Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 2006. This year saw 149 significant events. 1 notable figure was born. 8 notable figures passed away.
Sydney, Australia, swelters through its hottest New Year's Day on record, with the temperature peaking at 45.8 degrees Celsius, sparking bushfires and power outages
Edward Regan Murphy is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He had his breakthrough as a stand-up comic before gaining stardom for his film roles; he is widely recognized as one of the greatest…
Actor-writer Charlie Shanian (39) divorces former Beverly Hills, 90210 actress Tori Spelling (32) only 15 months after their lavish $1-million wedding
Nepalese security forces open fire on pro-democracy protesters demonstrating against King Gyanendra, injuring hundreds. The protesters secure the restoration of parliament and a federal state
"Dallas" actress Victoria Principal (56) divorces plastic surgeon Harry Glassman (63) due to irreconcilable differences after nearly 21 years of marriage
An earthquake strikes Java, Indonesia, at 5:53:58 AM local time, devastating Bantul and the city of Yogyakarta and killing over 6,600 people
Lady Victoria White (43) divorces legendary Hollywood film producer Robert Evans (76) due to irreconcilable differences only 10 months of marriage
American singer-songwriter and TV personality Jessica Simpson (25) divorces 98 Degrees boy band singer Nick Lachey (32) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
Former Baywatch actor David Hasselhoff (54) divorces actress and singer Pamela Bach (42) due to irreconcilable differences after 16 years of marriage
Robyn Denise Moore divorces Oscar-winning actor Mel Gibson (55) due to irreconcilable differences after 31 years of marriage
"Friends" actor Matt LeBlanc (39) divorces former model Melissa McKnight (41) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
North Korea conducts its first nuclear test with an estimated yield of between 0.4 and 2 kilotons
British singer Rod Stewart (58) divorces model Rachel Hunter (33) due to irreconcilable differences
"Baywatch" actress Pamela Anderson (39) divorces singer Kid Rock (36) due to irreconcilable differences only 4 months after getting married
American tennis player Chris Evert (51) divorces American alpine skier Andy Mill (52) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, citing irreconcilable differences
Although very small amounts of liquid water may occur transiently on the surface of Mars, limited to traces of dissolved moisture from the atmosphere and thin films, large quantities of ice are...
"Grey's Anatomy" actress Sandra Oh (35) divorces Oscar-winning Sideways director Alexander Payne (45) due to irreconcilable differences after 5 years of marriage
American "One Tree Hill" actress Sophia Bush (24) weds American "One Tree Hill" actor Chad Michael Murray (25), for the reason of fraud after 5 months of marriage
The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006, at the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia, United States, near the Upshur County seat of Buckhannon.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake with its epicenter just off the Greek island of Kythira hits much of the country and is felt throughout the entire eastern Mediterranean Sea.
"If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" single released by Rodney Atkins (Billboard Song of the Year 2006)
A stampede during the Stoning the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims
On 19 January 2006, an Antonov An-24 aircraft operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, near the village of Hejce and town of Telkibánya.
Three independent observing campaigns announce the discovery of OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb through gravitational microlensing, the first cool rocky/icy extrasolar planet around a main-sequence star
The Western Union Company is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1851 as the New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph...
Irfan Pathan is an Indian cricket commentator, analyst and former player. He was a bowling all-rounder and member of the Indian cricket team that won the inaugural 2007 ICC Twenty20 World Cup and...
A stampede occurs in the ULTRA Stadium near Manila killing 71
Super Bowl XL, Ford Field, Detroit, MI: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Seattle Seahawks, 21-10; MVP: Hines Ward, Pittsburgh, WR
Football Night in America (FNIA), branded for sponsorship purposes as Football Night in America served by Applebee's, is an American pre-game show that is broadcast on NBC, preceding its broadcasts...
A powerful winter storm blankets the Northeastern United States dumping 1 to 2 feet of snow from Washington, D.C. up to Boston, Massachusetts. The storm dumped a record 26.9 inches of snow in New York City.
Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) were U.S. Army field hospital units conceptualized in 1946 as replacements for the obsolete World War II-era Auxiliary Surgical Group hospital units.
