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| + | * [7- 30 -2006] -- [[Murray Bookchin]] (1921-2006) dies, Burlington, Vermont. Autoworker, anarchist militant & theorist. Pioneer in the ecology movement, introducing the concept of social ecology. He taught at Ramapo College (1977-1981). In Burlington, Bookchin was instrumental in helping to organize the Green Party. He also co-founded the Institute for Social Ecology in Plainfield in 1971. Bookchin published over two dozen books ecology, history, politics, philosophy, & urban planning. |
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| − | The first half of 2006 has been tied with [[1998]] as the warmest for any year since the 1890s, indicating it may become the warmest year on record, which had already happened only a year earlier.
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| − | *The year of [[Aquarius]], the Water Bearer in [[Western astrology]]. The next year for Aquarius will be in the year [[2018]].
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| − | *The Year of the [[dog (zodiac)|Dog]] in the [[Chinese calendar]]. The next year of the dog will be in the year [[2018]].
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| − | *International Year of [[Desert]]s and [[Desertification]].
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| − | ===[[January 2006|January]]===
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| − | * [[January 1]] - [[Russia]] cuts [[natural gas]] to [[Ukraine]] over a [[Russia-Ukraine gas dispute|price dispute]].
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| − | * [[January 2]] - Fifteen are killed when the [[Bad Reichenhall ice rink roof collapse|Bad Reichenhall ice rink roof]] in [[Germany]] collapses after heavy [[snowfall]] in the [[Bavarian Alps]].
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| − | * [[January 3]] - Twelve deceased [[coal mining|coal miners]] and one survivor are discovered in the [[2006 Sago Mine disaster|Sago Mine Disaster]] near [[Buckhannon, West Virginia]] in the [[United States]].
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| − | * [[January 4]] - Powers are transferred from [[Prime Minister of Israel|Israeli Prime Minister]] [[Ariel Sharon]] to his deputy, Vice Premier [[Ehud Olmert]], after Sharon suffers a massive [[hemorrhagic stroke]].
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| − | * [[January 5]] - A hotel in [[Makkah]], [[Saudi Arabia]] collapses, killing 76 pilgrims visiting to perform [[hajj]].
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| − | * [[January 6]] - The record-breaking [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]] officially draws to a close as [[Tropical Storm Zeta]] dissipates.
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| − | * [[January 7]] - Embroiled in multiple scandals, former U.S. [[House Majority Leader]] [[Tom DeLay]] announces he will not seek to reassume his former post. [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|U.K. Liberal Democrat]] leader [[Charles Kennedy]] resigns after revelations that he has a drinking problem.
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| − | * [[January 8]] - A powerful, magnitude 6.9 [[earthquake]] epicentered off the coast of the [[Greek island]] of [[Kythera]] shakes much of [[Greece]] and is felt throughout the eastern [[Mediterranean]] basin. Only a few minor injuries and no significant damage were reported.
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| − | * [[January 9]] - The [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] closes above 11,000 for the first time since [[June 7]], [[2001]] closing at 11,011.90.
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| − | * [[January 11]] - [[Augustine Volcano]] in [[Alaska]] erupts twice, marking its first major eruption since [[1986]].
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| − | * [[January 12]] - [[Incidents during the Hajj|A stampede]] during the [[Stoning of the devil]] ritual on the last day at the [[Hajj]] in [[Mina, Saudi Arabia]], kills 362 [[Muslim]] [[pilgrim]]s.
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| − | [[image:New_Horizons_Jan19_06.jpg|thumb|right|205px|''[[New Horizons]]'', the world's first probe to [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]], is launched on [[January 19]]]]
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| − | * [[January 14]] - A [[natural gas]] explosion in a [[coal mining|coal mine]] kills eight in [[Romania]].
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| − | * [[January 15]] - [[NASA]]'s [[Stardust (spacecraft)|Stardust]] mission successfully ends, being the first to return dust from a [[comet]].
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| − | * [[January 23]] - [[Stephen Harper]] wins the federal election in [[Canada]] forming a minority government.
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| − | * [[January 25]] - [[Hamas]] wins the majority of seats in the [[Palestinian Legislative Council]] elections.
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| − | * [[January 25]] - ''[[Deus Caritas Est]]'', the first [[encyclical]] of [[Pope Benedict XVI]], is [[promulgated]].
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| − | * [[January 27]] - Celebrations in [[Salzburg]] and around the world for the 250th anniversary of the birth of [[Wolfgang Mozart]].
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| − | * [[January 28]] - A [[Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse|trade hall roof collapses]] in [[Katowice]], [[Poland]], killing 65 people.
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| − | * [[February 1]] - UAL. Corp, United Airlines' parent company emerges from bankruptcy after being in such position since December 9, 2002, the longest such filing in history.
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| − | *[[February 7]] - An aging [[Egypt|Egyptian]] passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sinks in the [[Red Sea]] off the Saudi coast.
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| − | *[[February 8]]- Four hundred four soldiers [[desertion|desert]] their barracks in [[East Timor]]. This is seen as the start of the [[2006 East Timor crisis]]
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| − | * [[February 10]] - The [[2006 Winter Olympics]] open in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]. The closing ceremony occurs on [[February 26]]. The next [[2010 Winter Olympics]] will be held in [[Whistler]], [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]].
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| − | * [[February 11]] - [[U.S. Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]] accidentally shoots friend and lawyer [[Harry Whittington]], on a south [[Texas]] ranch.
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| − | * [[February 16]] - [[Kobe Airport]], a controversial offshore airport in [[Kobe, Hyogo|Kobe]], [[Japan]], opens for airline service.
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| − | * [[February 17]] - As many as eighteen hundred people die when a [[2006 Southern Leyte mudslide|mudslide]] occurs on the island of [[Leyte]] in the [[Philippines]].
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| − | * [[February 19]] - Sixty-five miners become trapped underground after an explosion in [[Nueva Rosita]], [[Mexico]] during the [[Pasta de Conchos mine disaster]]. There are no survivors.
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| − | * [[February 22]] - A [[Al Askari Mosque bombing|blast]] heavily damages the [[Al Askari Mosque]], a [[Shiite]] holy site in [[Samarra]], [[Iraq]], causing a wave of protests and counterattacks across Iraq.
