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2006 (MMVI) ngarupakeun taun biasa nu dimimitian poé Ahad dina kalénder Gregori.
Satengah taun awal 2006 téh sarupa jeung 1998 nu mangrupa taun panghaneutna ti saprak 1890-an, sahingga taun ieu téh bisa jadi taun panghaneutna nu kungsi kacatet.
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- 3 Januari - Twelve deceased coal miners and 1 survivor are discovered in the Sago Mine Disaster near Buckhannon, West Virginia in the United States.
- 4 Januari - Powers are transferred from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to his deputy, Vice Premier Ehud Olmert, after Sharon suffers a massive hemorrhagic stroke.
- 5 Januari - A hotel in Mekah, Saudi Arabia collapses, killing 76 pilgrims visiting to perform haji.
- 6 Januari - The record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season officially draws to a close as Tropical Storm Zeta dissipates.
- 7 Januari - Embroiled in multiple scandals, former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay announces he will not seek to reassume his former post.
- 7 Januari - U.K. Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy resigns after revelations that he has a drinking problem.
- 8 Januari - A powerful, magnitude 6.9 earthquake epicentered off the coast of the Greek island of Kythera shakes much of Greece and is felt throughout the eastern Mediterranean basin. Only a few minor injuries and no significant damage are reported.
- 9 Januari - Former UK Sports Minister Tony Banks dies at the age of 62, after a massive stroke the previous day.
- 10 Januari - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 for the first time since June 7, 2001, closing at 11,011.90.
- 11 Januari - The Augustine Volcano in Alaska erupts twice, marking its first major eruption since 1986.
- 12 Januari - A stampede during the Stoning of the devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills 362 Muslim pilgrims.
- 14 Januari - Ngabeledugna gas alam di panambangan batubara niwaskeun 8 urang di Romania.
- 15 Januari - NASA's Stardust mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a comet.
- 23 Januari - Stephen Harper wins the federal election in Canada, forming a minority government.
- 25 Januari - Hamas wins the majority of seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council elections.
- 25 Januari - Deus Caritas Est, the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, is promulgated.
- 27 Januari - Celebrations are held in Salzburg and around the world for the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Mozart.
- 28 Januari - A trade hall roof collapses in Katowice, Poland, killing 65 people.
- 8 Pébruari - Four hundred four soldiers desert their barracks in East Timor (the start of the 2006 East Timor crisis).
- 8 Pébruari - The 48th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. The big winners of the night are U2 who sweep all 5 nominations, beating Mariah Carey for Album and Song of the Year Awards. Mariah Carey, Kanye West, John Legend, Alison Krauss and her band Union Station each win 3; Kelly Clarkson wins 2.
- 10 Pébruari - The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin, Italy. The closing ceremony occurs on February 26.
- 11 Pébruari - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his friend and lawyer, Harry Whittington, in the face on a south Texas ranch.
- 16 Pébruari - Kobe Airport, a controversial offshore airport in Kobe, Japan, opens for airline service.
- 17 Pébruari - As many as 1,800 people die when a mudslide occurs on the island of Leyte in the Philippines.
- 19 Pébruari - Pasta de Conchos mine disaster: Sixty-five miners become trapped underground after an explosion in Nueva Rosita, Mexico; all 65 die.
- 22 Pébruari - A blast heavily damages the Al Askari Mosque, a Shiite holy site in Samarra, Iraq, causing a wave of protests and counterattacks across Iraq.
- 22 Pébruari - Over £53.1 million is stolen during the Securitas depot robbery, the largest ever cash robbery in the United Kingdom.
- 22 Pébruari - The 1 billionth song is purchased from Apple iTunes.
- 23 Pébruari - A roof collapses on a Moscow market, killing 56 people.
- 24 Pébruari - A state of emergency is declared in the Philippines, after an alleged coup d'etat against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is foiled.
- 25 Pébruari - Six police officers, seven protesters, and a journalist receive head wounds when a protest prior to the Love Ulster parade turns into a major riot.
- 25 Pébruari - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins his second re-election, sparking riots in Kampala by opposition supporters.
- March 10 - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Mars orbit.
- March 11 - Slobodan Milošević, former Yugoslav president, dies of a heart attack in his prison cell in The Hague, Netherlands.
- March 11 - Michelle Bachelet is sworn in as the first female President of Chile.
- March 15-March 26 - The 2006 Commonwealth Games take place in Melbourne, Australia.
- March 17 - The United States, the last nation in the world to have battleships in a reserve fleet, strikes its 2 remaining Iowa-class battleships from the Naval Vessel Register, ending the age of the battleship.
- March 20 - Tropical Cyclone Larry makes landfall in Queensland, Australia as what is considered to be the worst cyclone to hit the region since 1931.
- March 22 - Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) declares a permanent ceasefire in their campaign for Basque independence from Spain.
- March 25 - An estimated 500,000 people take to the streets in downtown Los Angeles to protest a proposed federal crackdown on illegal immigration.
- March 25 - A revolutionary scramjet jet engine, Hyshot III, designed to fly at 7 times the speed of sound, is successfully tested at Woomera, South Australia.
