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The year 2006 was designated:

• The Year of the Dog In the Chinese calendar, beginning on January 29, 2006.
• International Year of Deserts and Desertification by the United Nations General Assembly,^[1]
• International Asperger's Year,
• Year of Mozart, marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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Events of 2006

January

• January 1 - Sydney, Australia, has its hottest day on record, when the city reaches 45°C (113°F).
• January 1 - Russia cuts natural gas to Ukraine over a price dispute.
• January 2 - The Bad Reichenhall ice rink roof in Germany collapses after heavy snowfall in the Bavarian Alps, killing 15.
• January 3 - Twelve dead coal miners and one survivor are discovered in the Sago Mine Disaster near Buckhannon, West Virginia, U.S.
• January 4 - Powers are transferred from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to his deputy, Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, after Sharon suffers a massive hemorrhagic stroke.
• January 5 - A hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia collapses, killing 76 pilgrims visiting to perform hajj.
• January 6 - The record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season officially draws to a close as Tropical Storm Zeta dissipates.
• January 7 - Embroiled in multiple scandals, former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay announces he will not seek to reassume his former post.
• January 7 - UK Liberal Democratic leader Charles Kennedy resigns after revelations that he has a drinking problem.
• January 8 - A 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.
• January 9 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 (11,011.90) for the first time since June 7, 2001.
• January 11 - The Augustine Volcano in Alaska erupts twice, marking its first major eruption since 1986.
• January 12 - A stampede during the Stoning of the devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills 362 pilgrims.
• January 14 - A natural gas explosion in a coal mine kills eight in Romania.
• January 15 - NASA's Stardust mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a comet.
• January 19 - A suicide bomber in Tel Aviv, Israel injures 20, one of them seriously.
• January 23 - Stephen Harper wins the federal election in Canada, forming a minority government.
• January 25 - Hamas wins the majority of seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council elections.
• January 25 - Deus Caritas Est, the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, is promulgated.
• January 27 - Celebrations are held in Salzburg and around the world for the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
• January 28 - A trade hall roof collapses in Katowice, Poland, killing 65 people.
• January 31 - Samuel Alito is sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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February

• February 1 - UAL Corporation, United Airlines' parent company, emerges from bankruptcy after being in that position since December 9, 2002, the longest such filing in history.
• February 3 - An aging Egyptian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast.
• February 4 - The Wowowee stampede at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, Philippines kills 61.
• February 5 - The Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10.

• February 8 - 2006 East Timor crisis: 404 soldiers desert their barracks in East Timor.
• February 10 - The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin, Italy. The closing ceremony occurred on February 26.
• February 16 - Kobe Airport, a controversial offshore airport in Kobe, Japan, opens for airline service.
• February 17 - A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
• February 19 - Pasta de Conchos mine disaster: Sixty-five miners become trapped underground after an explosion in Nueva Rosita, Mexico; all 65 die.
• February 22 - A bomb heavily damages the Al Askari Mosque, a Shiite holy site in Samarra, Iraq.
• February 22 - Over £53.1 million is stolen during the Securitas depot robbery, the largest ever cash robbery in the United Kingdom.
• February 23 - A roof collapses on a Moscow market, killing 56 people.
• February 24 - A state of emergency is declared in the Philippines, after an alleged coup d'état against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is foiled.
• February 25 - Police officers and protesters are injured when a protest prior to the Love Ulster parade turns into a major riot.
• February 25 - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins his second re-election, sparking riots in Kampala by opposition supporters.

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March

• March 4 - The final contact attempt with Pioneer 10 receives no response.
• March 4 - Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway was christened by Bishop Ole Christian Kvarme at the chapel inside The Royal Palace in Oslo.
• March 5 - The 78th Academy Awards, hosted by Jon Stewart are held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, with Crash winning Best Picture.
• March 7 - Fifteen people die and many others are injured in three blasts throughout Varanasi, India.
• March 9 - NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft discovers geysers of a liquid substance shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus, signaling a possible presence of water.
• March 10 - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Mars orbit.
• March 11 - Michelle Bachelet is sworn in as the first female President of Chile.
• March 11 - Slobodan Milošević is found dead in his cell in the UN war crimes tribunal's detention centre, located in the Scheveningen section of The Hague.
• March 15-March 26 - The 2006 Commonwealth Games take place in Melbourne, Australia.
• March 17 - The United States strikes its two 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.
• March 21 - Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Laila Freivalds resigns after over a year of criticism.
• March 22 - 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 scramjet jet engine, Hyshot III, designed to fly at seven times the speed of sound, is successfully tested at Woomera, South Australia.
• March 25 - Seven people die in the Capitol Hill Massacre in Seattle, Washington.
• 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 Soyuz spacecraft, Soyuz TMA-8, at 2:29:00 CET.
• March 30 - The al-Dana capsizes off the coast of Bahrain, killing at least 48 people.
• March 30 - The first World Baseball Classic ends in San Diego, California with Japan beating Cuba in the Championship.