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| − | * [[February 22]] - Over £53.1 million is stolen during the [[Securitas depot robbery]], the largest ever cash robbery in the [[United Kingdom]].
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| − | * [[February 22]] - The one billionth song is purchased from [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[iTunes]].
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| − | * [[February 23]] - A roof collapses on a [[Moscow]] market, killing 56 people.
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| − | * [[February 24]] - A [[Philippines under state of emergency, 2006|state of emergency]] is declared in the [[Philippines]] after an alleged [[coup d'etat]] against President [[Gloria Arroyo]] is foiled.
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| − | * [[February 25]] - Six police officers, seven protesters, and a journalist receive head wounds when a protest prior to the [[Love Ulster]] parade turns into a [[2006 Dublin Republican riots|major riot]].
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| − | * [[February 25]] - [[Uganda]]'s President [[Yoweri Museveni]] wins 2nd re-election, sparking riots in [[Kampala]] by opposition supporters.
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| − | * [[March 3]] - The first [[World Baseball Classic]] opens in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].
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| − | * [[March 4]] - A new species of [[shark]], ''[[Mustelus hacat]]'', is discovered in [[Mexico]]'s [[Sea of Cortez]], bringing the number of ''[[Mustelus]]'' species found in the eastern [[North Pacific]] to five.
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| − | * [[March 4]] - The [[Deep Space Network]] tries one final attempt to contact [[Pioneer 10]].
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| − | * [[March 5]] - ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' wins [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Ang Lee]] (''[[Brokeback Mountain]]'') wins [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Reese Witherspoon]] (''[[Walk the Line]]'') wins [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], and [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] (''[[Capote]]'') wins [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] during the [[78th Academy Awards]].
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| − | * [[March 7]] - Fifteen people die and many others are injured in [[2006 Varanasi bombings|three blasts]] throughout [[Varanasi]], [[India]].
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| − | * [[March 9]] - [[NASA]]'s [[Cassini-Huygens]] spacecraft discovers [[geysers]] of a [[liquid]] substance shooting from [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Enceladus (moon)|Enceladus]], signaling a possible presence of water.
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| − | * [[March 10]] - NASA's [[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]] enters [[Mars]] orbit.
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| − | * [[March 11]] - [[Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević]], former [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] president, dies of a [[heart attack]] in his prison cell in [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]].
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| − | * [[March 11]] - [[Michelle Bachelet]] is sworn in as the first female [[President of Chile]].
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| − | * [[March 15]]-[[March 26]] - The [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] take place in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]].
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| − | * [[March 20]] - [[Tropical Cyclone Larry]] makes landfall in [[Queensland, Australia]] as what is considered to be the worst cyclone to hit the region since [[1931]].
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| − | * [[March 22]] - [[ETA|Euskadi Ta Askatasuna]] (ETA) declares a permanent [[ceasefire]] in their campaign for [[Basque Country|Basque]] independence from [[Spain]].
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| − | * [[March 25]] - An estimated 500,000 people take to the streets in downtown [[Los Angeles]] in protest of a proposed federal crackdown on [[illegal immigration]].
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| − | * [[March 25]] - A revolutionary [[scramjet]] [[jet engine]] [[Hyshot III]] designed to fly at seven times the speed of sound is successfully tested at [[Woomera, South Australia]].
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| − | * [[March 26]] - The [[Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005|ban on smoking in public places]] such as [[bars]] and [[restaurants]] comes into effect in [[Scotland]].
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| − | * [[March 30]] - The first [[Brazil]]ian [[astronaut]], [[Marcos Pontes]], goes to space in a [[Russia]]n spaceship, ''[[Soyuz TMA-8]]'', at 2:29:00 CET.
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| − | * [[March 30]] - The [[2006 Bahrain ferry disaster|''al-Dana'' capsizes]] off the coast of [[Bahrain]] killing at least forty-eight people.
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| − | * [[April 5]] - A swan with [[Avian Flu]] is discovered in [[Cellardyke]] in [[Fife]], [[Scotland]]: the first case in the [[United Kingdom]].
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| − | * [[April 8]] - The bodies of eight murdered men are found in [[Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario|Shedden, Ontario]] (see [[Shedden massacre]]).
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| − | * [[April 8]] - [[Bristol]], [[United Kingdom]] celebrates the 200th birthday of [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] (actually [[April 9]]) by relighting the [[Clifton Suspension Bridge]].
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| − | * [[April 9]] - [[Israeli]] Prime Minister [[Ariel Sharon]] is taken out of office after four months in a [[coma]].
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| − | * [[April 10]] - [[Romano Prodi]] narrowly defeats [[Silvio Berlusconi]] in [[Italy|Italian]] parliamentary elections.
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| − | * [[April 11]] - [[European Space Agency|ESA]]'s [[Venus Express]] spaceprobe enters [[Venus]]'s orbit.
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| − | * [[April 11]] - [[President of Iran]] [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] confirms that Iran had successfully produced a few grams of 3.5% low-[[enriched uranium]].
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| − | * [[April 16]] - HSH [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco]], reaches the [[North Pole]], becoming the first reigning monarch ever to do so.
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| − | * [[April 17]] - A [[suicide bombing]] by [[Islamic Jihad]] in [[Tel Aviv]] kills nine people, injures dozens.
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| − | * [[April 18]] - [[Centennial]] of the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]].
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| − | * [[April 19]] - [[Han Myung-sook]] becomes [[South Korea]]'s first female [[Prime Minister of South Korea|Prime Minister]].
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| − | * [[April 20]] - [[Iran]] announces a uranium enrichment deal with [[Russia]], involving a joint [[uranium enrichment]] firm on Russian soil. Nine days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus leading to a de-facto termination of the deal.
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| − | * [[April 22]] - [[War on Terror]]: Four [[Canadian]] soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of [[Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]] by a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants, the worst one-day combat loss for the Canadian army since the [[Korean War]].
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| − | * [[April 24]] - Three explosions in a tourist section of [[Dahab]], [[Egypt]] kill 30 and injure over 115.
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| − | * [[April 29]] - Massive anti-war demonstrations and a march down [[Broadway (New York City)|Broadway]] in [[New York City]] mark the third year of [[Iraq War|war in Iraq]]. Also, the [[Global Night Commute]] takes place in over 130 cities around the world to promote the visibility of the [[Invisible Children]] in [[Uganda]].
