Historical Events In 2006

Sep 07   Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taipei is renamed to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on this day in history.  

Sep 09   On this day in history sTS-115: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on a mission to build up the International Space Station. It returns safe and successful on sep 21.  

Sep 10   In the year 2006 seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher announces he will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the year.  

Sep 12   A stampede at a rally in Yemen leaves 41 dead on this day in history.  

Sep 12   In the year 2006 pope Benedict XVI gives a lecture in Germany; he quotes a criticism of the Islamic faith, sparking mass protest.  

Sep 13   The Dawson College Shooting occurs in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, leaving one student dead and 19 others injured on this day in history.  

Sep 13   The solar system's largest dwarf planet, designated until now as 2003 UB313, is officially named "Eris"; its satellite is now known as "Dysnomia" in the year 2006.  

Sep 15   In the year 2006 spinach contaminated with E. coli kills one person and poisons over 100 others in 20 states of the United States.  

Sep 16   In the year 2006 five churches are attacked in Palestinian areas following the Pope's comments on Islam.  

Sep 17   The Alliance for Sweden claims victory in the Swedish general election, 2006 on this day in history.  

Sep 19   A memorial service for recently deceased Australian personality Steve Irwin takes place at Australia Zoo, Queensland, Australia. The service is broadcast across Australia and other parts of the world in the year 2006.  

Sep 19   In the year 2006 prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand declares a state of emergency in Bangkok as members of the Royal Thai Army stage a coup d'état. The army announces the removal of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power.  

Sep 20   In the year 2006 the CW Television Network (a merger of The WB and UPN) officially begins operations.  

Sep 22   A Transrapid Maglev train crashes into a maintenance vehicle on a test track in Germany, killing 23 and injuring 10; it is the first recorded fatal accident involving a Maglev in the year 2006.  

Sep 23   On this day in history toomas Hendrik Ilves is elected President of Estonia.  

Sep 24   Communist Party of China Central Political Bureau committee member, Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Secretary Chen Liangyu is dismissed for alleged corruption charges in the year 2006.  

Sep 24   In the year 2006 europe win the Ryder Cup in Ireland.  

Sep 25   The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans re-opens 13 months after Hurricane Katrina with extensive repairs, including the largest re-roofing project in the United States in the year 2006.  

Sep 26   Diet of Japan elects Shinzo Abe as new Prime Minister of Japan succeeding Junichiro Koizumi on this day in history.  

Sep 27   An armed suspect holds six female students as hostages in Platte Canyon High School located in Bailey, Colorado. One hostage is fatally wounded as the gunman kills himself in the year 2006.  

Sep 28   After 40 years of development, Suvarnabhumi Airport, opens in Bangkok, Thailand replacing Don Mueang International Airport as Bangkok's primary airport for commercial flights on this day in history.  

Sep 29   Gol Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800, collides with a business jet over the Amazon Rainforest killing all 154 onboard on this day in history.  

Sep 29   Michael A. Monsoor, a United States Navy SEAL killed in Iraq and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in the year 2006.  

Sep 29   In the year 2006 u.S. Representative Mark Foley (R-FL) resigns after it is revealed that he sent explicit e-mails for several years to underage male pages.  

Sep 30   Nangpa La shootings in the year 2006.  

Sep 30   West Coast Eagles win the Australian Football League Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the year 2006.  

Oct 01   On this day in history brisbane Broncos beat Melbourne Storm in the controversial 2006 National Rugby League Grand Final at Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia.  

Oct 01   In the year 2006 vodafone Japan, owned by SoftBank, officially changes its name to Softbank Mobile Corporation.  

Oct 02   In the year 2006 charles Carl Roberts IV, a 32-yr-old milk-truck driver, kills five female students at an Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania before shooting himself.  

Oct 02   In the year 2006 per Westerberg takes office as Speaker of the Riksdag in Sweden.  

Oct 04   In the year 2006 the Dow Industrial Average closes above 11,800 for the first time rising 123.27 points, or 1.05%, finishing at 11,850.61.  

Oct 06   In the year 2006 hazardous waste plant near Apex, North Carolina explodes releasing chlorine gas, resulting in the evacuation of thousands and the hospitalization of over 100 residents.  

Oct 09   North Korea claims to have conducted its first ever nuclear test in the year 2006.  

Oct 10   In the year 2006 google buys YouTube for USD$1.65 billion  

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Jan 01   Harry Magdoff, American magazine editor (b. 1913) died in the year 2006.  

Jan 02   Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, first female Philippine Supreme Court Justice (b. 1913) died in the year 2006.  

Jan 03   Bill Skate, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954) died in the year 2006.  

Jan 04   In the year 2006 death of irving Layton, Canadian poet (b. 1912)  

Jan 05   Lord Merlyn-Rees, British politician (b. 1920) died in the year 2006.  

Jan 06   On this day in history death of lou Rawls, American singer (b. 1933)  

Jan 07   In the year 2006 death of heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1912)  

Jan 08   Tony Banks, British politician (b. 1943) died on this day in history.