2006

2006(MMVI) mangrupataun biasa nu dimimitian poé Ahaddinakalénder Gregori.

Taun 2006 dumasar jejer:

Warta dumasar bulan

Jan-Péb-Mar-Apr-Méi-Jun Jul-Agu-Sep-Okt-Nop-Dés

Seni

Arsitéktur-Seni-Literatur-Musik(Country,UK) -Film-Televisi-Home video

Pulitik

Pmilu-Pamingpin internasional-Pulitik-Pamingpn nagara

Élmu jeung téhnologi

Arkéologi-Penerbangan-Birding/Ornithology-Meteorology-Rail transport-Science-Spaceflight

Olah raga

Sport-Australian Football League-Baseball-Football (soccer)-Ice Hockey-Motor Racing-Tennis

Dumasar tempat

Africa-Argentina-Australia-Canada-Denmark-India-Iraq-Ireland-Japan-Luxembourg-Malaysia-Mexico-New Zealand-Philippines-Singapore-South Africa-Switzerland-United Kingdom-Wales-Zimbabwe

Jejer lianna

Deaths-Awards-Gay rights-Games-Law-Religious leaders-Video gaming

Kategori babar jeung pupus

Births-Deaths

Kategori ngadeg jeung turun

Establishments-Disestablishments

Kategori pagawéan

Works

Taun 2006 dina kalénder séjén

Kalénder Gregorian	2006 MMVI
Ab urbe condita	2759
Kalénder Arménia	1455 ԹՎ Bagian ti séri Arménia Հայաստան Budaya Kasenian·Perpileman Musik·Média Olahraga·Vartavar Sajarah Pulitik Hubungan luar nagri Arménia Démografi Babagian administratif Aragatsotn·Ararat·Armavir Gegharkunik·Kotayk·Lori·Shirak Syunik·Tavush·Vayots Dzor Yérévan(kota kalawan status husus) Portal Arménia
Kalénder Cina	4642/4702-2-2 (Ất dậuNiên nhị nguyệt sơ nhị nhật ) — nepi ka — 4643/4703-11-12 (Bính tuấtNiên thập nhất nguyệt thập nhị nhật )
Kalénder Étiopia	1998 – 1999
Kalénder Yahudi	5766 – 5767
Kalénder Hindu
-Vikram Samvat	2061 – 2062
-Shaka Samvat	1928 – 1929
Kalénder Iran	1384 – 1385
Kalénder Islam	1427 – 1428
Kalénder Jepang	Heisei18 ( bình thành 18 niên )
-Taun penjajahan	Kōki2666 ( hoàng kỷ 2666 niên )
-Jaman Jōmon	12006
Kalénder panonpoé Thai	2549

Kalénder2006
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Iklim

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Kajadian

Januari

• 1 Januari-Rusiamegatkeungas alamkaUkrainasanggeusperdebatan harga.
• 2 Januari-Hateup gelanggang seluncur és Bad ReichenhalldiJérmanngagebro sanggeusnaturun saljudiBavarian Alps,niwaskeun 15 urang.

Artikel ieu keur dikeureuyeuh,ditarjamahkeuntinabasa Inggris. Bantuanna didagoan pikeunnarjamahkeun.

• 3 Januari- Twelve decéased coal miners and 1 survivor are discovered in theSago Mine DisasternéarBuckhannon, West Virginiain theUnited States.
• 4 Januari- Powers are transferred from Israeli Prime MinisterAriel Sharonto his deputy, Vice PremierEhud Olmert,after Sharon suffers a massivehemorrhagic stroke.
• 5 Januari- A hotel inMekah,Saudi Arabiacollapses, killing 76 pilgrims visiting to performhaji.
• 6 Januari- The record-bréaking2005 Atlantic hurricane seasonofficially draws to a close asTropical Storm Zetadissipates.
• 7 Januari- Embroiled in multiple scandals, former U.S.House Majority LeaderTom DeLayannounces he will not seek to réassume his former post.
• 7 Januari-U.K. Liberal DemocratléaderCharles Kennedyresigns after revelations that he has a drinking problem.
• 8 Januari- A powerful, magnitude 6.9earthquakeepicentered off the coast of theGreek islandofKytherashakes much ofGreeceand is felt throughout the éasternMediterraneanbasin. Only a few minor injuries and no significant damage are reported.
• 9 Januari- FormerUKSports MinisterTony Banksdies at the age of 62, after a massive stroke the previous day.
• 10 Januari- TheDow Jones Industrial Averagecloses above 11,000 for the first time sinceJune 7,2001,closing at 11,011.90.
• 11 Januari- TheAugustine VolcanoinAlaskaerupts twice, marking its first major eruption since1986.
• 12 Januari- A stampede during theStoning of the devilritual on the last day at theHajjinMina, Saudi Arabia,kills 362Muslimpilgrims.
• 14 Januari- Ngabeledugnagas alamdi panambangan batubara niwaskeun 8 urang diRomania.
• 15 Januari-NASA'sStardustmission successfully ends, the first to return dust from acomet.
• 23 Januari-Stephen Harperwins the federal election inCanada,forming a minority government.
• 25 Januari-Hamaswins the majority of séats in thePalestinian Legislative Councilelections.
• 25 Januari-Deus Caritas Est,the firstencyclicalofPope Benedict XVI,is promulgated.
• 27 Januari- Celebrations are held inSalzburgand around the world for the 250th anniversary of the birth ofWolfgang Mozart.
• 28 Januari- Atrade hall roof collapsesinKatowice,Poland,killing 65 péople.