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| − | * [[May 1]] - [[Bolivia]]n [[President of Bolivia|President]] [[Evo Morales]] nationalizes his nation's gas fields.
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| − | * [[May 1]] - The [[Great American Boycott]] takes place across the [[United States|US nation]] as marchers protest for illegal immigration rights.
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| − | * [[May 4]] - A new coalition government takes office in [[Israel]], with four political parties, which together hold 67 of the 120 seats in the [[Knesset]].
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| − | * [[May 5]] - After disappointing results in the [[England|English]] local elections, [[British Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]] holds major reshuffle of his [[British Cabinet|cabinet]], due also to political crises of some high ranking members.
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| − | * [[May 5]] - [[NASA]] [[astronomer]]s announce the discovery of a storm system in the [[Jovian (astronomy)|Jovian]] [[atmosphere]], dubbed the [[Red Spot Junior]], which has a striking similar appearance to the famous [[Great Red Spot]].
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| − | *[[May 8]] - Judgment is given in [[London]] in favour of [[Apple Computer]] in [[Apple Corps v. Apple Computer]], a trademark lawsuit brought by [[The Beatles]]' company, [[Apple Corps]].
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| − | *[[May 8]] - Fighting between [[Palestinian]] factions leave one [[Fatah]] gunman and two [[Hamas]] gunmen dead.
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| − | *[[May 9]] - After 14 days trapped underground after the [[Beaconsfield mine collapse]], miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb are rescued in [[Beaconsfield]], [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]].
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| − | *[[May 13]] - [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] defeat [[West Ham United|West Ham]] to win the [[FA Cup]] on penalties after a 3-3 draw. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4756045.stm], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4769725.stm], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4770185.stm]
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| − | *[[May 17]] - Captain [[Nichola Goddard]] of the 1st [[Royal Canadian Horse Artillery|RCHA]] becomes Canada's first female casualty since [[World War II]], and Canada's first female combat arms casualty.
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| − | * [[May 20]] - [[Finland]]'s [[Lordi]] wins the [[2006 Eurovision Song Contest]] held in [[Athens]]. The monster-like band earns the most points ever given in the fifty-one year-old history of the contest.
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| − | * [[May 23]] - The collision of a [[Greece|Greek]] and a [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[fighter jet]] above southeastern [[Aegean Sea]] results in the death of the Greek pilot. The accident took place as the two aircraft were involved in a mock fight.
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| − | * [[May 27]] - A 6.3 [[Richter scale|magnitude]] [[May 2006 Java earthquake|earthquake]] strikes central [[Java (island)|Java]] in [[Indonesia]], killing more than 5,400, injuring at least 6,500 and leaving some 100,000 people homeless. Death toll likely to rise over time.
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| − | * [[May 27]] - First attempt of a demonstration for the rights of [[homosexual]] people in [[Moscow]]. It was broken up by the police because it was illegal. <!--, and it was "illegal" because a permit was arbitrarily denied.[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/27/russia.gayrights.ap/]. Broken link; please replace before uncommenting. -->
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| − | * [[May 28]] - President [[Alvaro Uribe Velez]] is re-elected in [[Colombia]] for a second term. He becomes the first president in over a century to serve consecutive terms.
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| − | * [[June 3]] - [[Montenegro]] declares independence from [[Serbia]] after a [[May 21]] [[Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006|referendum]].
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| − | * [[June 3]] - Seventeen men are arrested in the [[Greater Toronto Area]] for alleged ties to a terrorist plot to blow up targets in the region. (see also: [[2006 Toronto terrorism case]])
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| − | * [[June 6]] - [[Serbia and Montenegro]] is formally dissolved.
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| − | * [[June 7]] - [[War on Terror]]: [[Al-Qaeda]] terrorist [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]] and seven of his aides are killed in Iraq during a US air raid just north of the town of [[Baqouba]].
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| − | * [[June 9]] - An explosion kills eight Palestinian civilians on a [[Gaza]] beach. Four days later, after an investigation, [[Israel]] very strongly denies any responsibility for the blast.
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| − | * [[June 9]] - [[Thailand]] begins celebrations of the [[60th anniversary of the accession of Bhumibol Adulyadej]] to the throne
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| − | * [[June 9]] - [[FIFA World Cup 2006]] begins in [[Germany]], with a 4-2 win for the host nation against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]], and a 2-0 victory for [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] over [[Poland national football team|Poland]].
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| − | * [[June 10]] - President [[Mahmoud Abbas]] sets [[July 26]] as the date for a national [[referendum]] in [[Palestine]].
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| − | * [[June 11]] - The first [[tropical depression]] of the [[2006 Atlantic hurricane season]] is upgraded by the [[National Hurricane Center]] to the year's first [[tropical storm]], [[Tropical Storm Alberto (2006)|Alberto]].
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| − | * [[June 18]] - The first [[kazakhs|Kazakh]] space [[satellite]] "[[KazSat]]" is launched.
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| − | * [[June 22]] - The [[Magen David Adom]] and [[Palestine Red Crescent Society]] are officially recognized by the [[International Committee of the Red Cross]]
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| − | * [[June 23]] - [[War on Terror]]: In [[Miami]], the [[FBI]] arrests seven men, accusing them of planning to bomb the [[Sears Tower]] and other attacks in [[Miami, Florida]].
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| − | * [[June 23]]-[[June 29]] - [[Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006]]
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| − | * [[June 25]] - [[Warren Buffett]] donates over $30 billion to the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]].
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| − | * [[June 28]] - Mideast Crisis:The beginning of [[Israeli]] [[Operation Summer Rains]] in [[Gaza]].
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| − | * [[June 29]] - The [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[cabinet]] [[Second Balkenende cabinet|Balkenende II]] resigned after the political party of [[Democrats 66|D'66]] dropped its support.
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| − | * [[June 29]] - The [[United States Supreme Court]] rules in [[Hamdan v. Rumsfeld]] that the military commissions to be used to try some detainees in [[Guantanamo Bay detainment camp|Guantanamo Bay]]'s Camp Delta are illegal.
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| − | * [[July 1]] - [[Qinghai-Tibet Railway]] launches trial operation, connecting [[China proper]] and [[Tibet]] for the first time.