A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines, killing 1,126 people
48th Daytona 500: Jimmie Johnson driving from Hendrick Motorsports wins 203 lap race; goes on to win his first championship
At least six men stage Britain's biggest robbery ever, stealing £53m (about $92.5 million or 78€ million) from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent
Dubai Ports World agrees to postpone its plans to take over management of six U.S. ports after the proposal ignited harsh bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill.
The 2006 Winter Olympics (Italian: 2006 Olimpiadi invernali), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games (Italian: XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport...
Final contact attempt with Pioneer 10 by the Deep Space Network. No response received.
South Dakota is a landlocked state in the Upper Midwest, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains.
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant, with an average radius of about 9 times that of Earth.
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to search for the existence of water on Mars and provide support for missions to Mars, as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program.
The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held in Melbourne,...
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was a functional commission within the overall framework of the United Nations from 1946 until it was replaced by the United Nations Human Rights...
Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry was a tropical cyclone that made landfall in Australia during the 2005–06 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season.
BC Ferries' M/V Queen of the North runs aground on Gil Island British Columbia and sinks; 101 on board, 2 presumed deaths
In macroeconomics, money supply (or money stock) refers to the total volume of money held by the public at a particular point in time.
Long-term protests in Belarus are broken by police.
Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood
Burma's military junta officially names Naypyidaw, a new city in Mandalay Division, the new capital (Yangon previous capital)
United Nations Commission on Human Rights holds its final meeting before it is replaced by the Human Rights Council
At least 1 million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law
Marcos Cesar Pontes is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer, AEB astronaut, politician and author.
The Serious Organised Crime Agency, dubbed the 'British FBI', is created in the United Kingdom.
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2006. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but they can...
English is the predominant language and a de facto official language of New Zealand. Almost the entire population speak it either as native speakers or proficiently as a second language.
Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Ontario, Canada. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos motorcycle gang.
Hundreds of thousands protest against US immigration reforms contained in H.R. 4437, also known as the "Sensenbrenner Bill"
Powerful tornadoes rip through Iowa City, Iowa.
George H. Ryan, the former governor of Illinois, is convicted on 22 counts of fraud, racketeering and lying to the FBI [1]
Four Canadian soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of Kandahar, Afghanistan by a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants, the worst single day combat loss for the Canadian army since the Korean War
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the last king of Nepal. He reigned from 1950 to 1951 and again from 2001 to 2008, when the Kingdom of Nepal was abolished and a republic declared. At a young age of...
One World Trade Center is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
The 2006 NFL draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City, New York, at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006.
The Puerto Rican government closes the Department of Education and 42 other government agencies due to significant shortages in cash flow.
Al-Qaeda member Zacarias Moussaoui is sentenced to life in prison for his part in the 9/11 attacks, in Alexandria, Virginia
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north,...
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
Giogio Napolitano is elected President of Italy, first former communist to become President
A major rebellion occurs in São Paulo as members of criminal organization Primeiro Comando da Capital attack police officers and stations, eventually escalating to several prisons in Brazil leaving around 130 dead
An earthquake, also called a quake, tremor, or temblor, is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34) ( or ) was one of the few Essex-class aircraft carriers completed after World War II for the United States Navy.
The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country
Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow, and Lenny Kravitz
The Republic of Montenegro was a constituent federated state of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and then Serbia and Montenegro between 1992 and 2006.
Earthquake in Java, Indonesia, kills over 5,700 people and leaves 200,000 homeless
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence
The Republic of Serbia (Serbo-Croatian: Република Србија / Republika Srbija) was a constituent state of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 1992 and 2003 and the State Union of Serbia and...
British Houses of Parliament temporarily shut down due to anthrax alert
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand celebrates the 1st of 3 national holidays to commemorate his 60 years on the throne.
The 60th Annual Tony Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2006. The award ceremony was broadcast live on the CBS television network in the United States.
The US Senate issues a formal resolution apologizing for failure to create anti-lynching legislation
Ringo Starr's ninth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Billy Squier, Richard Marx, Edgar Winter, Rod Argent, Hamish Stuart, and Sheila E.