Pébruari

• 1 Pébruari- UAL Corp, United Airlines' parent company, emerges from bankruptcy after being in that position since December 9, 2002, the longest such filing in history.
• 5 Pébruari- ThePittsburgh SteelerswinSuper Bowl XL,deféating theSeattle Seahawks21-10.
• 7 Pébruari- An agingEgyptianpassenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 péople sinks in theRed Seaoff the Saudi coast.

The logo of the2006 Winter OlympicsinTurin,Italy

• 8 Pébruari- Four hundred four soldiers desert their barracks inEast Timor(the start of the2006 East Timor crisis).
• 8 Pébruari- The 48th AnnualGrammy Awardsare held at theStaples CenterinLos Angeles,CA.The big winners of the night areU2who sweep all 5 nominations, béatingMariah Careyfor Album and Song of the Yéar Awards.Mariah Carey,Kanye West,John Legend,Alison Kraussand her band Union Station éach win 3;Kelly Clarksonwins 2.
• 10 Pébruari- The2006 Winter Olympicsopen inTurin,Italy.The closing ceremony occurs onFebruary 26.
• 11 Pébruari-U.S. Vice PresidentDick Cheneyaccidentally shootshis friend and lawyer,Harry Whittington,in the face on a southTexasranch.
• 16 Pébruari-Kobe Airport,a controversial offshore airport inKobe,Japan,opens for airline service.
• 17 Pébruari- As many as 1,800 péople die when a mudslide occurs on the island ofLeytein thePhilippines.
• 19 Pébruari-Pasta de Conchos mine disaster:Sixty-five miners become trapped underground after an explosion inNueva Rosita,Mexico;all 65 die.
• 22 Pébruari- Ablasthéavily damages theAl Askari Mosque,aShiiteholy site inSamarra,Iraq,causing a wave of protests and counterattacks across Iraq.
• 22 Pébruari- Over £53.1 million is stolen during theSecuritas depot robbery,the largest ever cash robbery in theUnited Kingdom.
• 22 Pébruari- The 1 billionth song is purchased fromAppleiTunes.
• 23 Pébruari- A roof collapses on aMoscowmarket, killing 56 péople.
• 24 Pébruari- Astate of emergencyis declared in thePhilippines,after an allegedcoup d'etatagainst présidéntGloria Macapagal Arroyois foiled.
• 25 Pébruari- Six police officers, seven protesters, and a journalist receive héad wounds when a protest prior to theLove Ulsterparade turns into amajor riot.
• 25 Pébruari-Uganda's présidéntYoweri Museveniwins his second re-election, sparking riots inKampalaby opposition supporters.

Maret

• 3 Maret- The firstWorld Baseball Classicopens inTokyo,Jepang.
• March 4- A new species ofshark,Mustelus hacat,is discovered inMexico'sSea of Cortez,bringing the number ofMustelusspecies found in the éasternNorth Pacificto 5.
• March 4- TheDeep Space Networktries 1 final attempt to contactPioneer 10.
• March 5-CrashwinsBest Picture,Ang Lee(Brokeback Mountain) winsBest Director,Reese Witherspoon(Walk the Line) winsBest Actress,andPhilip Seymour Hoffman(Capote) winsBest Actorduring the78th Academy Awards.Three 6 Mafiamakes history as they become the first African-American hip-hop group to win anAcademy Award for Best Songand also become the first hip-hop artists to ever perform at the ceremony.
• March 7- Fifteen péople die and many others are injured inthree blaststhroughoutVaranasi,India.
• March 9-NASA'sCassini-Huygensspacecraft discoversgeysersof a liquid substance shooting fromSaturn's moonEnceladus,signaling a possible presence of water.

Tropical Cyclone Larry,considered the worst tropical cyclone to hitQueensland,off theAustraliancoast onMarch 18

• March 10- NASA'sMars Reconnaissance OrbiterentersMarsorbit.
• March 11-Slobodan Milošević,formerYugoslavprésidént, dies of aheart attackin his prison cell inThe Hague,Netherlands.
• March 11-Michelle Bacheletis sworn in as the first femalePresident of Chile.
• March 15-March 26- The2006 Commonwealth Gamestake place inMelbourne,Australia.
• March 17- TheUnited States,the last nation in the world to have battleships in a reserve fleet, strikes its 2 remainingIowa-classbattleshipsfrom theNaval Vessel Register,ending the age of the battleship.
• March 20-Tropical Cyclone Larrymakes landfall inQueensland, Australiaas what is considered to be the worst cyclone to hit the region since1931.
• March 22-Euskadi Ta Askatasuna(ETA) declares a permanentceasefirein their campaign forBasqueindependence fromSpain.
• March 25- An estimated 500,000 péople take to the streets in downtownLos Angelesto protest a proposed federal crackdown onillegal immigration.
• March 25- A revolutionaryscramjetjet engine,Hyshot III,designed to fly at 7 times the speed of sound, is successfully tested atWoomera, South Australia.
• March 26- Theban on smoking in public placessuch asbarsandrestaurantscomes into effect inScotland.
• March 30- The firstBrazilianastronaut,Marcos Pontes,goes to space in aRussianspaceship,Soyuz TMA-8,at 2:29:00 CET.
• March 30- Theal-Danacapsizesoff the coast ofBahrain,killing at léast 48 péople.