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April

• April 5 - A swan with Avian Flu is discovered in Cellardyke in Fife, Scotland (the first case in the United Kingdom).
• April 8 - The bodies of 8 murdered men are found in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario.
• April 8 - Bristol, United Kingdom celebrates the 200th birthday of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (actually April 9) by relighting the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
• April 8 - Numbersixvalverde, ridden by Niall Madden, wins the Grand National at Aintree.
• April 8 - Bloc 8406 publishes their Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for Viet Nam in Viet Nam; their name comes from this date.
• April 9 - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is removed from office after four months in a coma.
• April 9 - Hungarian parliamentary election, 2006
• April 10 - Romano Prodi narrowly defeats Silvio Berlusconi in the Italian parliamentary elections.
• April 11 - The European Space Agency's Venus Express spaceprobe enters Venus' orbit.
• April 11 - President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirms that Iran has successfully produced a few grams of low-grade enriched uranium.
• April 16 - Albert II, Prince of Monaco, reaches the North Pole, becoming the first reigning monarch ever to do so.
• April 16 - Ireland commemorates the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising for the first time since 1971.
• April 17 - A suicide bombing by Islamic Jihad in Tel Aviv kills nine people and injures dozens.
• April 18 - Festivities and memorials across the Bay Area mark the 100th anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire.
• April 19 - Han Myeong Sook becomes the first female Prime Minister of South Korea.
• April 20 - Iran announces a uranium enrichment deal with Russia, involving a joint uranium enrichment firm on Russian soil; nine 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 - Four Canadian soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of Kandahar, Afghanistan by a roadside bomb – the worst one-day combat loss for the Canadian army since the Korean War.
• April 22 - Jalal Talabani re-elected for a second term as President of Iraq.
• April 24 - Three explosions in a tourist section of Dahab, Egypt kill 30 and injure over 115.
• April 25 - The Beaconsfield mine collapse occurs in Tasmania, Australia.
• 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.

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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, transliteration: ; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ اِسْرَائِيل, transliteration: ) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. ...   (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik אָרִיק) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... For other uses, see Coma (disambiguation). ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The schedule of the 2006 Hungarian parliamentary elections, as announced by president László Sólyom will be: first round on April 9th, 2006 second round on April 23rd, 2006 According to the polls, current front-runners are Viktor Orbáns Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union and current Prime Minister... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Jalal Talabani (Kurdish: / Celal Talebanî / Jelal Talebaní Arabic: , ) (born 1933), is an Iraqi politician, who was elected State President of Iraq on April 6, 2005, (sworn in the next day, April 7, and once again on April 22, 2006, by the Iraqi National Assembly). ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Evening in Dahab on the Gulf of Aqaba. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Beaconsfield The Beaconsfield mine collapse occurred on April 25, 2006 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia. ... Slogan or Nickname: Island of Inspiration; The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNC in Portland, Oregon Boston, Massachusetts, USA displays its Global Message The Global Night Commute (GNC) was a worldwide event organized by the makers of the film Invisible Children through the organization Invisible Children Inc. ... 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May

• May 1 - Bolivian President Evo Morales nationalizes his nation's gas fields.
• May 1 - The Great American Boycott takes place across the United States as marchers protest for immigration rights.
• May 4 - A new coalition government takes office in Israel; its four political parties hold 67 of the 120 seats in the Knesset.
• May 5 - Fiat chairman Sergio Marchionne announces that the Alfa Romeo automobile brand will return to the United States in 2008, after a 13-year hiatus.
• May 9 - Beaconsfield mine collapse: After 14 days trapped underground, miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb are rescued in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia.
• May 20 - Finland's Lordi wins the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest held in Athens.
• May 24 - East Timor's Foreign Minister Ramos-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 gay 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.