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| − | * [[July 2]] - [[Mexican general election, 2006|Presidential election]] is held in [[Mexico]]. [[Felipe Calderon]] is confirmed as the winner on [[July 6]].
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| − | * [[July 4]] - [[Space Shuttle Discovery]] is launched on mission [[STS-121]] to the [[International Space Station]].
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| − | * [[July 5]] - [[North Korea]] [[North Korean missile test, 2006|test fires]] at least seven missiles including a long-range [[Taepodong-2]]<!--date changed from July 4 due to Local time in Korean Peninsula-->
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| − | *[[July 6]] - The [[Nathula Pass]] between [[India]] and [[PRC|China]], sealed during the [[Sino-Indian War]], re-opens for trade after 44 years.
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| − | *[[July 9]] - [[S7 Airlines Flight 778]] crashes into a concrete barrier shortly after landing killing at least 122 people and leaving many injured.
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| − | *[[July 9]] - [[Italy]] wins [[FIFA World Cup 2006]] by beating [[France]] 5-3 on penalties. Score after regular time was 1-1.
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| − | *[[July 10]] - [[Pakistan International Airlines]] [[PIA Flight 688|Flight 688]] crashes in [[Multan]], [[Pakistan]] shortly after takeoff killing all 45 people on board.
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| − | *[[July 10]] - Ceiling panels in one of the tunnels of [[Boston]]'s [[Big Dig]] [[Big dig#Big Dig tunnel ceiling collapse|collapse]], crushing a passing vehicle and killing its driver leaving one alive.
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| − | *[[July 11]] - A [[11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings|series of coordinated bomb attacks]] strikes several [[Mumbai Suburban Railway|commuter trains]] in [[Mumbai]], [[India]] during evening rush hour.
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| − | *[[July 12]] - [[2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict]]: [[Israel]]i troops enter [[Lebanon]] in response to [[Hezbollah]] kidnapping two Israeli soldiers. Hezbollah declares open war against [[Israel]] two days later.
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| − | *[[July 17]] - A magnitude 7.2 earthquake causes a tsunami to hit Indonesia
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| − | * [[July 23]] - [[Miss Universe]] [[beauty pageant|pageant]] takes place in [[Los Angeles]], [[USA]]. [[Zuleyka Rivera]] of [[Puerto Rico]] is proclaimed the winner.
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| − | * [[July 23]] - American [[Floyd Landis]] wins the [[Tour de France]], after what may be considered the greatest comeback in Tour history.
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| − | * [[July 27]] - [[Tour de France]] winner [[Floyd Landis]] tests positive for high levels of [[testosterone]] during the race.
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| − | * [[July 28]] - [[Alejandro Toledo]] concludes his term as [[President of Peru]]. [[Alan Garcia]] becomes president.
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| − | * [[July 30]] - The world's longest running music show ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' broadcasts for the last time on [[BBC Two]], after 42 years.
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| − | * [[July 31]] - [[Fidel Castro]], president of [[Cuba]], temporarily relinquishes power to his brother [[Raúl Castro|Raúl]] before surgery.
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| − | ==Predictions and scheduled events==
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| − | {{future}}
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| − | ===[[September 2006|September]]===
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| − | {{MonthR_30_Fr|September}}
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| − | * [[September 1]] - Execution of [[Mirza Hussain]].
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| − | * [[September 9]]-[[September 14]] - [[Pope Benedict XVI]] will visit his hometown of [[Marktl am Inn]].
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| − | * [[September 17]] - [[Swedish general election, 2006]]: [[Sweden]] holds elections for the [[Riksdag]].
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| − | * [[September 19]]-[[September 20]] - [[2006 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group]], [[Singapore]]
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| − | * [[September 20]] - Election of President of [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]]. Successor of [[Junichiro Koizumi]], not only as a President of LDP, but as a [[Prime minister of Japan]], will be determined.
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| − | * [[September 22]] - [[Junichiro Koizumi]] concludes his term as a President of [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]].
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| − | * [[September 26]] - Scheduled reopening date of the [[Louisiana Superdome]] in [[New Orleans, LA]] after repairs to the Superdome from damages sustained during [[Hurricane Katrina]].
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| − | * [[September 28]] - [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]], one of the biggest airport in [[Southeast Asia]], scheduled to be opened in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]].
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| − | * [[September 29]] - [[Diet of Japan]] convened for the election of new [[Prime minister of Japan]], who succeeds [[Junichiro Koizumi]].
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| − | ===[[October 2006|October]]===
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| − | {{MonthR_31_Su|October}}
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| − | * [[October 1]] - [[Vodafone Japan]], which was already sold from [[Vodafone]] to [[SoftBank]], is officially changed to [[Softbank Mobile Corp.]].
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| − | * [[October 2]] - [[Brazilian General Elections, 2006]]: [[Presidential election]], [[National Congress of Brazil|Legislative]]: full renewal of the Chamber of Deputies and renewal of one third of the Federal Senate (one of each state's three seats); State sphere: [[Gubernatorial]] elections, renewal of the State Legislative body (State Assembly) in all states.
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| − | * [[October 4]]- The [[2006-07 NHL season|2006-07 NHL regular season]] begins.
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| − | * [[October 12]] - The [[USA]] is projected to reach a population of 300 million residents. [http://ask.census.gov/cgi-bin/askcensus.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1117] [http://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.html]
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| − | * [[October 15]] - [[Chief Justice of Japan]] [[Akira Machida]] will be forced to retire upon reaching the age of 70.
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| − | * [[October 21]] - The [[2006 in baseball|2006 World Series]] begins at the home stadium of the [[American League]] champions.
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| − | * [[October 23]] - [[Jeffrey Skilling]] is scheduled to be sentenced on charges relating to the financial collapse of [[Enron]].
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| − | * [[October 24]] - [[NASA]]'s [[MESSENGER]] spacecraft to [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] makes the first of two [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] flybys.
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| − | *[[October 25]] - [[Microsoft]] plans to release [[Windows Vista]] to corporate partners.
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| − | *[[October 31]] - The [[2006-07 NBA season|2006-07 NBA regular season]] begins.
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| − | ===[[November 2006|November]]===
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| − | {{MonthR_30_We|November}}
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| − | * [[November 7]] - [[United States midterm elections, 2006|Midterm elections]] are held in the [[United States]].