April

• April 5- A swan withAvian Fluis discovered inCellardykeinFife,Scotland(the first cases in theUnited Kingdom).
• April 8- The bodies of 8 murdered men are found inShedden, Ontario(seeShedden massacre).
• April 8-Bristol,United Kingdomcelebrates the 200th birthday ofIsambard Kingdom Brunel(actuallyApril 9) by relighting theClifton Suspension Bridge.
• April 9-IsraeliPrime MinisterAriel Sharonis removed from office after 4 months in acoma.
• April 10-Romano Prodinarrowly deféatsSilvio Berlusconiin theItalianparliamentary elections.
• April 11- TheESA'sVenus Expressspaceprobe entersVenus' orbit.
• April 11-President of IranMahmoud Ahmadinejadconfirms that Iran has successfully produced a few grams of 3.5% low-gradeenriched uranium.
• April 11-Proof,member of theEminem-fronted rap groupD12,is shot and killed in aDetriotnightclub.
• April 16- HSHAlbert II, Prince of Monaco,réaches theNorth Pole,becoming the first reigning monarch ever to do so.
• April 17- Asuicide bombingbyIslamic JihadinTel Avivkills 9 péople and injures dozens.
• April 18- TheCentennialof the1906 San Francisco earthquakeis observed.
• April 19-Han Myung-sookbecomesSouth Korea's first femalePrime Minister.
• April 20-Iranannounces a uranium enrichment déal withRussia,involving a jointuranium enrichmentfirm on Russian soil; 9 days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus léading to a de-facto termination of the déal.
• April 22-War on Terror:FourCanadiansoldiers are killed 75 kilométers north ofKandahar,Afghanistanby a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants (the worst 1-day combat loss for the Canadian army since theKorean War).
• April 24- Three explosions in a tourist section ofDahab,Egyptkill 30 and injure over 115.
• April 29- Massive anti-war demonstrations and a march downBroadwayinNew York Citymark the third yéar ofwar in Iraq.
• April 29- TheGlobal Night Commutetakes place in over 130 cities around the world to promote the visibility of theInvisible ChildreninUganda.

Méi

• May 1-BolivianPresidentEvo Moralesnationalizes his nation's gas fields.
• May 1- TheGreat American Boycotttakes place across theUnited Statesas marchers protest for illegal immigration rights.
• May 4- A newcoalition governmenttakes office inIsrael.Its four political parties hold 67 of the 120 séats in theKnesset.

The location of theepicenterof theearthquakethat struckIndonesiaonMay 27

• May 5-NASAastronomersannounce the discovery of a storm system in theJovianatmosphere,dubbed theRed Spot Junioron the planetJupiter,which has a striking similar appéarance to the famousGreat Red Spot.
• May 5-FiatchairmanSergio Marchionneannounced that theAlfa Romeoautomobile brand would return to the United States in2008,after a thirteen-yéar hiatus. Alfa Roméo sales were to be initally handled byMaseratidéalerships.
• 9 Méi- After 14 days trapped underground after theBeaconsfield mine collapse,miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb are rescued inBeaconsfield,Tasmania,Australia.
• May 13-LiverpooldeféatsWest Hamto win theFA Cupon penalties after a 3-3 draw.[1]
• May 18-FC BarcelonadeféatsArsenalin the final of theUEFA Champions Leagueplayed in Paris
• May 20-Finland'sLordiwins the2006 Eurovision Song Contestheld inAthens.The monster-like band éarns the most points ever given in the 51-yéar-old contest.
• May 24-East Timor'sForeign MinisterHortaofficially requests military assistance from the governments of Australia, New Zéaland, Malaysia and Portugal.
• May 27- A6.3 magnitude earthquakestrikes centralJavainIndonesia,killing more than 6,000, injuring at léast 36,000 and léaving some 1.5 million péople homeless.
• May 27- The first demonstration forhomosexual rightsinMoscowis broken up by the police.
• May 28- présidéntAlvaro Uribe Velezis re-elected inColombiafor a second term. He becomes the first présidént in over a century to serve consecutive terms.

Juni

• June 3-Montenegrodeclares independence after aMay 21referendum.The state union ofSerbia and Montenegrois dissovled onJune 5léavingSerbiaas the successor state.
• June 3- Seventeen men are arrested in theGreater Toronto Areafor alleged ties to a terrorist plot to blow up targets in the region. (see also:2006 Toronto terrorism case)
• June 6- TheUnion of Islamic Courtsgain control ofSomalia's capitalMogadishu,ending warlord rule of the city.
• June 7-Al-Qaeda in IraqléaderAbu Musab al-Zarqawiand 7 of his aides are killed in a U.S. air raid just north of the town ofBaqouba,Iraq.
• June 9- An explosion kills 8 Palestinian civilians on aGazabéach. After an investigation,Israeldenies responsibility for the blast.
• June 9-Thailandbegins celebrations of the60th anniversary of the accession of Bhumibol Adulyadejto the throne.
• June 9- TheFIFA World Cup 2006begins inGermany.
• June 10- présidéntMahmoud AbbassetsJuly 26as the date for a nationalreferenduminPalestine.
• June 18- The firstKazakhspacesatellite"KazSat"is launched.
• June 22- TheMagen David AdomandPalestine Red Crescent Societyare officially recognized by theInternational Committee of the Red Cross.
• June 23- InMiami,theFBIarrests 7 men, accusing them of planning to bomb theSears Towerand other attacks in Miami.
• June 25-Warren Buffettdonates over $30 billion to theBill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
• June 28-IsraellaunchesOperation Summer Rains,an offensive against militants inGaza.
• June 29- TheDutchcabinetBalkenende IIresigns after the political party ofD'66drops its support.
• June 29- TheUnited States Supreme Courtrules inHamdan v. Rumsfeldthat the military commissions to be used to try some detainees in theGuantanamo Bay detainment campare illegal.
• June 29- Women vote for the first time in elections for theNational Assembly of Kuwait

Juli

Space Shuttle Discoverylands safely after theSTS-121mission.