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument (Papahānaumokuākea) established, at 582,578 square miles one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world [1]
The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched
Prime ministers of several northern European nations participate in a ceremonial "laying of the first stone" at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Spitsbergen, Norway
Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra
The 2006 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2006, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN.
Cirque du Soleil's musical-acrobatic extravaganza "The Beatles - LOVE" opens in a specially built theatre at The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada
The Qinghai–Tibet railway or Qingzang railway (Standard Tibetan: མཚོ་བོད་ལྕགས་ལམ།, mtsho bod lcags lam; simplified Chinese: 青藏铁路; traditional Chinese: 青藏鐵路; pinyin: Qīngzàng Tiělù), is a...
Asteroid labeled 2004 XP14 flies 432,308 km (268,624 miles) past Earth
North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile, and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan/East Sea.
Emergency United Nations Security Council meeting at the U.N in New York City because of North Korean missile tests that day
The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years
Cleveland Indians first baseman Travis Hafner becomes first player in MLB history to hit 5 grand slams before the All-Star break when he homers off Baltimore's Kris Benson
At least 122 people killed after a Sibir Airlines Airbus A310 passenger jet carrying 200 passengers veers off the runway while landing at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia in wet conditions
Pakistan International Flight PK-688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board
The 2006 Mumbai train bombings were a series of seven bomb blasts on 11 July 2006.
Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise
14th ESPY Awards: Lance Armstrong, Annika Sörenstam win
The Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Bashkirian 2937 and DHL Flight 611 because it is illegal to outsource flight surveillance
Bruce Sutter, relief pitcher for the Cubs, Cardinals, and Braves, is inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York
Dame Silvia Cartwright steps down as the Governor-General of New Zealand and is replaced by The Honourable Anand Satyanand, who is sworn in on 23 August
Blue's Clues is an American interactive educational children's television series created by Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela C. Santomero.
Scotland Yard disrupts a major terrorist plot to destroy aircraft traveling from the United Kingdom to the United States; all toiletries are banned from commercial aircraft
Natascha Kampusch, abducted at the age of 10, manages to escape from her captor Wolfgang Priklopil after eight years of captivity
Gregory Alan Maddux, also known as "Mad Dog" and "the Professor," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta...
Luxembourg becomes the 1st country to complete the move to all digital television broadcasting
Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie wins the WNBA Most Valuable Player award, joining Sheryl Swoopes as the league's only three-time winners
Damon Allen moves past former CFL and NFL star Warren Moon as professional football's all-time leading passer, throwing for 207 yards and two scores as Toronto routs Hamilton 40-6 to achieve 70,596 career passing yards
Kimveer Gill kills one student and wounds 19 others before committing suicide at Dawson College in Montreal
Gertrude E. "Trudy" Pitts (August 10, 1932 – December 19, 2010) was an American soul jazz keyboardist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was known primarily for playing the Hammond B3 organ.
"Watching You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Atkins.
The 2013–2014 Thai political crisis was a period of political instability in Thailand.
On 22 September 2006, a Transrapid magnetic levitation (or "maglev") train collided with a maintenance vehicle near Lathen, Germany, killing 23 people and wounding 11.
Chris Omprakash Sharma is an American rock climber who is considered one of the greatest and most influential climbers in the history of the sport.
MLB Boston Red Sox honor former player Johnny Pesky by officially naming Fenway Park's right-field foul pole "Pesky's Pole"
The Mark Foley scandal, which broke in late September 2006, centers on soliciting emails and sexually suggestive instant messages sent by Mark Foley, a Republican congressman from Florida, to...
The history of Serbia covers the historical development of Serbia and of its predecessor states, from the Early Stone Age to the present state, as well as that of the Serbian people and of the areas...
Indra Nooyi is an Indian-born American business executive who was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018. Nooyi has consistently ranked among the world's 100 most...
