Search results
A comprehensive overview of the year 2006 in various topics, such as arts, politics, science, sports, and events by country. Learn about the major happenings, achievements, and challenges of the year 2006 in the Gregorian calendar.
- Category:2006 Births
Afrikaans; Аԥсшәа; العربية; Aragonés; Արեւմտահայերէն;...
- Deaths in 2006
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About...
- Train Bombings
The 2006 Mumbai train bombings were a series of seven bomb...
- Australia
February 2006 – Wheel of Fortune returns and starts in 2006....
- 2006 in the United States
March 17 – The United States strikes its 2 remaining Iowa...
- Wikipedia:2006
Wikipedia:2006. This page is a chronology of events in year...
- 2006 in film
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including...
- Category:2006 Births
2006 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 6th year of the 3rd millennium, the 6th year of the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade.
- January. January 1–4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. January 12 – A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 pilgrims.
- February. February 4 – Egyptian passenger ferry, MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98, sinks in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia, killing over 1,000 people.
- March. March 9 – NASA's Cassini–Huygens spacecraft announces a geyser-like emission of vapor, dust, and small ice crystals on Saturn's moon Enceladus, possibly indicating the presence of water.
- April. April 4 – The Faddoul Brothers, kidnapped on 23 February 2006 in Caracas, Venezuela, are found dead, causing outrage and mass protests against insecurity in the country.
The 2006 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, in the middle of Republican President George W. Bush 's second term. In a political revolution that broke twelve years of Republican rule, the Democratic Party was swept into majorities in Congress, the governorships, and state legislatures across the country.
People also ask
What events happened in the year 2006?
Is 2006 a common year?
Who won the 2006 Senate election?
When does Eurovision 2006 take place?