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| − | * [[November 8]] - A [[transit of Mercury]] will occur beginning at 19:12 [[UTC]].
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| − | * [[November 11]] - The [[PlayStation 3]] video game system is to be released in Japan
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| − | * [[November 17]] - The [[PlayStation 3]] video game system is to be released in North America, Europe, Australia and the rest of world
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| − | * [[November 17]] - The 21st James Bond film, [[Casino Royale (2006 film)]], will open in theatres worldwide, New Zealand excluded.
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| − | * [[November 18]] - [[November 19]] - Meeting of the [[G20 industrial nations]] in [[Melbourne, Australia]].
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| − | * [[November 22]] - A [[General Election]] will take place for the [[House of Keys]] in the [[Isle of Man]].
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| − | * [[November 23]] - The [[PlayStation 3]] video game system is to be released in New Zealand
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| − | * [[November 24]] - [[Bertie Ahern]] and [[Tony Blair]]'s deadline on [[Northern Ireland]] power sharing.
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| − | * [[November 27]]-[[December 15]] - The [[XV Asian Games]] begin [[Doha]]
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| − | * [[November 28]]-[[November 29]] - The [[NATO Summit 2006]] will take place in [[Latvia]].
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| − | * [[November 30]] - The [[2006 Atlantic hurricane season]] and the [[2006 Pacific hurricane season]] officially end.
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| − | * November - [[NASA]]'s [[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]] is expected to end aerobraking stage and begin a two-year long science phase mission.
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| − | ===[[December 2006|December]]===
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| − | {{MonthR_31_Fr|December}}
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| − | * [[December 2]]-[[December 3]] - The [[Liberal Party of Canada]] will hold its leadership convention
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| − | * [[December 3]] - [[Venezuelan presidential election, 2006|2006 presidential elections]] expected to take place in the [[Venezuela|Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela]].
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| − | * [[December 5]] - Release of next [[ASIMO]].
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| − | {{Events by month}}
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| − | ==Major religious holidays==
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| − | * [[January 6]] - Feast of [[Epiphany]] or Dia de los Reyes Magos (Day of the Magi Kings).
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| − | * [[January 7]] - [[Christmas]] in the [[Russian Orthodox]] and [[Serbian Orthodox]] church calendar.
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| − | * [[January 10]] - [[Islam]]ic festival of [[Eid ul-Adha]] begins (ends on [[January 12]])
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| − | * [[January 11]] - [[Vaikunta Ekadasi]] is observed by [[Hindu]]s. This is the day when the Gates of Heaven open and remain open for the next ten days.
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| − | * [[January 14]] - [[Mahayana]] Buddhist New Year.
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| − | * [[January 14]] - [[Pongal]] Harvest Festival in [[Tamil Nadu]].
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| − | * [[January 15]] - Maatu Pongal, Festival of [[Cows]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].
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| − | * [[January 16]] - Uzhavar Tirunaal, [[Farmer]]'s Day in [[Tamil Nadu]].
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| − | * [[January 29]] - [[Year of the Dog]], 4703, begins. Chinese/Asian New Year.
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| − | * [[January 31]] - [[Muslim New Year]].
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| − | * [[February 9]] - Day of [[Ashurah]].
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| − | * [[February 13]] - [[Tu Bishvat]]
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| − | * [[February 28]] - [[Mardi Gras]]
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| − | * [[March 13]] - Jewish holiday of [[Purim]] begins at sunset.
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| − | * [[March 14]] - [[Sikh]] New Year.
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| − | * [[March 21]] - [[Norouz|Iranian New Year's Day (Norouz)]]
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| − | * [[March 30]] - [[Hindu]] New Year.
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| − | * [[April 5]] - [[Qingming Festival]]
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| − | * [[April 11]] - Birth anniversary of the last [[Prophet Muhammad]].
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| − | * [[April 12]] - [[Pesach]] or [[Passover]] begins at sunset, continues for a week.
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| − | * [[April 13]] - Theravada Buddhist New Year.
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| − | * [[April 13]] - [[Punjabi]] New Year
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| − | * [[April 14]] - [[Good Friday]] in the Western Church Calendar, [[Sikh]] Holiday of [[Vaisakhi]]
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| − | * [[April 14]] - Puththaandu [[Tamil people|Tamil]] New Year in the Tamil Calendar, observed by people in [[Tamil Nadu]].
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| − | * [[April 16]] - [[Easter]] in the Western Church Calendar.
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| − | * [[April 21]] - [[Good Friday]] in the Eastern Church Calendar.
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| − | * [[April 23]] - [[Easter]] in the Eastern Church Calendar.
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| − | * [[June 1]] - Jewish holiday of [[Shavuot]] begins at sunset.
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| − | * [[September 22]] - Jewish holiday of [[Rosh Hashanah]] begins at sundown. Continues until nightfall of the 24th.
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| − | * [[September 23]] - First day of [[Ramadan]].
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| − | * [[October 1]] - Jewish holiday of [[Yom Kippur]] begins at sundown. Ends at nightfall of the [[October 2|2nd]].
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| − | * [[October 24]] - Islamic festival of [[Eid ul-Fitr]].
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| − | * [[October 26]] - Hindu festival of [[Diwali]].
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| − | * [[December 16]] - [[Channukah]]
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| − | * [[December 25]] - [[Christmas Day]] in the Western Church Calendar.
