2021 en September 19, 2006 October 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171005050901/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/sep/19/thailand live September 22 – Annular solar eclipse, visible in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, parts of Brazil, and the southern Atlantic. September 28 – Typhoon Xangsane passed Manila on its way to causing more than 300 deaths, mostly in the Philippines and Vietnam.Boyle, Kevin Typhoon Xangsane: 25 September – 2 October Typhoon2000 October 13, 2014 http://www.typhoon2000.ph/garyp_mgtcs/sep06sum.txt December 14, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071214052710/http://www.typhoon2000.ph/garyp_mgtcs/sep06sum.txt live September 29 – Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800, collides with an Embraer Legacy 600 over the Amazon rainforest, killing all 154 occupants on board the 737 whereas all 7 on board the Legacy survive.http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-19078146_ITM Passports of Legacy jet pilots seized pending investigation in Brazil crash. Europe Intelligence Wire 2009-10-10 October 4, 2006 December 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111209210958/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-19078146_ITM liveRanter Harro Accident Boeing 737-8EH PR-GTD, Friday 29 September 2006 https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/322098 2024-11-28 asn.flightsafety.org https://web.archive.org/web/20240809234420/https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/322098 August 9, 2024 liveRanter Harro Accident Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 N600XL, Friday 29 September 2006 https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/322097 2024-11-28 asn.flightsafety.org October October 6 – Fredrik Reinfeldt replaces Göran Persson as Prime Minister of Sweden. October 9 North Korea claims to have conducted its first-ever nuclear test.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/oct/09/northkorea North Korea claims first nuclear test The Guardian October 9, 2006 2009-10-11 London February 6, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170206020356/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/oct/09/northkorea live Google purchased YouTube for US$1.65 billion.https://www.theage.com.au/business/google-closes-a2b-youtube-deal-20061115-gdotv3.html Google closes $A2b YouTube deal The Age November 15, 2006 November 4, 2022 February 9, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180209013507/http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/Google-closes-A2b-YouTube-deal/2006/11/14/1163266548827.html live October 11–13 – St Andrews Agreement is held in Scotland between the British and Irish governments on devolution in Northern Ireland. October 13 – South Korean Ban Ki-moon is elected as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations, succeeding Kofi Annan.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5401856.stm Profile: Ban Ki-moon BBC October 13, 2006 2009-10-11 October 2, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071002213545/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5401856.stm live October 22 – Fernando Alonso wins his second World Drivers Championship. October (date unknown) – The Offshore MPA project is initiated.Offshore Marine Protected Area Project Offshore Marine Protected Area Project 2011 Final Summary Report 2011 https://www.sanbi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ompareportdec2011summary-report-final.pdf#:~:text=A%20collaborative%20five-year%20Offshore%20Marine%20Protected%20Area%20project,of%20potential%20offshore%20spatial%20management%20measures%20including%20MPAs. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.sanbi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ompareportdec2011summary-report-final.pdf#:~:text=A%20collaborative%20five-year%20Offshore%20Marine%20Protected%20Area%20project,of%20potential%20offshore%20spatial%20management%20measures%20including%20MPAs. 2022-10-09 live January 2, 2022 South African National Biodiversity Institute October 24 – Taylor Swift releases her debut album,Taylor Swift. November November 1 - Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko: Litvinenko, former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service and critic of the Putin administration, is poisoned with Polonium-210. He dies of acute radiation syndrome on 23 November, causing widespread accusations that the Russian government was behind the poisoning. November 2 – No. 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock becomes the most expensive painting after it is sold privately for $140 million. http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artmarketwatch/artmarketwatch11-3-06.asp Art Market Watch November 3, 2006 November 8, 2006 Artnet January 8, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070108223812/http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artmarketwatch/artmarketwatch11-3-06.asp live November 3 – Microsoft releases Office 2007 for manufacturing. November 5 – Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death by hanging by the Iraqi Special Tribunal. He is later executed by hanging for crimes against humanity on December 30.December 31, 2006 Saddam buried in village of his birth http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1107AP_Saddam.html 2006-12-31 Seattle Post-Intelligencer Associated PressMay 2016 medicmedic November 8 – Microsoft releases Windows Vista for manufacturing. November 11 – Sony releases the PlayStation 3. November 12 – The breakaway state of South Ossetia holds a referendum on independence from Georgia.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/11/AR2006111101247.html Georgia: Separatist Vote Illegitimate Associated Press Maria Danilova 2009-10-12 November 11, 2006 The Washington Post January 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170110162545/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/11/AR2006111101247.html live November 19 – Nintendo releases the Wii. November 22 – A toxic waste dumping incident occurs in Côte d'Ivoire by a Panama ship sent by Singaporean oil company, causing 3 deaths and the poison treatment of 1500 people.October 1, 2011 Ivory Coast Government Panel Releases Toxic Waste Findings News https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2006-11-23-voa22/319097.html 2021-03-11 live https://web.archive.org/web/20111001021153/http://www.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2006-11-23-voa22.html October 1, 2011September 7, 2006 In pictures: Ivorian toxic waste http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/5322760.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071012/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/5322760.stm October 6, 2014 2021-03-11 BBC Online en-GB November 23 – A series of car bombs and mortar attacks in Sadr City, Baghdad, kills at least 215 people and injure 257 other people.November 25, 2006 Iraqi militias take fiery revenge for slaughter https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15873863 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200923220402/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15873863 September 23, 2020 2009-10-12 NBC News Associated Press December December 1 – WikiLeaks leaks Hassan Dahir Aweys' conspiracy to assassinate Somali government officials.Khatchadourian Raffi May 31, 2010 What Does Julian Assange Want? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/06/07/no-secrets live https://web.archive.org/web/20140711220632/http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/06/07/100607fa_fact_khatchadourian July 11, 2014 2021-03-09 The New Yorker en-us December 5 – The military seizes power in Fiji, in a coup d'état led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama.Maynard Roger Fiji military seizes power in bloodless coup https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/05/fiji.travel2 The Guardian February 4, 2021 en December 5, 2006 February 25, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210225222217/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/05/fiji.travel2 live December 11 Mexican drug war: Felipe Calderón sends the Mexican military to combat the drug cartels and put down the violence in the state of Michoacán, initiating Mexico's drug war.December 4, 2011 Mexico's president pledges to continue fighting cartels http://articles.cnn.com/2011-12-04/americas/world_americas_mexico-president-speech_1_drug-war-strategy-cartels-human-rights?_s=PM:AMERICAS dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120127111118/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-12-04/americas/world_americas_mexico-president-speech_1_drug-war-strategy-cartels-human-rights?_s=PM%3AAMERICAS January 27, 2012 January 27, 2012 CNN Analog terrestrial television is switched off permanently in the Netherlands. December 21 – The Juraj Dobrila University of Pula is established.History https://www.unipu.hr/o_sveucilistu/povijest unipu.hr Pula Juraj Dobrila University of Pula 2025-08-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20250826105229/https://www.unipu.hr/o_sveucilistu/povijest August 26, 2025 live December 24 – War in Somalia (2006–09): Ethiopia admits its troops have intervened in Somalia.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6207333.stm Ethiopia dismisses Somali threat BBC 2009-10-13 December 24, 2006 January 15, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070115174637/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6207333.stm live December 29 – UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt. December 30 – Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, was executed by hanging. Births and deaths Category:2006 births Deaths in 2006 Nobel Prizes right|120px Chemistry – Roger D. Kornberg. Economics – Edmund Phelps. Literature – Orhan Pamuk. Peace – Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank. Physics – John C. 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