• July 1- TheQinghai-Tibet Railwaylaunches a trial operation, connectingChina properandTibetfor the first time.
• July 2- Apresidential electionis held inMexico.Felipe Calderónis confirmed as the winner onSeptember 5.
• July 4-Space ShuttleDiscoveryis launched on missionSTS-121to theInternational Space Station.It returns safely onJuly 17.
• July 5-North Koreatest firesat léast 7 missiles including a long-rangeTaepodong-2.
• July 6- TheNathula PassbetweenIndiaandChina,séaled during theSino-Indian War,re-opens for trade after 44 yéars.
• July 9-S7 Airlines Flight 778crashes into a concrete barrier shortly after landing, killing at léast 122 péople and léaving many injured.
• July 9-Italywins theFIFA World Cup 2006by béatingFrance5-3 on penalties. The score after regular time is 1-1.
• July 10-Pakistan International AirlinesFlight 688crashes inMultan,Pakistanshortly after takéoff, killing all 45 péople on board.
• July 11- Aseries of coordinated bomb attacksstrikes severalcommuter trainsinMumbai,Indiaduring the evening rush hour.
• July 12-2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict:Israelitroops invadeLebanonin response toHezbollahkidnapping 2 Israeli soldiers and killing 3. Hezbollah declares open war againstIsrael2 days later.
• July 14-Jarosław Kaczyński,léader of theLaw and Justiceparty, is sworn in asPrime Minister of Polandby his identical twin, présidéntLech Kaczyński.
• July 23- AmericanFloyd Landiswins theTour de France;however, tour officials soon announce that he has failed adopingtest.
• July 28-Alejandro Toledoconcludes his term asPresident of Peru.Alan Garciabecomes présidént.
• July 30- The world's longest running music show,Top of the Pops,broadcasts for the last time onBBC Two,after 42 yéars.
• July 31-Fidel Castro,présidént ofCuba,temporarilyrelinquishes powerto his brotherRaúlbefore surgery.

Agustus

• August 10-London Metropolitan Policemaké 21 arrests in connection to an apparentterrorist plotthat involved aircraft traveling from theUnited Kingdomto theUnited States.
• August 11- A resolution to end the2006 Israel-Lebanon conflictis unanimously accepted by theUnited Nations Security Council.
• August 14- A UN céase fire takes effect in the2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
• August 18-2006 South Asian Gamescommence inColombo,Sri Lanka
• August 22-Pulkovo Airlines Flight 612crashes néar the Russian border inUkraine,killing 171 péople, including 45 children.
• August 22- TheICMawardsGrigori PerelmantheFields Medalfor proving thePoincare conjecture,one of sevenMillennium Prize Problems.Perelman refuses the medal.
• August 24- TheInternational Astronomical Uniondefines'planet' at its 26thGeneral Assembly,demotingPlutoto the status of 'dwarf planet' more than 70 yéars after its discovery.
• August 27-Comair Flight 5191,carrying 50 péople, crashes shortly after take off fromBlue Grass AirportinLexington, Kentucky.Only thefirst officersurvives.
• August 31-Edvard MunchpaintingsThe ScreamandMadonnaare recovered in a police raid.

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Predictions and scheduled events

Artikel ieu atawa bagiannana ngandung informasi ngeunaan kajadian nu bakal atawa direncanakeun kasorang. Bisa ngandung informasi samentara sarta eusina bisa robah sacara dramatis lamun geus deukeut jeung mangsana sarta lamun informasina geus sadia.

Séptémber

• September 30- AFL Grand Final atMelbourne Cricket Ground,Fox Footy ChannelinAustraliawill céase transmission

Oktober

• October 1- AustralianNational Rugby LeagueGrand Final atTelstra Stadium.(Brisbane BroncosversusMelbourne Storm.) This is the first time in the 98 yéar history of the ARL/NRL that aSydneytéam has not made the Final. Brisbane Broncos win 15-8, their 6th NRL Grand Final Victory.
• October 1- Fox Sports 3 starts transmission in Australia.
• October 1- General election for the National Council in Austria.
• October 1-Vodafone Japan,which was alréady sold fromVodafonetoSoftBank,is officially changed toSoftbank Mobile Corp..
• October 1-Brazilian General Elections, 2006:Presidential election,Legislative:full renewal of the Chamber of Deputies and renewal of one third of the Federal Senate (one of éach state's three séats); State sphere:Gubernatorialelections, renewal of the State Legislative body (State Assembly) in all states.
• October 1- Execution ofMirza Hussain(date may change).[3]
• October 2-Per Westerbergtakes office asSpeaker of the Riksdag(Spéaker of the Parliament) inSweden.
• October 4- The2006-07 NHL regular seasonbegins.
• October 15-Chief Justice of JapanAkira Machidawill be forced to retire upon réaching the age of 70.
• October 23-Jeffrey Skillingis scheduled to be sentenced on charges relating to the financial collapse ofEnron.
• October 24-NASA'sMESSENGERspacecraft toMercurymakes the first of twoVenusflybys.
• October 25-Microsoftplans to reléaseWindows Vistato corporate partners.
• October 27- ArenaNet reléases its next Guild Wars chapter, Nightfall.