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| − | * [[December 31]] - Islamic festival of [[Eid ul-Adha]] begins (ends on [[January 2]], [[2007]])
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| − | ==Births==
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| − | ==Deaths==
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| − | {{main|Deaths in 2006}}
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| − | ===January===
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| − | * [[January 2]] - [[Steve Rogers (rugby league footballer)|Steve Rogers]], Australian rugby league player (b. [[1954]])
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| − | * [[January 3]] - [[Bill Skate]], [[Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea]] (b. [[1954]])
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| − | * [[January 4]] - [[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], [[Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates]] (b. [[1946]])
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| − | * [[January 6]] - [[Lou Rawls]], American singer (b. [[1933]])
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| − | * [[January 8]] - [[Tony Banks, Baron Stratford|Tony Banks]], British politician (b. [[1943]])
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| − | * [[January 12]] - [[Amrish Puri]], Bollywood Actor (b. [[1932]])
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| − | * [[January 14]] - [[Jim Gary]], American sculptor (b. [[1939]])
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| − | * [[January 14]] - [[Shelley Winters]], American actress (b. [[1920]])
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| − | * [[January 15]] - [[Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]], [[Emir of Kuwait]] (b. [[1926]])
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| − | * [[January 19]] - [[Geoff Rabone]], New Zealand cricketer (b. [[1921]])
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| − | * [[January 19]] - [[Wilson Pickett]], American singer (b. [[1941]])
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| − | * [[January 21]] - [[Ibrahim Rugova]], first [[President of Kosovo]] (b. [[1944]])
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| − | * [[January 24]] - [[Chris Penn]], American actor (b. [[1965]])
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| − | * [[January 27]] - [[Johannes Rau]], [[President of Germany]] (b. [[1931]])
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| − | * [[January 28]] - [[Yitzchak Kadouri]], Jewish Orthodox rabbi (b. around 1900)
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| − | * [[January 30]] - [[Coretta Scott King]], American civil rights activist and wife of [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] (b. [[1927]])
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| − | ===February===
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| − | *[[February 3]] - [[Al Lewis]], American actor (b. [[1923]])
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| − | *[[February 4]] - [[Betty Friedan]], American feminist, activist, and writer (b.[[1921]])
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| − | *[[February 12]] - [[Ken Hart]], American composer, journalist, and playwright (b. [[1917]])
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| − | *[[February 13]] - [[P. F. Strawson]], English philosopher (b. [[1919]])
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| − | *[[February 14]] - [[Shoshana Damari]], Israeli singer and actress (b. [[1923]])
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| − | *[[February 15]] - [[Sun Yun-suan]], [[Premier of the Republic of China]] (b. [[1913]])
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| − | *[[February 17]] - [[Bill Cowsill]], American singer (b. [[1948]])
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| − | *[[February 24]] - [[Don Knotts]], American actor (b. [[1924]])
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| − | *[[February 24]] - [[Dennis Weaver]], American actor (b. [[1924]])
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| − | *[[February 25]] - [[Darren McGavin]], American actor (b. [[1922]])
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| − | ===March===
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| − | *[[March 2]] - [[Jack Wild]], British actor (b. [[1952]])
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| − | *[[March 3]] - [[William Herskovic]], Hungarian Holocaust hero and philanthropist (b. [[1914]])
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| − | *[[March 4]] - [[Roman Ogaza]], Polish football player (b. [[1952]])
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| − | *[[March 4]] - [[Edgar Valter]], Estonian children's book illustrator and cartoonist (b. [[1929]])
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| − | *[[March 4]] - [[John Reynolds Gardiner]], American author and engineer (b. [[1944]])
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| − | *[[March 6]] - [[Dana Reeve]], American actress, wife of [[Christopher Reeve]] (b. [[1961]])
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| − | *[[March 6]] - [[King Floyd]], American soul singer (b. [[1945]])
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| − | *[[March 6]] - [[Kirby Puckett]], American baseball player (b. [[1960]])
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| − | *[[March 9]] - [[Hanka Bielicka]], Polish actress (b. [[1915]])
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| − | *[[March 11]] - [[Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević]], [[President of Serbia]] (b. [[1941]])
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| − | *[[March 13]] - [[Peter Tomarken]], American game show host (b. [[1942]])
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| − | *[[March 14]] - [[Lennart Meri]], [[President of Estonia]] (b. [[1929]])
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| − | *[[March 23]] - [[Cindy Walker]], American songwriter (b. 1918)
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| − | *[[March 25]] - [[Rocio Durcal]], Spanish singer and actress (b. [[1944]])
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| − | *[[March 25]] - [[Buck Owens]], American musician (b. [[1929]])
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| − | *[[March 27]] - [[StanisÅ‚aw Lem]], Polish writer (b. [[1921]])
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| − | *[[March 28]] - [[Caspar Weinberger]], [[United States Secretary of Defense]] (b. [[1917]])
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| − | ===April===
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| − | * [[April 2]] - [[Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg]], German wife of freedom fighter [[Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg]] (b. [[1913]])
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| − | * [[April 4]] - [[Denis Donaldson]], Irish Republican informer (shot) (b. [[1950]])
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| − | * [[April 5]] - [[Gene Pitney]], American singer (b. [[1941]])
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| − | * [[April 8]] - [[Gerard Reve]], Dutch author (b. [[1923]])
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| − | * [[April 11]] - [[Proof (rapper)|DeShaun "Proof" Holton]], American rapper (b. [[1975]])
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| − | * [[April 11]] - [[Les Foote]], Australian footballer (b. [[1924]])
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| − | * [[April 11]] - [[June Pointer]], American vocalist (b. [[1953]])
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| − | * [[April 12]] - [[Rajkumar|Dr. Rajkumar]], Indian actor (b. [[1929]])
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| − | * [[April 12]] - [[William Sloane Coffin]], American university chaplain and activist (b. [[1924]])
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| − | * [[April 13]] - [[Muriel Spark]], Scottish novelist (b. [[1918]])
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| − | * [[April 15]] - [[Louise Smith]], American race car driver (b. [[1916]])
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| − | * [[April 17]] - [[Calum Kennedy]], Scottish singer (b. [[1928]])
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| − | * [[April 19]] - [[Scott Crossfield]], American pilot (b. [[1921]])
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| − | * [[April 21]] - [[Telê Santana]], Brazilian footballer and coach (b. [[1931]])