Charles Carl Roberts kills five schoolgirls in a shooting incident at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, then commits suicide
United States Postal Service designates facility in Green River, Wyoming, as the "Curt Gowdy Post Office Building," honoring the noted broadcaster
With about 4% of the world's population, the United States is the third most populous country, and the most populous in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.
The Panama Canal expansion project (Spanish: ampliación del Canal de Panamá), also called the Third Set of Locks Project, doubled the capacity of the Panama Canal by adding a new traffic lane,...
Justice Rutherford of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice strikes down the "motive clause," an important part of the Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act
Funeral service for the peace of the executed at Bykivnia forest, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, with reburial of 817 Ukrainian civilians (out of some 100,000) executed by Bolsheviks at Bykivnia in the 1930s and early 1940s
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Evgeni Malkin (20) scores to become the first NHL player since 1917 with goals in his first 6 games (joining Joe Malone, Newsy Lalonde and Cy Denneny) in 4-3 win over the Kings in Los Angeles
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, and record producer.
11.77" (29.89 cm) of rainfall, 10.17" (25.83 cm) of rainfall, Nehalem, Oregon (breaking state record set in 1915)
Nadarajah Raviraj was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of Jaffna in 2001 and a Member of Parliament for Jaffna District from 2001 to 2006.
New Zealand war memorial monument unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army
Former Soviet republic of South Ossetia holds a second referendum on independence from Georgia
Roentgenium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Rg and atomic number 111. It is extremely radioactive and can only be created in a laboratory.
Israeli rapist Benny Sela escapes from police custody while being transferred to a court hearing.
The last international rugby match before demolition of Dublin's famous Lansdowne Road Stadium is Ireland's 61-17 win over the Pacific Islanders
Canadian jockey Russell Baze becomes North American horse racing's all-time win leader when Butterfly Belle wins 4th race at Bay Meadows, San Mateo, California; 9,531 victories passes record of Laffit Pincay Jr
An adult giant squid is caught on video by Kubodera near the Ogasawara Islands, 1,000 km (620 miles) south of Tokyo
Greg Maddux signs a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres worth $10 million
A Tornado strikes Kensal Green in northwest London, seriously damaging around 150 properties
72nd Heisman Trophy Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State (QB)
British Broadcasting Corporation gives Swedish tennis icon Björn Borg a Lifetime Achievement Award; presented by Boris Becker
Jerry Sloan achieves his 1,000th career win as a coach when his Utah Jazz defeat the Dallas Mavericks
Peugeot produces its last car at the Ryton Plant, signaling the end of mass car production in Coventry, formerly a major center of the British motor industry
The baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is a possibly extinct species of river dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China.
A judge rules against the death penalty in the case of Naveed Haq, a man convicted in the shooting death and injuries at the Jewish Federation in Seattle.
Puzzle Play airs on Network Ten, replacing In the Box
Australian archaeologist Sue O'Connor finds first evidence of modern humans in Jerimalai cave, near Lene Hara cave in East Timor
At 40 years, 268 days, Teddy Sheringham scores for West Ham United in a 2-1 loss to Portsmouth at Upton Park, London; becomes oldest goalscorer in EPL history
On 30 December 2006, a van bomb exploded in the Terminal 4 parking area at the Madrid–Barajas Airport in Spain, killing two and injuring 52.
The final contest at the old Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin is a rugby match with Leinster beating Ulster 20-12 in a Celtic League game
Lewis Koumas athlete, known for wales international footballer, was born on 2006-09-19.
Wilson Pickett, American singer and songwriter, known for american singer and songwriter, died on 2006-01-19. Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter.
Peter Benchley, American author, known for american author, died on 2006-02-11. Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author.
Owen Chamberlain, American physicist, known for american physicist, died on 2006-02-28.
Richard Kuklinski, American criminal, known for american criminal, died on 2006-03-05.
Slobodan Milošević, Serbian yugoslav and serbian politician, known for yugoslav and serbian politician, died on 2006-03-11.
John Kenneth Galbraith canadian-american economist and diplomat, known for canadian-american economist and diplomat, died on 2006-04-29.
Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoeist, known for swedish canoeist, died on 2006-07-05. Gert Fridolf Fredriksson (21 November 1919 – 5 July 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoeist.