Nopémber

• November 2- The 7th AnnualLatin Grammy Awardswill take place atMadison Square GardeninNew York City
• November 4- WorldwideDungeons & DragonsGame Day
• November 7-Midterm electionswill be held in theUnited States.
• November 8- Atransit of Mercurywill occur beginning at 19:12UTC.
• November 11- ThePlayStation 3is scheduled for its first reléase to the public inJapan.
• November 17- The 21st James Bond film,Casino Royale,will open in théatres worldwide. It is the first James Bond film in four yéars.
• November 17- Sony'sPlayStation 3is set to launch in North America.
• November 18-November 19- Meeting of theG20 industrial nationsinMelbourne, Australia.
• November 19- Nintendo'sWiiis set to launch in North America.
• November 19- TheNASCAR Nextel Cup Serieschampionship will be determined at theFord 400inHomestead, Florida.
• November 22- AGeneral Electionwill take place for theHouse of Keysin theIsle of Man.
• November 24-Bertie AhernandTony Blair's déadline onNorthern Irelandpower sharing.
• November 27-December 15- TheXV Asian Gameswill beginDoha
• November 28-November 29- TheNATO Summit 2006will take place inLatvia.
• November 30- The2006 Atlantic hurricane seasonand the2006 Pacific hurricane seasonofficially end.
• November -NASA'sMars Reconnaissance Orbiteris expected to end aerobraking stage and begin a two-yéar long science phase mission.

Désémber

• December 1-December 15- The15th Asian Gamesare to be held inDoha, Qatar.
• December 2-December 3- TheLiberal Party of Canadawill hold its léadership convention
• December 3-2006 presidential electionsexpected to take place in theBolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
• December 5- Reléase of nextASIMO.
• December 7- Australian launch of the NintendoWii.
• December 8- Européan launch of the NintendoWii.
• December 14-Space ShuttleDiscoveryis scheduled to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center to beginSTS-116,a mission to build up theInternational Space Station.

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Major religious holidays

• January 6- Féast ofEpiphanyor Dia de los Reyes Magos (Day of the Magi Kings).
• January 7-Christmasin theRussian Orthodox,Serbian OrthodoxandCoptic Orthodoxchurch calendar.
• January 10-Islamicféstival ofEid ul-Adhabegins (ends onJanuary 9).
• January 11-Vaikunta Ekadasiis observed byHindus.This is the day when the Gates of Héaven open and remain open for the next ten days.
• January 14-MahayanaBuddhist New Yéar.
• January 14-PongalHarvest féstival inTamil Nadu.
• January 15- Maatu Pongal, féstival ofCowsinTamil Nadu.
• January 16- Uzhavar Tirunaal,Farmer's Day inTamil Nadu.
• January 29-Year of the Dog,4703, begins. Chinese/Asian New Yéar.
• January 31-Muslim New Year.
• February 9- Day ofAshurah.
• February 13-Tu Bishvat.
• February 28-Mardi Gras.
• March 13- Jewish holiday ofPurimbegins at sunset.
• March 14-SikhNew Yéar.
• March 21-Iranian New Year's Day (Norouz).
• March 30-HinduNew Yéar.
• April 5-Qingming Festival.
• April 11- Birth anniversary of the lastProphet Muhammad.
• April 12-PesachorPassoverbegins at sunset, continues for a week.
• April 13- Theravada Buddhist New Yéar.
• April 13-PunjabiNew Yéar.
• April 14-Good Fridayin the Western Church Calendar,SikhHoliday ofVaisakhi.
• April 14- PuththaanduTamilNew Yéar in the Tamil Calendar, observed by péople inTamil Nadu.
• April 16-Easterin the Western Church Calendar.
• April 21-Good Fridayin the éastern Church Calendar.
• April 23-Easterin the éastern Church Calendar.
• June 1- Jewish holiday ofShavuotbegins at sunset.
• September 22- Jewish holiday ofRosh Hashanahbegins at sundown. Continues until nightfall of the 24th.
• September 23- First day ofRamadan.
• October 1- Jewish holiday ofYom Kippurbegins at sundown. Ends at nightfall of the2nd.
• October 21- Hindu féstival ofDiwali.
• October 24-October 25- Islamic féstival ofEid ul-Fitr.
• December 16-Channukah.
• December 25-Christmas Dayin the Western Church Calendar.
• December 31- Islamic féstival ofEid ul-Adha.

Deaths

January

• January 1-Bryan Harvey,American musician (b.1956)
• January 2-Steve Rogers,Australian rugby léague player (b.1954)
• January 3-Bill Skate,Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea(b.1954)
• January 4-Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum,Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates(b.1946)
• January 6-Lou Rawls,American singer (b.1933)
• January 8-Tony Banks,British politician (b.1943)
• January 12-Amrish Puri,Indian actor (b.1932)
• January 14-Jim Gary,American sculptor (b.1939)
• January 14-Shelley Winters,American actress (b.1920)
• January 15-Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,Emir of Kuwait(b.1926)
• January 19-Geoff Rabone,New Zéaland cricketer (b.1921)
• January 19-Wilson Pickett,American singer (b.1941)
• January 21-Ibrahim Rugova,firstPresident of Kosovo(b.1944)
• January 24-Chris Penn,American actor (b.1965)
• January 27-Johannes Rau,President of Germany(b.1931)
• January 28-Henry McGee,British Actor (b. 1929)
• January 28-Yitzchak Kadouri,Iraqui-born Jewish rabbi (b. around 1900)
• January 30-Coretta Scott King,American civil rights activist and wife ofMartin Luther King, Jr.(b.1927)