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| − | * [[April 23]] - [[Alida Valli]], Italian actress (b. [[1921]])
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| − | * [[April 23]] - [[Ghafar Baba]], Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister (b. [[1925]])
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| − | * [[April 24]] - [[Nasreen Huq|Nasreen Pervin Huq]], Bangladeshi social worker and human rights activist (b. [[1958]])
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| − | * [[April 24]] - [[Bonnie Owens]], American singer (b. [[1929]])
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| − | * [[April 24]] - [[Steve Stavro]], Canadian businessman and sports team owner (b. [[1927]])
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| − | * [[April 24]] - [[Moshe Teitelbaum]], Hassidic rabbi (b. [[1914]])
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| − | * [[April 25]] - [[Peter Law]], British politician (b. [[1948]])
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| − | * [[April 25]] - [[Jane Jacobs]], American-born writer and activist (b. [[1916]])
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| − | * [[April 27]] - [[Julia Thorne]], American author and ex-wife of Senator [[John Kerry]] (b. [[1944]])
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| − | * [[April 28]] - [[Steve Howe (baseball player)|Steve Howe]], American baseball player (truck accident) (b. [[1958]])
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| − | * [[April 29]] - [[John Kenneth Galbraith]], American economist (b. [[1908]])
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| − | ===May===
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| − | *[[May 2]] - [[Louis Rukeyser]], American television host (b. [[1933]])
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| − | *[[May 3]] - [[Earl Woods]], American athlete and father of [[Tiger Woods]] (b. [[1932]])
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| − | *[[May 3]] - [[Karel Appel]], Dutch painter (b. [[1921]])
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| − | *[[May 6]] - [[Konstantin Beskov]], Russian footballer and coach (b. [[1920]])
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| − | *[[May 6]] - [[Grant McLennan]], Australian singer and songwriter ([[The Go-Betweens]]) (b. [[1958]])
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| − | *[[May 6]] - [[Shigeru Kayano]], Japanese activist (b. [[1926]])
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| − | *[[May 7]] - [[Richard Carleton]], Australian journalist (b. [[1943]])
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| − | *[[May 8]] - [[Iain MacMillan]], British photographer (b. [[1938]])
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| − | *[[May 10]] - [[Soraya]], Colombian singer and musician (b. [[1969]])
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| − | *[[May 10]] - [[Val Guest]], British film director (b. [[1911]])
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| − | *[[May 11]] - [[Yossi Banai]], Israeli singer and actor (b. [[1932]])
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| − | *[[May 11]] - [[Floyd Patterson]], American boxer (b. [[1935]])
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| − | *[[May 13]] - [[Jaroslav Pelikan]], American historian (b. [[1923]])
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| − | *[[May 16]] - [[Jorge Porcel]], Argentine actor (b. [[1936]])
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| − | *[[May 19]] - [[Freddie Garrity]], English singer ([[Freddie and the Dreamers]]) (b. [[1940]])
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| − | *[[May 21]] - [[Katherine Dunham]], American dancer, choreographer, and songwriter (b. [[1909]])
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| − | *[[May 21]] - [[Billy Walker (singer)|Billy Walker]], American singer (b. [[1929]])
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| − | *[[May 22]] - [[Lee Jong-wook]], Korean Director-General of the World Health Organisation (b. [[1945]])
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| − | *[[May 23]] - [[Lloyd Bentsen]], American politician (b. [[1921]])
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| − | *[[May 25]] - [[Desmond Dekker]], Jamaican singer and songwriter (b. [[1941]])
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| − | *[[May 25]] - [[Kari S. Tikka]], Finnish Professor of Finance (b. [[1944]])
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| − | *[[May 26]] - [[Édouard Michelin (born 1963)|Édouard Michelin]], French businessman (b. [[1963]])
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| − | *[[May 27]] - [[Paul Gleason]], American actor (b. [[1944]])
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| − | *[[May 27]] - [[Alex Toth]], American comic book artist and cartoonist (b. [[1928]])
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| − | *[[May 28]] - [[Arthur Widmer]], inventor (b. [[1914]]}
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| − | ===June===
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| − | *[[June 1]] - [[Rocio Jurado]], Spanish singer and actress (b. [[1944]])
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| − | *[[June 2]] - [[Johnny Grande]], American keyboardist ([[Bill Haley & His Comets]]) (b. [[1930]])
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| − | *[[June 2]] - [[Vince Welnick]], American keyboardist ([[The Grateful Dead]], [[The Tubes]]) (b. [[1951]])
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| − | *[[June 6]] - [[Billy Preston]], American artist and musician (b. [[1946]])
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| − | *[[June 6]] - [[Hilton Ruiz]], Puerto Rican jazz pianist (b. [[1952]])
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| − | *[[June 6]] - [[Arnold Newman]], American photographer (b. [[1918]])
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| − | *[[June 7]] - [[John Tenta]], Canadian professional wrestler (b. [[1963]])
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| − | *[[June 7]] - [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]], Jordanian terrorist (b. [[1966]])
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| − | *[[June 11]] - [[Michael Bartosh]], computer scientist (b. [[1977]])
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| − | *[[June 12]] - [[György Ligeti]], Hungarian composer (b. [[1923]])
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| − | *[[June 12]] - [[Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet]], Canadian businessman and art collector (b. [[1923]])
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| − | *[[June 13]] - [[Charles Haughey]], former [[Prime Minister of Ireland]] (b. [[1925]])
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| − | *[[June 14]] - [[Jean Roba]], Belgian comics author (b. [[1930]])
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| − | *[[June 15]] - [[Raymond Devos]], French humorist (b. [[1922]])
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| − | *[[June 17]] - [[Bussunda]], Brazilian comedian (b. [[1962]])
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| − | *[[June 18]] - [[Gică Petrescu]], Romanian musician (b. [[1915]])
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| − | *[[June 23]] - [[Aaron Spelling]], American television producer (b. [[1923]])
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| − | *[[June 25]] - [[Jaap Penraat]], Dutch architect and member of Dutch resistance in World War II (b. [[1918]])
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| − | *[[June 25]] - [[Arif Mardin]], Turkish-American music producer (b. [[1932]])
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| − | *[[June 28]] - [[Nathalie Mahy]], (10), [[Belgian]] girl that went missing [[10 june]]
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| − | *[[June 28]] - [[Stacy Lemmens]], (7), [[Belgian]] girl that went missing [[10 june]]
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| − | *[[June 30]] - [[Robert Gernhardt]], German satirist (b. [[1937]])
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| − | ===July===
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| − | *[[July 1]] - [[Ryutaro Hashimoto]], 53rd [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (b. [[1937]])
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| − | *[[July 1]] - [[Fred Trueman]], English cricketer (b. [[1931]])
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| − | *[[July 3]] - [[Benjamin Hendrickson]], American actor (b. [[1950]])
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| − | *[[July 5]] - [[Kenneth Lay]], American businessman (b. [[1942]])