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June

• June 3 - Montenegro declares independence after a May 21 referendum. The state union of Serbia and Montenegro is dissolved on June 5 leaving Serbia as the successor state.
• June 3 - Seventeen men are arrested in the Greater Toronto Area for alleged ties to a terrorist plot to blow up targets in the region.
• June 6 - The Union of Islamic Courts gains control of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, ending warlord rule of the city.
• June 6 - The 6bone (testbed network for the IPv6 network protocol) is phased out.
• June 7 - Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and seven of his aides are killed in a U.S. air raid just north of the town of Baqouba, Iraq.
• June 9 - An explosion kills eight Palestinian civilians on a Gaza beach. Israel denies responsibility for the blast.
• June 9 - Thailand begins celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the accession of Bhumibol Adulyadej to the throne.
• June 9 - The 2006 FIFA World Cup begins in Germany.
• June 10 - President Mahmoud Abbas sets July 26 as the date for a national referendum in the Palestinian National Authority.
• June 18 - The first Kazakh space satellite "KazSat" is launched.
• June 19 - The Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4 games-3 games to win the Stanley Cup.
• June 20 - The Miami Heat win the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks, 4-2.
• June 22 - The Magen David Adom and Palestine Red Crescent Society are officially recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
• June 23 - In Miami, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests seven men, accusing them of planning to bomb the Sears Tower and other attacks in Miami.
• June 25 - Warren Buffett donates over US$30 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
• June 28 - Israel launches Operation Summer Rains, an offensive against militants in Gaza.
• June 29 - The Dutch cabinet Balkenende II resigns after the political party of D'66 drops its support.
• June 29 - Women vote for the first time in elections for the National Assembly of Kuwait.

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July

• 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 Mission STS-121 : Discovery is launched to the International Space Station. It returns safely on July 17.
• July 5 - North Korea test fires missiles, timed with the liftoff of Discovery, preceding the fireworks celebrations that night in America. The long range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails shortly after takeoff.
• 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 2006 FIFA World Cup by beating France 5-3 on penalties. The score after extra time is 1-1.
• July 10 - Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan shortly after takeoff.
• July 11 - A series of coordinated bomb attacks strikes several commuter trains in Mumbai, India during the evening rush hour.
• July 12 - 2006 Lebanon War: Israeli troops invade Lebanon in response to Hezbollah kidnapping two Israeli soldiers and killing 3. Hezbollah declares open war against Israel 2 days later.
• July 17 - Space Shuttle Discovery returns to Earth from the International Space Station, thirteen days after its launch.
• July 18 - The SS Nomadic, the last floating link to Titanic, returns home to a great reception in Belfast.
• July 19 - U.S. President George W. Bush uses veto power for the first time in his presidency
• July 21 - St Louis is hit by two major derechos (violent windstorms) in a span of three days.
• July 22 - Canada defeats USA 15-11 in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. This marked only the second time the USA had not won the gold medal, and only the second time Canada had won the gold. Geoff Snider was announced as MVP.
• July 23 - Phonak team rider, American cyclist Floyd Landis wins the Tour de France; however, tour officials soon announce that he has failed a [[doping

