Historical Events In 2006

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

Jan 01   Sydney, Australia, has its hottest day on record, when the city swelters in 45°C (113° F) heat in the year 2006.   

Jan 02   In the year 2006 the Bad Reichenhall ice rink roof in Germany collapses after heavy snowfall in the Bavarian Alps, killing 15.   

Jan 03   In the year 2006 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   A hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia collapses, killing 76 pilgrims visiting to perform hajj in the year 2006.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 2006 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   The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 for the first time since jun 7, 2001, closing at 11,011.90 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history a stampede during the Stoning of the devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills 362 pilgrims.   

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

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

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   In the year 2006 stephen Harper wins the federal election in Canada, forming a minority government.   

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

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

Jan 27   Celebrations are held in Salzburg and around the world for the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the year 2006.   

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

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   UAL Corporation, United Airlines' parent company, emerges from bankruptcy after being in that position since dec 9, 2002, the longest such filing in history in the year 2006.   

Feb 04   The Wowowee stampede occurred at the PhilSports Arena. 61 killed on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 2006 the Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10.   

Feb 07   On this day in history an aging Egyptian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast.   

Feb 08   On this day in history 2006 East Timor crisis: 404 soldiers desert their barracks in East Timor.   

Feb 10   In the year 2006 the 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin, Italy. The closing ceremony occurred on feb 26.   

Feb 11   In the year 2006 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.   

Feb 16   On this day in history kobe Airport, a controversial offshore airport in Kobe, Japan, opens for airline service.   

Feb 17   On this day in history 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   In the year 2006 a bomb heavily damages the Al Askari Mosque, a Shiite holy site in Samarra, Iraq.   

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Jan 01   In the year 2006 death of harry Magdoff, American magazine editor (b. 1913)   

Jan 02   Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, first female Philippine Supreme Court Justice (b. 1913) died on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of bill Skate, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954)   

Jan 04   Irving Layton, Canadian poet (b. 1912) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 2006 death of lord Merlyn-Rees, British politician (b. 1920)   

Jan 06   In the year 2006 death of lou Rawls, American singer (b. 1933)   

Jan 07   Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1912) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 2006 death of tony Banks, British politician (b. 1943)