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| − | *[[July 5]] - [[Gert Fredriksson]], Swedish kayaker (b. [[1919]])
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| − | *[[July 7]] - [[Tom Weir]], Scottish climber, author, and broadcaster (b. [[1914]])
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| − | *[[July 7]] - [[Rudi Carrell]], Dutch entertainer (b. [[1934]])
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| − | *[[July 7]] - [[Syd Barrett]], English singer, songwriter, and guitarist ([[Pink Floyd]]) (b. [[1946]])
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| − | *[[July 8]] - [[June Allyson]], American actress (b. [[1917]])
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| − | *[[July 8]] - [[Catherine Leroy]], French photographer (b. [[1945]])
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| − | *[[July 10]] - [[Shamil Basayev]], Chechen rebel (b. [[1965]])
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| − | *[[July 11]] - [[Ross M. Lence]], American political scientist (b. [[1943]])
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| − | *[[July 13]] - [[Red Buttons]], American comedian (b. [[1919]])
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| − | *[[July 16]] - [[Bob Orton]], American wrestler (b. [[1929]])
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| − | *[[July 17]] - [[Sam Myers]], American musician and songwriter (b. [[1936]])
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| − | *[[July 17]] - [[Mickey Spillane]], American writer (b. [[1918]])
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| − | *[[July 18]] - [[Raul Cortez]], Brazilian actor (b. [[1931]])
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| − | *[[July 19]] - [[Jack Warden]], American actor (b.[[1920]])
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| − | *[[July 20]] - [[Lim Kim San]], Singapore politician (b. [[1916]])
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| − | *[[July 21]] - [[Ta Mok]], Cambodian military leader (b. [[1926]])
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| − | *[[July 21]] - [[Mako (actor)|Mako Iwamatsu]], Japanese-American Actor (b. [[1933]])
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| − | *[[July 22]] - [[José Antonio Delgado]], Venezuelan mountain climber (b. [[1965]])
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| − | *[[July 22]] - [[Gianfrancesco Guarnieri]], Italian-born actor and playwright (b.[[1934]])
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| − | *[[July 25]] - [[Hani Mohsin]], Malaysian actor (b. [[1965]])
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| − | *[[July 25]] - [[Carl Brashear]], American diver (b. [[1931]])
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| − | ===August===
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| − | *[[August 3]] - [[Elisabeth Schwarzkopf]], German-born soprano (b. [[1915]])
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| − | ==Unknown/undecided dates==
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| − | * The Nintendo [[Wii]] will be released during the 4th quarter of 2006. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has indicated that the system will be launched before Thanksgiving, with specific release dates announced in September.
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| − | * [[Brazil]] will officially adopt the [[Digital TV]] System (Probably Japanese, or a new system, the Brazilian Digital TV System)
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| − | * [[Al Jazeera]] will launch its new satellite service, Al Jazeera International, in Europe, Asia, and North America sometime during the spring.
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| − | * [[White House]] proposed [[plebiscite]] to decide whether [[Puerto Rico]] will mantain its territorial status or change to another status (to be decided then in other referenda)
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| − | * The [[European Space Agency]] plans to launch the [[KEO]] space [[time capsule]]
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| − | * [[Irish referendum on the European Constitution]]: The [[Republic of Ireland]] is expected to hold a referendum on the [[European Constitution]].
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| − | * A bridge linking [[Savannakhet]], [[Laos]], over the [[Mekong]], to [[Mukdahan]], [[Thailand]] is expected to be completed late in the year.
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| − | * The [[Stardust Resort & Casino]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] will officially close in late 2006 after 55 years of continuous operation to make way for the $4 billion dollar [[Echelon Place]] a new mega resort scheduled to officially open in [[2010]].
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| − | * [[NASA]] plans to launch [[STS-115]] using [[Space Shuttle Atlantis]]. It will be the nineteenth station flight. The launch is currently scheduled for [[August 28]].
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| − | * The new [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]] in [[Bangkok, Thailand]] opens, replacing Don Muang as Bangkok's primary airport.
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| − | * Boston's [[Big Dig]], or Central Artery/Tunnel Project will be substantially completed after 15 years of construction, totaling $14.6 billion.
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| − | * March - The events of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episodes ''[[Aliens of London]]'' and ''[[World War Three (Doctor Who)|World War Three]]'' take place.
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| − | *[[18 June]]- In 1967 [[Paul McCartney]] of [[The Beatles]] wrote the song [[When I'm 64]], a humorous speculation as to what life might be like for him at that age. He turned 64 on 18 June 2006.
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| − | * September - The events of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode ''[[Boom Town (Doctor Who)|Boom Town]]'' take place.
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| − | * [[November 8]]: [[Congressman]] [[Matt Santos]] of [[Texas]] defeats [[Senator]] [[Arnold Vinick]] of [[California]] in the [[The West Wing presidential election, 2006|2006 US presidential election]] within ''[[The West Wing (television)|The West Wing]]'' universe.
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| − | * [[December 24]]-[[December 25]] - The events of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'' take place.
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| − | * The events of ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow]]'' take place.
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| − | * The events of the third season of the ''[[Transformers series|Transformers]]'' cartoon take place.
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| − | * In [[2002]], an actor portraying a future version of [[Stan Marsh]] tells his younger counterpart that he'll be sent to [[juvenile hall]] sometime during the course of the year on ''[[South Park]]''.
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| − | * The central character in the [[BBC]] series ''[[Life on Mars (television)|Life on Mars]]'' came from 2006 before he travelled through time to [[1973]].
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| − | *The [[Nintendo 64|N64]] [[video game]], ''[[BattleTanx: Global Assault]]'' took place during this year.
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| − | *According to Penny Galactica's robot UNI in ''[[Disney Adventures]]''' ''[[Kid Gravity]]'' comic, this will be the first year we build cities on [[Mars]].
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| − | *In ''[[Seven Ancient Wonders]]'', a book by [[Matthew Reilly]], March 20th was the day of the coming of [[Tartarus]].
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| − | *Presumed year of birth of [[Motoko Kusanagi]] from ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' saga.
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| − | *As stated in ''[[The Bible Code]]'', 2006 is the apparent occurrence of the [[apocalypse]].
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| − | *In the [[1978]] [[Blues Brothers]] live album, ''[[Briefcase Full of Blues]]'' the opening track "I Can't Turn You Loose" features the host lamenting that the [[Blues]] will exist only in the [[classical]] records department of your local [[public library]] by 2006.
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