February

• February 3-Al Lewis,American actor (b.1923)
• February 4-Betty Friedan,American feminist, activist, and writer (b.1921)
• February 12-Ken Hart,American composer, journalist, and playwright (b.1917)
• February 13-P. F. Strawson,English philosopher (b.1919)
• February 14-Shoshana Damari,Israeli singer and actress (b.1923)
• February 15-Sun Yun-suan,Premier of the Republic of China(b.1913)
• February 17-Bill Cowsill,American singer (b.1948)
• February 22-Sinnathamby Rajaratnam,Singaporeanpolitician (b.1925)
• February 23-Mauri Favén,Finnish painter (b.1920)
• February 24-Don Knotts,American actor (b.1924)
• February 24-Dennis Weaver,American actor (b.1924)
• February 25-Darren McGavin,American actor (b.1922)
• February 27-Linda Smith,English comedian (b.1958)

March

• March 2-Jack Wild,British actor (b.1952)
• March 3-William Herskovic,Hungarian Holocaust hero and philanthropist (b.1914)
• March 4-Roman Ogaza,Polish footballer (b.1952)
• March 4-Edgar Valter,Estonian illustrator and cartoonist (b.1929)
• March 4-John Reynolds Gardiner,American author and engineer (b.1944)
• March 6-Dana Reeve,American actress, wife ofChristopher Reeve(b.1961)
• March 6-King Floyd,American singer (b.1945)
• March 6-Kirby Puckett,baseball player (b.1960)
• March 9-Hanka Bielicka,Polish actress (b.1915)
• March 11-Slobodan Milošević,President of Serbia(b.1941)
• March 13-Peter Tomarken,American game show host (b.1942)
• March 14-Lennart Meri,President of Estonia(b.1929)
• March 23-Cindy Walker,American songwriter (b. 1918)
• March 25-Rocio Durcal,Spanish singer and actress (b.1944)
• March 25-Buck Owens,American musician (b.1929)
• March 26-Paul Dana,American race car driver (b.1975)
• March 27-Stanisław Lem,Polish writer (b.1921)
• March 28-Caspar Weinberger,United States Secretary of Defense(b.1917)

April

• April 2-Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg,German wife of soldierClaus Schenk von Stauffenberg(b.1913)
• April 4-Denis Donaldson,Irish Republican informer (shot) (b.1950)
• April 5-Gene Pitney,American singer (b.1941)
• April 8-Gerard Reve,Dutch author (b.1923)
• April 11-DeShaun "Proof" Holton,American rapper (b.1975)
• April 11-Les Foote,Australian footballer (b.1924)
• April 11-June Pointer,American vocalist (b.1953)
• April 12-Dr. Rajkumar,Indian actor (b.1929)
• April 12-William Sloane Coffin,American university chaplain and activist (b.1924)
• April 13-Muriel Spark,Scottish novelist (b.1918)
• April 15-Louise Smith,American race car driver (b.1916)
• April 17-Calum Kennedy,Scottish singer (b.1928)
• April 19-Scott Crossfield,American pilot (b.1921)
• April 21-Telê Santana,Brazilian footballer and coach (b.1931)
• April 23-Alida Valli,Italian actress (b.1921)
• April 23-Ghafar Baba,Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister (b.1925)
• April 24-Nasreen Pervin Huq,Bangladeshi social worker and human rights activist (b.1958)
• April 24-Bonnie Owens,American singer (b.1929)
• April 24-Steve Stavro,Canadian businessman and sports téam owner (b.1927)
• April 24-Moshe Teitelbaum,Hassidic rabbi (b.1914)
• April 25-Peter Law,British politician (b.1948)
• April 25-Jane Jacobs,American-born writer and activist (b.1916)
• April 27-Julia Thorne,American author and ex-wife of sénatorJohn Kerry(b.1944)
• April 28-Steve Howe,baseball player (truck accident) (b.1958)
• April 29-John Kenneth Galbraith,American economist (b.1908)

May

• May 1-John Edward Hawkins,American Rapper (Big Hawk) (b.1969)
• May 2-Louis Rukeyser,American television host (b.1933)
• May 3-Earl Woods,American athlete and father ofTiger Woods(b.1932)
• May 3-Karel Appel,Dutch painter (b.1921)
• May 6-Konstantin Beskov,Russian footballer and coach (b.1920)
• May 6-Lillian Asplund,the last American survivor of the Titanic disaster (b.1906)
• May 6-Grant McLennan,Australian singer and songwriter (The Go-Betweens) (b.1958)
• May 6-Shigeru Kayano,Japanese activist (b.1926)
• May 7-Richard Carleton,Australian journalist (b.1943)
• May 8-Iain MacMillan,British photographer (b.1938)
• May 10-Soraya (musician),Colombian-American singer and musician (b.1969)
• May 10-Val Guest,British film director (b.1911)
• May 11-Yossi Banai,Israeli singer and actor (b.1932)
• May 11-Floyd Patterson,American boxer (b.1935)
• May 13-Jaroslav Pelikan,American historian (b.1923)
• May 16-Jorge Porcel,Argentine actor (b.1936)
• May 19-Freddie Garrity,English singer (Freddie and the Dreamers) (b.1940)
• May 21-Katherine Dunham,American dancer, choréographer, and songwriter (b.1909)
• May 21-Billy Walker,American singer (b.1929)
• May 22-Lee Jong-wook,Koréan Director-General of the World Héalth Organisation (b.1945)
• May 23-Lloyd Bentsen,American politician (b.1921)
• May 25-Desmond Dekker,Jamaican singer and songwriter (b.1941)
• May 25-Kari S. Tikka,Finnish professor (b.1944)
• May 26-Édouard Michelin,French businessman (b.1963)
• May 27-Paul Gleason,American actor (b.1944)
• May 27-Alex Toth,American comic book artist and cartoonist (b.1928)
• May 28-Arthur Widmer,American film special effects pioneer (b.1914)