Ed Warren dies
Sydney, Australia, swelters through its hottest New Year's Day on record, with the temperature peaking at 45.8 degrees Celsius, sparking bushfires and power outages
Edward Regan Murphy is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He had his breakthrough as a stand-up comic before gaining stardom for his film roles; he is widely recognized as one of the greatest…
Actor-writer Charlie Shanian (39) divorces former Beverly Hills, 90210 actress Tori Spelling (32) only 15 months after their lavish $1-million wedding
Nepalese security forces open fire on pro-democracy protesters demonstrating against King Gyanendra, injuring hundreds. The protesters secure the restoration of parliament and a federal state
"Dallas" actress Victoria Principal (56) divorces plastic surgeon Harry Glassman (63) due to irreconcilable differences after nearly 21 years of marriage
An earthquake strikes Java, Indonesia, at 5:53:58 AM local time, devastating Bantul and the city of Yogyakarta and killing over 6,600 people
Lady Victoria White (43) divorces legendary Hollywood film producer Robert Evans (76) due to irreconcilable differences only 10 months of marriage
American singer-songwriter and TV personality Jessica Simpson (25) divorces 98 Degrees boy band singer Nick Lachey (32) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
Former Baywatch actor David Hasselhoff (54) divorces actress and singer Pamela Bach (42) due to irreconcilable differences after 16 years of marriage
Robyn Denise Moore divorces Oscar-winning actor Mel Gibson (55) due to irreconcilable differences after 31 years of marriage
"Friends" actor Matt LeBlanc (39) divorces former model Melissa McKnight (41) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
North Korea conducts its first nuclear test with an estimated yield of between 0.4 and 2 kilotons
British singer Rod Stewart (58) divorces model Rachel Hunter (33) due to irreconcilable differences
"Baywatch" actress Pamela Anderson (39) divorces singer Kid Rock (36) due to irreconcilable differences only 4 months after getting married
American tennis player Chris Evert (51) divorces American alpine skier Andy Mill (52) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, citing irreconcilable differences
Although very small amounts of liquid water may occur transiently on the surface of Mars, limited to traces of dissolved moisture from the atmosphere and thin films, large quantities of ice are...
"Grey's Anatomy" actress Sandra Oh (35) divorces Oscar-winning Sideways director Alexander Payne (45) due to irreconcilable differences after 5 years of marriage
American "One Tree Hill" actress Sophia Bush (24) weds American "One Tree Hill" actor Chad Michael Murray (25), for the reason of fraud after 5 months of marriage
The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006, at the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia, United States, near the Upshur County seat of Buckhannon.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake with its epicenter just off the Greek island of Kythira hits much of the country and is felt throughout the entire eastern Mediterranean Sea.
"If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" single released by Rodney Atkins (Billboard Song of the Year 2006)
A stampede during the Stoning the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims
On 19 January 2006, an Antonov An-24 aircraft operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, near the village of Hejce and town of Telkibánya.
Three independent observing campaigns announce the discovery of OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb through gravitational microlensing, the first cool rocky/icy extrasolar planet around a main-sequence star
The Western Union Company is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1851 as the New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph...
Irfan Pathan is an Indian cricket commentator, analyst and former player. He was a bowling all-rounder and member of the Indian cricket team that won the inaugural 2007 ICC Twenty20 World Cup and...
A stampede occurs in the ULTRA Stadium near Manila killing 71
Super Bowl XL, Ford Field, Detroit, MI: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Seattle Seahawks, 21-10; MVP: Hines Ward, Pittsburgh, WR
Football Night in America (FNIA), branded for sponsorship purposes as Football Night in America served by Applebee's, is an American pre-game show that is broadcast on NBC, preceding its broadcasts...
A powerful winter storm blankets the Northeastern United States dumping 1 to 2 feet of snow from Washington, D.C. up to Boston, Massachusetts. The storm dumped a record 26.9 inches of snow in New York City.
Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) were U.S. Army field hospital units conceptualized in 1946 as replacements for the obsolete World War II-era Auxiliary Surgical Group hospital units.
