• Loading...
  • Loading...
Home | Birthdays | Events | Facts | Holidays | Inventions
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | View List Of Years |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Historical Events In 2006

Friday, 22 September 2023

Feb 22   Over £53.1 million is stolen during the Securitas depot robbery, the largest ever cash robbery in the United Kingdom in the year 2006.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 22   In the year 2006 the 1 billionth song is purchased from the Apple iTunes Store.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 23   A roof collapses on a Moscow market, killing 56 people in the year 2006.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 24   A state of emergency is declared in the Philippines, after an alleged coup d'état against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is foiled in the year 2006.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 25   In the year 2006 police officers, and protesters injured when a protest prior to the Love Ulster parade turns into a major riot.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 25   Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins his second re-election, sparking riots in Kampala by opposition supporters in the year 2006.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 04   On this day in history prince Sverre Magnus of Norway was christened by Bishop Ole Christian Kvarme at the chapel inside The Royal Palace in Oslo.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 04   The final contact attempt with Pioneer 10 receives no response on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 05   In the year 2006 the 2006 Academy Awards are held, with Crash winning Best Picture.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 07   On this day in history fifteen people die and many others are injured in three blasts throughout Varanasi, India.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 09   On this day in history nASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft discovers geysers of a liquid substance shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus, signaling a possible presence of water.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 10   On this day in history nASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Mars orbit.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 11   On this day in history michelle Bachelet is sworn in as the first female President of Chile.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 11   On this day in history slobodan Miloševic is found dead in his cell in the UN war crimes tribunal's detention centre, located in the Scheveningen section of The Hague.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 15   In the year 2006 mar 26 - The 2006 Commonwealth Games take place in Melbourne, Australia.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 17   On this day in history the United States strikes its two remaining Iowa-class battleships from the Naval Vessel Register, ending the age of the battleship.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 20   Tropical Cyclone Larry makes landfall in Queensland, Australia on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 21   In the year 2006 swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Laila Freivalds resigns after over a year of criticism.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 22   On this day in history eTA declares a permanent ceasefire in their campaign for Basque independence from Spain.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 25   In the year 2006 a revolutionary scramjet jet engine, Hyshot III, designed to fly at seven times the speed of sound, is successfully tested at Woomera, South Australia.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 25   On this day in history an estimated 500,000 people take to the streets in downtown Los Angeles to protest a proposed federal crackdown on illegal immigration.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 25   In the year 2006 seven people die in the Capitol Hill Massacre in Seattle, Washington.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 26   The ban on smoking in public places such as bars and restaurants comes into effect in Scotland on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 30   In the year 2006 the al-Dana capsizes off the coast of Bahrain, killing at least 48 people.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 30   On this day in history the first Brazilian astronaut, Marcos Pontes, goes to space in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, Soyuz TMA-8, at 2:29:00 CET.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 30   On this day in history the first World Baseball Classic ends in San Diego, California with Japan beating Cuba in the Championship.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 05   A swan with Avian Flu is discovered in Cellardyke in Fife, Scotland (the first case in the United Kingdom) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 08   Bloc 8406 publishes their Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for Viet Nam in Viet Nam; their name comes from this date on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 08   Bristol, United Kingdom celebrates the 200th birthday of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (actually apr 9) by relighting the Clifton Suspension Bridge in the year 2006.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 08   On this day in history numbersixvalverde, ridden by Niall Madden, wins the Grand National at Aintree.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 08   In the year 2006 shedden massacre: The bodies of 8 murdered men are found in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 09   In the year 2006 israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is removed from office after four months in a coma.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 10   In the year 2006 romano Prodi narrowly defeats Silvio Berlusconi in the Italian parliamentary elections.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 11   President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirms that Iran has successfully produced a few grams of low-grade enriched uranium on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

Famous Deaths In 2006

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 01   Harry Magdoff, American magazine editor (b. 1913) died on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 02   On this day in history death of cecilia Muñoz-Palma, first female Philippine Supreme Court Justice (b. 1913)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 03   Bill Skate, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954) died on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Irving Layton, Canadian poet (b. 1912) died on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 05   Lord Merlyn-Rees, British politician (b. 1920) died on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 06   On this day in history death of lou Rawls, American singer (b. 1933)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 07   Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1912) died in the year 2006.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 08   Tony Banks, British politician (b. 1943) died on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


Popular Searches


Poll

Cast Your Vote

Are Women Better Leaders?
Yes
No
Don't Know