Historical Events In 2006

Jan 01   On this day in history russia cuts natural gas to Ukraine over a price dispute.   

Jan 01   Sydney, Australia, has its hottest day on record, when the city swelters in 45°C (113° F) heat on this day in history.   

Jan 02   The Bad Reichenhall ice rink roof in Germany collapses after heavy snowfall in the Bavarian Alps, killing 15 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history twelve dead coal miners and one survivor are discovered in the Sago Mine Disaster near Buckhannon, West Virginia, U.S.   

Jan 04   In the year 2006 powers are transferred from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to his deputy, Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, after Sharon suffers a massive hemorrhagic stroke.   

Jan 04   On this day in history the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas beat the University of Southern California Trojans, 41-38 in a last minute touchdown by Texas quarterback Vince Young in the 2006 Rose Bowl.   

Jan 05   A hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia collapses, killing 76 pilgrims visiting to perform hajj on this day in history.   

Jan 06   The record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season officially draws to a close as Tropical Storm Zeta dissipates on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 2006 embroiled in multiple scandals, former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay announces he will not seek to reassume his former post.   

Jan 07   UK Liberal Democratic leader Charles Kennedy resigns after revelations that he has a drinking problem in the year 2006.   

Jan 08   On this day in history a powerful, magnitude 6.9 earthquake centered off the coast of the Greek island of Kythera shakes much of Greece and is felt throughout the eastern Mediterranean basin.   

Jan 09   On this day in history the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 for the first time since jun 7, 2001, closing at 11,011.90.   

Jan 11   The augine Volcano in Alaska erupts twice, marking its first major eruption since 1986 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   A stampede during the Stoning of the devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills 362 pilgrims in the year 2006.   

Jan 14   A natural gas explosion in a coal mine kills eight in Romania in the year 2006.   

Jan 15   NASA's Stardust mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a comet in the year 2006.   

Jan 22   Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in regulation and is second only to the legendary 1960s center Wilt Chamberlain, who had 100 points in the year 2006.   

Jan 23   Stephen Harper wins the federal election in Canada, forming a minority government on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history deus Caritas Est, the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, is promulgated.   

Jan 25   On this day in history hamas wins the majority of seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council elections.   

Jan 27   Celebrations are held in Salzburg and around the world for the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on this day in history.   

Jan 28   A trade hall roof collapses in Katowice, Poland, killing 65 people in the year 2006.   

Jan 31   Samuel Alito is sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in the year 2006.   

Feb 01   On this day in history uAL Corporation, United Airlines' parent company, emerges from bankruptcy after being in that position since dec 9, 2002, the longest such filing in history.   

Feb 04   The Wowowee stampede occurred at the PhilSports Arena. 61 killed in the year 2006.   

Feb 05   On this day in history the Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10.   

Feb 07   An aging Egyptian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast in the year 2006.   

Feb 08   In the year 2006 2006 East Timor crisis: 404 soldiers desert their barracks in East Timor.   

Feb 10   The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin, Italy. The closing ceremony occurred on feb 26 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his friend and lawyer, Harry Whittington, in the face with a shotgun on a south Texas ranch in the year 2006.   

Feb 16   In the year 2006 kobe Airport, a controversial offshore airport in Kobe, Japan, opens for airline service.   

Feb 17   In the year 2006 as many as 1,800 people die when a mudslide occurs on Leyte Island in the Philippines.   

Feb 19   Pasta de Conchos mine disaster: Sixty-five miners become trapped underground after an explosion in Nueva Rosita, Mexico; all 65 die on this day in history.   

Feb 22   A bomb heavily damages the Al Askari Mosque, a Shiite holy site in Samarra, Iraq on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 2006 death of bill Skate, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history death of lord Merlyn-Rees, British politician (b. 1920)   

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   On this day in history death of tony Banks, British politician (b. 1943)