A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines, killing 1,126 people
48th Daytona 500: Jimmie Johnson driving from Hendrick Motorsports wins 203 lap race; goes on to win his first championship
At least six men stage Britain's biggest robbery ever, stealing £53m (about $92.5 million or 78€ million) from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent
Dubai Ports World agrees to postpone its plans to take over management of six U.S. ports after the proposal ignited harsh bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill.
The 2006 Winter Olympics (Italian: 2006 Olimpiadi invernali), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games (Italian: XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport...
Final contact attempt with Pioneer 10 by the Deep Space Network. No response received.
South Dakota is a landlocked state in the Upper Midwest, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains.
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant, with an average radius of about 9 times that of Earth.
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to search for the existence of water on Mars and provide support for missions to Mars, as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program.
The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held in Melbourne,...
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was a functional commission within the overall framework of the United Nations from 1946 until it was replaced by the United Nations Human Rights...
Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry was a tropical cyclone that made landfall in Australia during the 2005–06 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season.
BC Ferries' M/V Queen of the North runs aground on Gil Island British Columbia and sinks; 101 on board, 2 presumed deaths
In macroeconomics, money supply (or money stock) refers to the total volume of money held by the public at a particular point in time.
Long-term protests in Belarus are broken by police.
Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood
Burma's military junta officially names Naypyidaw, a new city in Mandalay Division, the new capital (Yangon previous capital)
United Nations Commission on Human Rights holds its final meeting before it is replaced by the Human Rights Council
At least 1 million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law
Marcos Cesar Pontes is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer, AEB astronaut, politician and author.
The Serious Organised Crime Agency, dubbed the 'British FBI', is created in the United Kingdom.
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2006. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but they can...
English is the predominant language and a de facto official language of New Zealand. Almost the entire population speak it either as native speakers or proficiently as a second language.
Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Ontario, Canada. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos motorcycle gang.
Hundreds of thousands protest against US immigration reforms contained in H.R. 4437, also known as the "Sensenbrenner Bill"
Powerful tornadoes rip through Iowa City, Iowa.
George H. Ryan, the former governor of Illinois, is convicted on 22 counts of fraud, racketeering and lying to the FBI [1]
Four Canadian soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of Kandahar, Afghanistan by a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants, the worst single day combat loss for the Canadian army since the Korean War
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the last king of Nepal. He reigned from 1950 to 1951 and again from 2001 to 2008, when the Kingdom of Nepal was abolished and a republic declared. At a young age of...
One World Trade Center is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
The 2006 NFL draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City, New York, at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006.
The Puerto Rican government closes the Department of Education and 42 other government agencies due to significant shortages in cash flow.
Al-Qaeda member Zacarias Moussaoui is sentenced to life in prison for his part in the 9/11 attacks, in Alexandria, Virginia
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north,...
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
Giogio Napolitano is elected President of Italy, first former communist to become President
A major rebellion occurs in São Paulo as members of criminal organization Primeiro Comando da Capital attack police officers and stations, eventually escalating to several prisons in Brazil leaving around 130 dead
An earthquake, also called a quake, tremor, or temblor, is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34) ( or ) was one of the few Essex-class aircraft carriers completed after World War II for the United States Navy.
The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country
Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow, and Lenny Kravitz
The Republic of Montenegro was a constituent federated state of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and then Serbia and Montenegro between 1992 and 2006.
Earthquake in Java, Indonesia, kills over 5,700 people and leaves 200,000 homeless
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence
The Republic of Serbia (Serbo-Croatian: Република Србија / Republika Srbija) was a constituent state of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 1992 and 2003 and the State Union of Serbia and...
British Houses of Parliament temporarily shut down due to anthrax alert
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand celebrates the 1st of 3 national holidays to commemorate his 60 years on the throne.
The 60th Annual Tony Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2006. The award ceremony was broadcast live on the CBS television network in the United States.
The US Senate issues a formal resolution apologizing for failure to create anti-lynching legislation
Ringo Starr's ninth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Billy Squier, Richard Marx, Edgar Winter, Rod Argent, Hamish Stuart, and Sheila E.