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The Taepodong-2 (TD-2, also spelled as Taepo-dong 2[1]), (Korean: 대포동 2호) is a designation used to indicate a North Korean three-stage ballistic missile design that is the successor to the Taepodong-1. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nathula Pass Nathula Pass (also spelt Ntula, Natu La, Nathu la, Natula) is a pass on the Indo-China (Tibet) border in the state of Sikkim. ... PRC is a common abbreviation for: Peoples Republic of China Palestinian Red Crescent Popular Resistance Committees This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Combatants China India Commanders Zhang Guohua[4] Brij Mohan Kaul Strength 80,000[5][6] Casualties Killed 1,460 (Chinese sources)[7] None captured[8][9][10][11] Wounded 1,697[7] Killed 3,128 (Indian sources)[12] Captured 3,968[2] Wounded 548[13] The Sino-Indian War (Simplified... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... S7 Airlines Flight 778 (RU778 or SBI778) was an Airbus A310-300 passenger flight en route from Moscow to Irkutsk when it crashed upon landing at Irkutsk International Airport at 07:44 local time on July 9, 2006 (July 8, 22:44 UTC). ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup Final was contested between Italy and France. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... Penalty shootouts, officially named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a draw in a game of football. ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: Ù¾ÛŒ آئی اے يا پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایرلاینز), is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi. ... Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688 (PK688, PIA688) was scheduled to operate from Multan to Lahore and Islamabad at 12:05 pm on July 10, 2006. ... Multan shown on a 1669 world map   (Urdu: ملتان) is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Map showing the Western line and blast locations. ... The Mumbai Suburban Railway (Marathi: मुंबई उपनगरीय रेल्) system, part of the public transportation system of Mumbai, is provided for by the state-run Indian Railways two zonal Western Railways and Central Railways. ... , Bombay redirects here. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Belligerents Hezbollah Amal[1] LCP[2] PFLP-GC[3] Israel Commanders Hassan Nasrallah Imad Mughniyeh Dan Halutz Moshe Kaplinsky[4] Udi Adam Strength 600-1,000 active fighters 3,000-10,000 reservists[5] Up to 10,000 ground troops. ... For other uses, see Hezbollah (disambiguation). ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... A derecho is a widespread and long-lived, violent convectively induced windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms usually taking the form of a bow echo. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... The 2006 Warrior World Lacrosse Championship, held in London, Ontario from 13–22 July 2006, was won by Team Canada and featured a record twenty-one competing nations. ... Geoff Snider (born 2 April 1981) is a professional lacrosse player. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Phonak is a Swiss company that specializes in wireless and hearing systems. ... Floyd Landis (born October 14, 1975) is an American cyclist whose previous achievements have been overshadowed for his involvement in a 2006 doping scandal. ... For other uses, see Tour de France (disambiguation). ...

• July 27 - The first Intel Core 2 Duo branded processor cores, code-named Conroe (Intel product code 80557), were launched on July 27, 2006, at Fragapalooza, a yearly gaming event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• July 28 - Alejandro Toledo concludes his term as President of Peru, and Alan Garcia becomes president.
• July 28 - Actor Mel Gibson is arrested for drunk driving in California and launches an anti-semitic tirade.
• July 30 - The world's longest running music show, Top of the Pops, broadcasts for the last time on BBC Two.
• July 31 - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba, temporarily relinquishes power to his brother Raúl before surgery.

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August

• August 10 - London Metropolitan Police make 21 arrests in connection to an apparent terrorist plot that involved aircraft traveling from the United Kingdom to the United States. Liquids and gels are banned from checked and carryon baggage.
• August 11 - A resolution to end the 2006 Lebanon War is unanimously accepted by the United Nations Security Council.
• August 14 - A UN cease fire takes effect in the 2006 Lebanon War.
• August 22 - Pulkovo Airlines Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border in Ukraine, killing 171 people, including 45 children.
• August 22 - The ICM awards Grigori Perelman the Fields Medal for proving the Poincare conjecture, one of seven Millennium Prize Problems. Perelman refuses the medal.
• August 23 - In Austria Natascha Kampusch manages to escape after being kidnapped eight years ago by Wolfgang Priklopil who locked her up in his cellar. Priklopil commits suicide by throwing himself in front of a train.
• August 24 - The International Astronomical Union defines 'planet' at its 26th General Assembly, demoting Pluto to the status of 'dwarf planet' more than 70 years after its discovery.
• August 27 - Comair Flight 5191, carrying 50 people, crashes shortly after take off from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky.
• August 28 - A Greyhound Lines bus from New York City to Montreal, carrying 52 people, crashes at mile 115 on Interstate 87 near Elizabethtown killing 5 people including the driver and several are seriously injured.
• August 31 - Edvard Munch paintings The Scream and Madonna are recovered in a police raid in Oslo, Norway.