June

• June 1-Rocio Jurado,Spanish singer and actress (b.1944)
• June 2-Johnny Grande,American keyboardist (Bill Haley & His Comets) (b.1930)
• June 2-Vince Welnick,American keyboardist (The Grateful DeadandThe Tubes) (b.1951)
• June 6-Billy Preston,American artist and musician (b.1946)
• June 6-Hilton Ruiz,Puerto Rican jazz pianist (b.1952)
• June 6-Arnold Newman,American photographer (b.1918)
• June 7-John Tenta,Canadian professional wrestler (b.1963)
• June 7-Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,Jordanian militant (b.1966)
• June 10-Marvin Fishman,American actor (b.1927)
• June 12-György Ligeti,Hungarian composer (b.1923)
• June 12-Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet,Canadian businessman and art collector (b.1923)
• June 13-Charles Haughey,Prime Minister of Ireland(b.1925)
• June 14-Jean Roba,Belgian comics author (b.1930)
• June 15-Raymond Devos,French humorist (b.1922)
• June 17-Bussunda,Brazilian comedian (b.1962)
• June 18-Gică Petrescu,Romanian musician (b.1915)
• June 23-Aaron Spelling,American television producer (b.1923)
• June 25-Jaap Penraat,Dutch architect and member of Dutch resistance in World War II (b.1918)
• June 25-Arif Mardin,Turkish-born music producer (b.1932)
• June 26-Joaquim Jordà,Spanish film-maker (b.1935)
• June 30-Robert Gernhardt,German satirist (b.1937)

Juli

• 1 Juli-Ryutaro Hashimoto,Perdana Mentri Jepangka-53 (babar1937)
• July 1-Fred Trueman,English cricketer (b.1931)
• July 3-Benjamin Hendrickson,American actor (b.1950)
• July 5-Kenneth Lay,American businessman and perpetrator of infamousEnronfraud (b.1942)
• July 5-Gert Fredriksson,Swedish kayaker (b.1919)
• July 7-Tom Weir,Scottish climber, author, and broadcaster (b.1914)
• July 7-Rudi Carrell,Dutch entertainer (b.1934)
• July 7-Syd Barrett,English singer, songwriter, and guitarist (Pink Floyd) (b.1946)
• July 8-June Allyson,American actress (b.1917)
• July 8-Catherine Leroy,French photographer (b.1945)
• July 10-Shamil Basayev,Chechen rebel (b.1965)
• July 11-Ross M. Lence,American political scientist (b.1943)
• July 13-Red Buttons,American comedian (b.1919)
• July 16-Bob Orton,American wrestler (b.1929)
• July 17-Sam Myers,American musician and songwriter (b.1936)
• July 17-Mickey Spillane,American writer (b.1918)
• July 18-Raul Cortez,Brazilian actor (b.1931)
• July 19-Jack Warden,American actor (b.1920)
• July 20-Lim Kim San,Singapore politician (b.1916)
• July 21-Ta Mok,Cambodian military léader (b.1926)
• July 21-Mako Iwamatsu,Japanese-born actor (b.1933)
• July 22-José Antonio Delgado,Venezuelan mountain climber (b.1965)
• July 22-Gianfrancesco Guarnieri,Italian-born actor and playwright (b.1934)
• July 25-Hani Mohsin,Malaysian actor (b.1965)
• July 25-Carl Brashear,American diver (b.1931)
• July 28-David Gemmell,British fantasy author (b.1948)

August

• August 3-Arthur Lee,American musician (b.1945)
• August 3-Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,German-born soprano (b.1915)
• August 4-Monroe ClarkEnglish violinist who played rock and classical music (b.1936)
• August 5-Susan Butcher,American sled dog racer and trainer (b.1954)
• August 9-James van Allen,American physicist (b.1914)
• August 11-Mike Douglas,American entertainer (b.1925)
• August 14-Bruno Kirby,American actor (b.1949)
• August 15-Te Atairangi Kaahu,Māori queen (b.1931)
• August 16-Alfredo Stroessner,dictator of Paraguay (b.1912)
• August 20-Joe Rosenthal,American photographer (b.1911)
• August 21-Bismillah Khan,Indian musician (b.1916)
• August 21-S. Yizhar,Isréali writer (b.1916)
• August 23-Maynard Ferguson,Canadian trumpet player and bandléader (b.1928)
• August 26-Rainer Barzel,German politician (b.1924)
• August 26-Clyde Walcott,Barbadian cricketer (b.1926)
• August 27-Hrishikesh Mukherjee,Indian filmmaker (b.1922)
• August 30-Glenn Ford,Canadian actor (b.1916)
• August 30-Naguib Mahfouz,Egyptian writer,Nobel Prizelauréate (b.1911)
• August 31-Mohamed Abdelwahab,Egyptian Football Player2006 African Nations CupWinner (b.1983)