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument (Papahānaumokuākea) established, at 582,578 square miles one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world [1]
The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched
Prime ministers of several northern European nations participate in a ceremonial "laying of the first stone" at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Spitsbergen, Norway
Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra
The 2006 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2006, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN.
Cirque du Soleil's musical-acrobatic extravaganza "The Beatles - LOVE" opens in a specially built theatre at The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada
The Qinghai–Tibet railway or Qingzang railway (Standard Tibetan: མཚོ་བོད་ལྕགས་ལམ།, mtsho bod lcags lam; simplified Chinese: 青藏铁路; traditional Chinese: 青藏鐵路; pinyin: Qīngzàng Tiělù), is a...
Asteroid labeled 2004 XP14 flies 432,308 km (268,624 miles) past Earth
North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile, and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan/East Sea.
Emergency United Nations Security Council meeting at the U.N in New York City because of North Korean missile tests that day
The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years
Cleveland Indians first baseman Travis Hafner becomes first player in MLB history to hit 5 grand slams before the All-Star break when he homers off Baltimore's Kris Benson
At least 122 people killed after a Sibir Airlines Airbus A310 passenger jet carrying 200 passengers veers off the runway while landing at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia in wet conditions
Pakistan International Flight PK-688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board
The 2006 Mumbai train bombings were a series of seven bomb blasts on 11 July 2006.
Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise
14th ESPY Awards: Lance Armstrong, Annika Sörenstam win
The Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Bashkirian 2937 and DHL Flight 611 because it is illegal to outsource flight surveillance
Bruce Sutter, relief pitcher for the Cubs, Cardinals, and Braves, is inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York
Dame Silvia Cartwright steps down as the Governor-General of New Zealand and is replaced by The Honourable Anand Satyanand, who is sworn in on 23 August
Blue's Clues is an American interactive educational children's television series created by Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela C. Santomero.
Scotland Yard disrupts a major terrorist plot to destroy aircraft traveling from the United Kingdom to the United States; all toiletries are banned from commercial aircraft
Natascha Kampusch, abducted at the age of 10, manages to escape from her captor Wolfgang Priklopil after eight years of captivity
Gregory Alan Maddux, also known as "Mad Dog" and "the Professor," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta...
Luxembourg becomes the 1st country to complete the move to all digital television broadcasting
Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie wins the WNBA Most Valuable Player award, joining Sheryl Swoopes as the league's only three-time winners
Damon Allen moves past former CFL and NFL star Warren Moon as professional football's all-time leading passer, throwing for 207 yards and two scores as Toronto routs Hamilton 40-6 to achieve 70,596 career passing yards
Kimveer Gill kills one student and wounds 19 others before committing suicide at Dawson College in Montreal
Gertrude E. "Trudy" Pitts (August 10, 1932 – December 19, 2010) was an American soul jazz keyboardist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was known primarily for playing the Hammond B3 organ.
"Watching You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Atkins.
The 2013–2014 Thai political crisis was a period of political instability in Thailand.
On 22 September 2006, a Transrapid magnetic levitation (or "maglev") train collided with a maintenance vehicle near Lathen, Germany, killing 23 people and wounding 11.
Chris Omprakash Sharma is an American rock climber who is considered one of the greatest and most influential climbers in the history of the sport.
MLB Boston Red Sox honor former player Johnny Pesky by officially naming Fenway Park's right-field foul pole "Pesky's Pole"
The Mark Foley scandal, which broke in late September 2006, centers on soliciting emails and sexually suggestive instant messages sent by Mark Foley, a Republican congressman from Florida, to...
The history of Serbia covers the historical development of Serbia and of its predecessor states, from the Early Stone Age to the present state, as well as that of the Serbian people and of the areas...
Indra Nooyi is an Indian-born American business executive who was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018. Nooyi has consistently ranked among the world's 100 most...
