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Historical Events In 2006
Thursday, 23 March 2023
Apr 11 In the year 2006 the European Space Agency's Venus Express spaceprobe enters Venus' orbit. 
Apr 16 Albert II, Prince of Monaco, reaches the North Pole, becoming the first reigning monarch ever to do so in the year 2006.
Apr 16 Ireland commemorates the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising for the first time since 1971 on this day in history.
Apr 17 A suicide bombing by Islamic Jihad in Tel Aviv kills nine people and injures dozens on this day in history.
Apr 18 In the year 2006 festivities and memorials across the Bay Area mark the 100th anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
Apr 19 Han Myeong Sook becomes the first female Prime Minister of South Korea on this day in history.
Apr 20 In the year 2006 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.
Apr 22 In the year 2006 jalal Talabani re-elected for a second term as President of Iraq.
Apr 22 On this day in history war on Terror: Four Canadian soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of Kandahar, Afghanistan by a roadside bomb - the worst one-day combat loss for the Canadian army since the Korean War.
Apr 24 Three explosions in a tourist section of Dahab, Egypt kill 30 and injure over 115 on this day in history.
Apr 29 In the year 2006 massive anti-war demonstrations and a mar down Broadway in New York City mark the third year of war in Iraq.
Apr 29 The Global Night Commute takes place in over 130 cities around the world to promote the visibility of the Invisible Children in Uganda on this day in history.
Apr 30 In the Australian Football League, a match between St Kilda and Fremantle ends in controversial circumstances after St Kilda's Steven Baker was alleged to have kicked a behind after the final siren had went. Following an investigation, the Saints were stripped of two competition points and the full win was handed to Fremantle on this day in history.
May 01 In the year 2006 bolivian President Evo Morales nationalizes his nation's gas fields.
May 01 The Great American Boycott takes place across the United States as marers protest for immigration rights on this day in history.
May 04 In the year 2006 a new coalition government takes office in Israel; its four political parties hold 67 of the 120 seats in the Knesset.
May 05 Fiat chairman Sergio marionne announces that the Alfa Romeo automobile brand will return to the United States in 2008, after a 13-year hiatus in the year 2006.
May 05 NASA astronomers announce the discovery of a storm system in the Jovian atmosphere, dubbed the Red Spot Junior in the year 2006.
May 07 Richard Carleton, Australian news reporter (b.1943) in the year 2006.
May 09 Beaconsfield mine collapse: After 14 days trapped underground, miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb are rescued in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia in the year 2006.
May 13 In the year 2006 liverpool F.C. defeat West Ham United F.C. on penalties in the 2006 FA Cup Final following a 3-3 draw after extra time.
May 17 On this day in history fC Barcelona beat Arsenal in the final of the UEFA Champions League played in Paris
May 20 In the year 2006 finland's Lordi wins the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest held in Athens.
May 21 In the year 2006 the Dallas Mavericks beat the San Antonio Spurs in overtime to win the Western Conference semi-finals in the NBA Playoffs.
May 24 East Timor's Foreign Minister Horta officially requests military assistance from the governments of Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Portugal on this day in history.
May 26 Yogyakarta earthquake in Indonesia killing 5,782 people in the year 2006.
May 27 On this day in history a 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes central Java in Indonesia, killing more than 6,000, injuring at least 36,000 and leaving some 1.5 million people homeless.
May 27 The first demonstration for gay rights in Moscow is broken up by the police on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Jun 03 On this day in history montenegro declares independence after a may 21 referendum. The state union of Serbia and Montenegro is dissolved on jun 5 leaving Serbia as the successor state.
Jun 03 On this day in history seventeen men are arrested in the Greater Toronto Area for alleged ties to a terrorist plot to blow up targets in the region.
Jun 06 The 6bone (testbed network for the IPv6 network protocol) is phased out in the year 2006.
Jun 06 The Union of Islamic Courts gains control of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, ending warlord rule of the city in the year 2006.
Jun 07 Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and seven of his aides are killed in a U.S. air raid just north of the town of Baqouba, Iraq in the year 2006.
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