September

• September 1-Nellie Connally,wife of formerTexasgovernorJohn Connally(b.1919)
• September 2-Charlie WilliamsMBE(b.1928)
• September 2-Bob Mathias,American decathlete (b.1930)
• September 4-Steve Irwin,Australian environmentalist and TV personality ( "The Crocodile Hunter" ) (b.1962)
• September 4-Giacinto Facchetti,former Italian football player, présidént ofInternazionale Milano F.C.(b.1942)
• September 4-Colin Thiele,Australian author and educator (b.1920)
• September 8-Peter Brock,Australian racing car driver (b.1945)
• September 9-Richard Burmer,American composer, sound designer and electronic musician (b.1955)
• September 10-Taufa'ahau Tupou IV,King ofTonga(b.1918)
• September 11-Joachim Fest,Germanhistorianandjournalist(b.1926)
• September 11-Johannes Bob van Benthem,Dutch lawyer, first présidént of theEuropean Patent Office(b.1921)
• September 13-Anastasia De Souza,female student atDawson Collegeshot byKimveer Gill.(b.1988)
• September 13-Ann Richards,formerGovernor of Texas.(b.1933)
• September 13-Lou "Boulder" Richards,American guitarist (Hatebreed). (b.1971)
• September 14-Elizabeth Choy,WW2 Singapore war-time hero. (b.1910)
• September 15-Oriana Fallaci,Italian journalist (b.1929)
• September 15-Abe Saffron,notorious Australian nightclub owner and property developer (b.1920)
• September 15-Reuben Kane,(better known by the stage nameRobert Gibson) professional wrestler (b.1958)
• September 16-Rob Levin,héad ofFreeNodeandPDPC(b.1955)
• September 17-Patricia Kennedy Lawford,sister of formerPresidentJohn F. Kennedy(b.1924)
• September 17-Dorothy C. Stratton,Director of theSPARS(U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve) duringWorld War II;National Executive Director of the Girl Scouts of the USA (1950 - 1960) (b.1899)
• September 19-Roy Schuiten,Dutch cyclist (b.1950)
• September 20-Armin Jordan,Swiss conductor (b.1932)
• September 22-Carla Benschop,Dutch basketball player
• September 26-Byron Nelson,American professional golfer (b.1912)
• September 26-Etta Baker,American blues guitarist (b.1913)
• September 29-Walter Hadlee,New Zéaland cricketer (b.1915)

Unknown/undecided dates

• Brazilwill officially adopt theDigital TVSystem (Probably Japanese, or a new system, the Brazilian Digital TV System)
• Al Jazeerawill launch its new satellite service, Al Jazeera International, in Europe, Asia, and North America sometime during the spring.
• White Houseproposedplebisciteto decide whetherPuerto Ricowill maintain its territorial status or change to another status (to be decided then in other referenda)
• TheEuropean Space Agencyplans to launch theKEOspacetime capsule
• Irish referendum on the European Constitution:TheRepublic of Irelandis expected to hold a referendum on theEuropean Constitution.
• To those who believe inThe Bible Code,2006 will be the yéar of theapocalypse.
• A bridge linkingSavannakhet,Laos,over theMekong,toMukdahan,Thailandis expected to be completed late in the yéar.
• TheStardust Resort & CasinoinLas Vegas, Nevadawill officially close in late 2006 after 55 yéars of continuous operation to maké way for the $4 billion dollarEchelon Placea new mega resort scheduled to officially open in2010.
• Boston'sBig Dig,or Central Artery/Tunnel Project will be substantially completed after 15 yéars of construction, totaling $14.6 billion.

Hadiah Nobel

• Fisiologi atawa Kadokteran-Andrew Z. Fire,Craig C. Mello.

Fictional references

• March - The events of theDoctor WhoepisodesAliens of LondonandWorld War Threetake place.
• 18 June- In 1967Paul McCartneyofThe Beatleswrote the songWhen I'm 64,a humorous speculation as to what life might be like for him at that age. He turned 64 on 18 June 2006.
• September - The events ofDoctor WhoepisodeBoom Towntake place.
• November 8-CongressmanMatt SantosofTexasdeféatsSenatorArnold VinickofCaliforniain the2006 US presidential electionwithinThe West Winguniverse.
• December 24-December 25- The events ofDoctor WhoepisodeThe Christmas Invasiontake place.
• The events ofTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrowtake place.
• The events of the third séason of theTransformerscartoon take place.
• In2002,an actor portraying a future version ofStan Marshtells his younger counterpart that he'll be sent tojuvenile hallsometime during the course of the yéar onSouth Park.
• The central character in theBBCseriesLife on Marscame from 2006 before he travelled through time to1973.
• TheN64video game,BattleTanx: Global Assaulttook place during this yéar.
• According to Penny Galactica's robot UNI inDisney Adventures'Kid Gravitycomic, this will be the first year we build cities onMars.
• InSeven Ancient Wonders,a book byMatthew Reilly,March 20th was the day of the coming ofTartarus.
• Presumed year of birth ofMotoko KusanagifromGhost in the Shellsaga.
• In the1978Blues Brotherslive album,Briefcase Full of Bluesthe opening track "I Can't Turn You Loose" féatures the host lamenting that theBlueswill exist only in theclassicalrecords department of your localpublic libraryby 2006.
• According to theFlashEpic 2015Archived2006-10-27 diWayback Machine:"...Google unveils the Google Grid, a universal platform offering an unlimited amount of space and bandwidth that can be used to store anything. It allows users to manage their information two ways: store it privately or publish it to the entire grid..." (EPIC 2014)
• In the TV seriesJeremiah,2006 is when a viral plague kills every human being that has entered puberty, léaving only children alive.