Charles Carl Roberts kills five schoolgirls in a shooting incident at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, then commits suicide
United States Postal Service designates facility in Green River, Wyoming, as the "Curt Gowdy Post Office Building," honoring the noted broadcaster
With about 4% of the world's population, the United States is the third most populous country, and the most populous in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.
The Panama Canal expansion project (Spanish: ampliación del Canal de Panamá), also called the Third Set of Locks Project, doubled the capacity of the Panama Canal by adding a new traffic lane,...
Justice Rutherford of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice strikes down the "motive clause," an important part of the Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act
Funeral service for the peace of the executed at Bykivnia forest, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, with reburial of 817 Ukrainian civilians (out of some 100,000) executed by Bolsheviks at Bykivnia in the 1930s and early 1940s
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Evgeni Malkin (20) scores to become the first NHL player since 1917 with goals in his first 6 games (joining Joe Malone, Newsy Lalonde and Cy Denneny) in 4-3 win over the Kings in Los Angeles
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, and record producer.
11.77" (29.89 cm) of rainfall, 10.17" (25.83 cm) of rainfall, Nehalem, Oregon (breaking state record set in 1915)
Nadarajah Raviraj was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of Jaffna in 2001 and a Member of Parliament for Jaffna District from 2001 to 2006.
New Zealand war memorial monument unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army
Former Soviet republic of South Ossetia holds a second referendum on independence from Georgia
Roentgenium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Rg and atomic number 111. It is extremely radioactive and can only be created in a laboratory.
Israeli rapist Benny Sela escapes from police custody while being transferred to a court hearing.
The last international rugby match before demolition of Dublin's famous Lansdowne Road Stadium is Ireland's 61-17 win over the Pacific Islanders
Canadian jockey Russell Baze becomes North American horse racing's all-time win leader when Butterfly Belle wins 4th race at Bay Meadows, San Mateo, California; 9,531 victories passes record of Laffit Pincay Jr
An adult giant squid is caught on video by Kubodera near the Ogasawara Islands, 1,000 km (620 miles) south of Tokyo
Greg Maddux signs a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres worth $10 million
A Tornado strikes Kensal Green in northwest London, seriously damaging around 150 properties
72nd Heisman Trophy Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State (QB)
British Broadcasting Corporation gives Swedish tennis icon Björn Borg a Lifetime Achievement Award; presented by Boris Becker
Jerry Sloan achieves his 1,000th career win as a coach when his Utah Jazz defeat the Dallas Mavericks
Peugeot produces its last car at the Ryton Plant, signaling the end of mass car production in Coventry, formerly a major center of the British motor industry
The baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is a possibly extinct species of river dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China.
A judge rules against the death penalty in the case of Naveed Haq, a man convicted in the shooting death and injuries at the Jewish Federation in Seattle.
Puzzle Play airs on Network Ten, replacing In the Box
Australian archaeologist Sue O'Connor finds first evidence of modern humans in Jerimalai cave, near Lene Hara cave in East Timor
At 40 years, 268 days, Teddy Sheringham scores for West Ham United in a 2-1 loss to Portsmouth at Upton Park, London; becomes oldest goalscorer in EPL history
On 30 December 2006, a van bomb exploded in the Terminal 4 parking area at the Madrid–Barajas Airport in Spain, killing two and injuring 52.
The final contest at the old Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin is a rugby match with Leinster beating Ulster 20-12 in a Celtic League game
Wilson Pickett, American singer and songwriter, known for american singer and songwriter, died on 2006-01-19. Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter.
Peter Benchley, American author, known for american author, died on 2006-02-11. Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author.
Owen Chamberlain, American physicist, known for american physicist, died on 2006-02-28.
Richard Kuklinski, American criminal, known for american criminal, died on 2006-03-05.
Slobodan Milošević, Serbian yugoslav and serbian politician, known for yugoslav and serbian politician, died on 2006-03-11.
John Kenneth Galbraith canadian-american economist and diplomat, known for canadian-american economist and diplomat, died on 2006-04-29.
Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoeist, known for swedish canoeist, died on 2006-07-05. Gert Fridolf Fredriksson (21 November 1919 – 5 July 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoeist.
Ed Warren dies