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September

• September 1 - A fire kills 29 of 148 people aboard an Iran Air Tours Tu-154M aircraft after the plane lands in Mashhad, Iran.
• September 2 - A Nimrod MR2 based at RAF Kinloss, Scotland, crashes in the Southern Province of Kandahar, Afghanistan, due to a technical fault. All 14 crew on board were killed.
• September 3 - Spain wins the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
• September 3 - Andre Agassi retires after his final tennis match against Benjamin Becker in the U.S. Open.
• September 7 - Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taipei is renamed to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
• September 9 - Space Shuttle Mission STS-115 : Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on a mission to build up the International Space Station. It returns safe and successful on September 21.
• September 10 - Seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher announces he will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the year.
• September 12 - A stampede at a rally in Yemen leaves 41 dead.
• September 12 - Pope Benedict XVI gives a lecture in Germany; he quotes a criticism of the Islamic faith, sparking mass protest.
• September 13 - 10th anniversary of the death of American rapper Tupac Shakur, aka 2Pac, is commemorated by the release of his sixth posthumous album, Pac's Life(released November 21).
• September 13 - The Dawson College Shooting occurs in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, leaving one student dead and 19 others injured.
• September 13 - The solar system's largest dwarf planet, designated until now as 2003 UB313, is officially named "Eris"; its satellite is now known as "Dysnomia".
• September 15 - Spinach contaminated with E. coli kills one person and poisons over 100 others in 20 states of the United States.
• September 16 - Five churches are attacked in Palestinian areas following the Pope's comments on Islam.
• September 17 - The Alliance for Sweden wins the Swedish general election, 2006 after ousting the Social Democratic government which have ruled Sweden since 1994 .
• September 17 - The 2006 protests in Hungary started near the Hungarian Parliament.
• September 19 - Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand declares a state of emergency in Bangkok as members of the Royal Thai Army stage a coup d'état. The army announces the removal of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power.
• September 19 - A memorial service for recently deceased Australian personality Steve Irwin takes place at Australia Zoo, Queensland, Australia. The service is broadcast across Australia and other parts of the world.
• September 20 - The CW Television Network (a merger of The WB and UPN) officially begins operations.
• September 22 - A Transrapid Maglev train crashes into a maintenance vehicle on a test track in Germany, killing 23 and injuring 10; it is the first recorded fatal accident involving a Maglev.
• September 23 - Toomas Hendrik Ilves is elected President of Estonia.
• September 24 - Europe win the Ryder Cup in Ireland.
• September 24 - Communist Party of China Central Political Bureau committee member, Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Secretary Chen Liangyu is dismissed for alleged corruption charges.
• September 25 - The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans re-opens 13 months after Hurricane Katrina with extensive repairs, including the largest re-roofing project in the United States.
• September 26 - Diet of Japan elects Shinzo Abe as new Prime Minister of Japan succeeding Junichiro Koizumi.
• September 27 - An armed suspect holds six female students as hostages in Platte Canyon High School located in Bailey, Colorado. One hostage is fatally wounded as the gunman kills himself.
• September 28 - After 40 years of development, Suvarnabhumi Airport, opens in Bangkok, Thailand replacing Don Mueang International Airport as Bangkok's primary airport for commercial flights.
• September 29 - Gol Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800, collides with a business jet over the Amazon Rainforest killing all 154 onboard.
• September 29 - U.S. Representative Mark Foley (R-FL) resigns after it is revealed that he sent explicit e-mails for several years to underage male pages.
• September 30 - West Coast Eagles win the Australian Football League Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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October

• October 1 - Vodafone Japan, owned by SoftBank, officially changes its name to Softbank Mobile Corporation.
• October 1 - The Brisbane Broncos become the National Rugby League premiers after defeating the Melbourne Storm 15 - 8 in the grand final.
• October 2 - Charles Carl Roberts IV, a 32-yr-old milk-truck driver, kills five female students at an Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania before shooting himself.
• October 2 - Per Westerberg takes office as Speaker of the Riksdag in Sweden.
• October 4 - The Dow Industrial Average closes above 11,800 for the first time rising 123.27 points, or 1.05%, finishing at 11,850.61.
• October 6 - Hazardous waste plant near Apex, North Carolina explodes releasing chlorine gas, resulting in the evacuation of thousands and the hospitalization of over 100 residents.