- March 26 - The ban on smoking in public places such as bars and restaurants comes into effect in Scotland.
- March 30 - The first Brazilian astronaut, Marcos Pontes, goes to space in a Russian spaceship, Soyuz TMA-8, at 2:29:00 CET.
- March 30 - The al-Dana capsizes off the coast of Bahrain, killing at least 48 people.
- April 5 - A swan with Avian Flu is discovered in Cellardyke in Fife, Scotland (the first cases in the United Kingdom).
- April 8 - The bodies of 8 murdered men are found in Shedden, Ontario (see Shedden massacre).
- April 8 - Bristol, United Kingdom celebrates the 200th birthday of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (actually April 9) by relighting the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
- April 9 - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is removed from office after 4 months in a coma.
- April 10 - Romano Prodi narrowly defeats Silvio Berlusconi in the Italian parliamentary elections.
- April 11 - The ESA's Venus Express spaceprobe enters Venus' orbit.
- April 11 - President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirms that Iran has successfully produced a few grams of 3.5% low-grade enriched uranium.
- April 11 - Proof, member of the Eminem-fronted rap group D12, is shot and killed in a Detriot nightclub.
- April 16 - HSH Albert II, Prince of Monaco, reaches the North Pole, becoming the first reigning monarch ever to do so.
- April 17 - A suicide bombing by Islamic Jihad in Tel Aviv kills 9 people and injures dozens.
- April 18 - The Centennial of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake is observed.
- April 19 - Han Myung-sook becomes South Korea's first female Prime Minister.
- April 20 - Iran announces a uranium enrichment deal with Russia, involving a joint uranium enrichment firm on Russian soil; 9 days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus leading to a de-facto termination of the deal.
- April 22 - War on Terror: Four Canadian soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of Kandahar, Afghanistan by a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants (the worst 1-day combat loss for the Canadian army since the Korean War).
- April 24 - Three explosions in a tourist section of Dahab, Egypt kill 30 and injure over 115.
- April 29 - Massive anti-war demonstrations and a march down Broadway in New York City mark the third year of war in Iraq.
- April 29 - The Global Night Commute takes place in over 130 cities around the world to promote the visibility of the Invisible Children in Uganda.
- May 5 - NASA astronomers announce the discovery of a storm system in the Jovian atmosphere, dubbed the Red Spot Junior on the planet Jupiter, which has a striking similar appearance to the famous Great Red Spot.
- May 5 - Fiat chairman Sergio Marchionne announced that the Alfa Romeo automobile brand would return to the United States in 2008, after a thirteen-year hiatus. Alfa Romeo sales were to be initally handled by Maserati dealerships.
- 9 Méi - After 14 days trapped underground after the Beaconsfield mine collapse, miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb are rescued in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia.
- May 13 - Liverpool defeats West Ham to win the FA Cup on penalties after a 3-3 draw. [1]
- May 18 - FC Barcelona defeats Arsenal in the final of the UEFA Champions League played in Paris
- May 20 - Finland's Lordi wins the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest held in Athens. The monster-like band earns the most points ever given in the 51-year-old contest.
- May 24 - East Timor's Foreign Minister Horta officially requests military assistance from the governments of Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Portugal.
- May 27 - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes central Java in Indonesia, killing more than 6,000, injuring at least 36,000 and leaving some 1.5 million people homeless.
- May 27 - The first demonstration for homosexual rights in Moscow is broken up by the police.
- May 28 - President Alvaro Uribe Velez is re-elected in Colombia for a second term. He becomes the first president in over a century to serve consecutive terms.
- July 1 - The Qinghai-Tibet Railway launches a trial operation, connecting China proper and Tibet for the first time.
- July 2 - A presidential election is held in Mexico. Felipe Calderón is confirmed as the winner on September 5.
- July 4 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-121 to the International Space Station. It returns safely on July 17.
- July 5 - North Korea test fires at least 7 missiles including a long-range Taepodong-2.
- July 6 - The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
- July 9 - S7 Airlines Flight 778 crashes into a concrete barrier shortly after landing, killing at least 122 people and leaving many injured.
- July 9 - Italy wins the FIFA World Cup 2006 by beating France 5-3 on penalties. The score after regular time is 1-1.
- July 10 - Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board.
- July 11 - A series of coordinated bomb attacks strikes several commuter trains in Mumbai, India during the evening rush hour.
- July 12 - 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict: Israeli troops invade Lebanon in response to Hezbollah kidnapping 2 Israeli soldiers and killing 3. Hezbollah declares open war against Israel 2 days later.
- July 14 - Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the Law and Justice party, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Poland by his identical twin, President Lech Kaczyński.
- July 23 - American Floyd Landis wins the Tour de France; however, tour officials soon announce that he has failed a doping test.
- July 28 - Alejandro Toledo concludes his term as President of Peru. Alan Garcia becomes president.
- July 30 - The world's longest running music show, Top of the Pops, broadcasts for the last time on BBC Two, after 42 years.
- July 31 - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba, temporarily relinquishes power to his brother Raúl before surgery.
