Page 3: Historical Events In 2006

Apr 17   A suicide bombing by Islamic Jihad in Tel Aviv results in the deaths of nine people and injures dozens   

Apr 18   Festivities and memorials across the Bay Area mark the 100th anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire   

Apr 19   Han Myeong Sook is recorded as becoming the inaugural female Prime Minister of South Korea.   

Apr 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   

Apr 22   Jalal Talabani re-elected for a second term as President of Iraq.   

Apr 22   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   

Apr 29   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   

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.   

May 01   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   

May 04   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.   

May 05   NASA astronomers announce the discovery of a storm system in the Jovian atmosphere, dubbed the Red Spot Junior   

May 07   Richard Carleton, Australian news reporter (b.1943).   

May 09   Beaconsfield mine collapse: After 14 days trapped underground, miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb are rescued in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia.   

May 13   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   FC Barcelona beat Arsenal in the final of the UEFA Champions League played in Paris.   

May 20   In this year, Finland's Lordi claims the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest held in Athens   

May 21   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.   

May 26   Yogyakarta earthquake in Indonesia killing 5782 people.   

May 27   A magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes central Java in Indonesia, killing more than 6000, injuring at least 36000 and leaving some 1.5 million people homeless.   

May 27   The inaugural demonstration for gay rights in Moscow is broken up by the police   

May 28   President Alvaro Uribe Velez is re-elected in Colombia for a second term. He is recorded as becoming the inaugural president in over a century to serve consecutive terms.   

Jun 03   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   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   

Jun 06   The Union of Islamic Courts gains control of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, ending warlord rule of the city   

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   

Jun 09   An explosion results in the deaths of eight Palestinian civilians on a Gaza beach. Israel denies responsibility for the blast   

Jun 09   Thailand begins celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the accession of Bhumibol Adulyadej to the throne   

Jun 09   The 2006 FIFA World Cup begins in Germany.   

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Jan 01   Harry magdoff: American magazine editor (b. 1913)   

Jan 02   Cecilia muñoz-palma: First female philippine supreme court justice (b. 1913)   

Jan 03   Bill skate: Prime minister of papua new guinea (b. 1954)   

Jan 04   Irving layton: Canadian poet (b. 1912)   

Jan 05   Lord merlyn-rees: British politician (b. 1920)   

Jan 06   Lou rawls: American singer (b. 1933)   

Jan 07   Heinrich harrer: Austrian mountaineer (b. 1912)   

Jan 08   Tony banks: British politician (b. 1943)