North Korean nuclear test

• October 9 - North Korea claims to have conducted its first-ever nuclear test.
• October 10 - Google buys YouTube for USD $1.65 billion.
• October 11 - New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle is killed, along with his flight instructor, when his plane crashes into a building in New York City's Upper East Side.
• October 13 - Ban Ki-moon (from South Korea) is elected as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations.
• October 15 - The UN agrees to sanction North Korea over nuclear testing issue.
• October 15 - Chief Justice of Japan Akira Machida retires upon reaching the age of 70.
• October 15 - Declaration of the establishment of the Islamic State of Iraq.
• October 16 - The last MASH was decommissioned.
• October 17 - The United States population reaches 300 million based on a United States Census Bureau projection.
• October 18 - Microsoft publicly releases Windows Internet Explorer 7.
• October 19 - On the 19th anniversary of the 1987 stock market crash, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 12,000 for the first time gaining 19.05 points, or 0.16%, to 12,011.73.
• October 23 - Jeffrey Skilling is sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison on charges relating to the financial collapse of Enron.
• October 25 - While denying the right to marry, the New Jersey Supreme Court otherwise grants equal social and financial benefits to same-sex couples.^[2]
• October 27 - Last Ford Taurus rolls off Atlanta Assembly line.
• October 27 - The St. Louis Cardinals win the 2006 World Series.
• October 29 - Aviation Development Company Flight 53 crashes shortly after take off in Nigeria.
• October 29 - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is re-elected President of Brazil.
• October 30 - Former President of Chile Augusto Pinochet is placed under house arrest for crimes committed at the Villa Grimaldi detention centre.
• October 30 - An airstrike on a madrasah in Bajaur kills dozens of suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.
• October 30 - The Esperanza Fire burns over 61 square miles (160 km²) of Cabazon, California mountain territory.

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November

• November 1 - The Stardust Resort & Casino closes after 48 years of business in Las Vegas.
• November 3 - Iran successfully test-fires 3 new models of sea missiles in a show of force to assert its military capacities in the Gulf.
• November 3 - Ted Haggard resigns as president of the National Association of Evangelicals, after allegations of methamphetamine use and sexual relations with a male prostitute.
• November 5 - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and two of his senior allies are sentenced to death by hanging after an Iraqi court finds them guilty of crimes against humanity.
• November 7 - U.S. Midterm elections: Democrats win control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994.
• November 7 - In the U.S. congressional elections, Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison becomes the first Muslim elected to the House of Representatives.
• November 7 - The Japanese town of Saroma, Hokkaido is struck by a tornado, killing nine. It is the deadliest tornado in Japan since 1941.
• November 8 - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resigns; President Bush nominates Robert Gates, a former Central Intelligence Agency director, as his replacement. Gates is then confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn in on December 18.
• November 8 - Margaret Chan is elected as the Director-General of the World Health Organization.
• November 8 - A transit of Mercury occurs.
• November 11 - Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, Hong Kong, completed the last journey of its 49-year operation.
• November 12 - Gerald Ford surpasses Ronald Reagan as the longest-lived President of the United States.
• November 12 - The former Soviet republic of South Ossetia holds a referendum on independence from Georgia.
• November 15 - Al Jazeera launches its English language news channel, Al Jazeera English.
• November 15 - Start of the Sales and Use Tax in Puerto Rico; a response to the Puerto Rico budget crisis of May 2006.
• November 15 - The State of Hawaii bans smoking in all enclosed public places.
• November 16 - Rioting in Nukuʻalofa, the capital of Tonga, destroys approx. 80% of the CBD; 8 bodies found and foreign forces requested.
• November 17 - U.S. comedian and actor Michael Richards launches a racially charged tirade at hecklers during a performance at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles.
• November 19 - Nintendo releases its 7th generation console, the Wii.
• November 20 - Iran and Syria recognize the government of Iraq, restore diplomatic relations, and call for a peace conference.
• November 21 - Pierre Amine Gemayel, Lebanon's Minister of Industry, is assassinated in Beirut.
• November 21 - Israel's Supreme Court finds that Israel must recognize and register same-gender marriages celebrated in other countries.
• November 21 - A gas explosion in the coal mine Halemba in Ruda Slaska, Poland, kills 23 miners approximately 1,000 meters below ground.
• November 22 - Dutch general election, 2006: The Christian Democratic Appeal wins a plurality of seats in The Netherlands.
• November 22 - A General Election is held for the House of Keys in the Isle of Man.
• November 22 - Ten people are trapped and killed in the Kolkata leather factory fire in India.
• November 23 - A series of car bombs and mortar attacks in Sadr City, Baghdad, kill at least 215 people and injure 257 others.
• November 24 - Michael Stone is arrested for breaking into the parliament buildings at Stormont while armed. Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair's deadline on Northern Ireland power-sharing.
• November 26 - US Judge James Robertson orders the US Treasury to change the dollar bill.
• November 26 - WWE Diva Amy Dumas AKA Lita retires from WWE
• November 30 - South Africa becomes the fifth nation to legalize gay marriage.
• November 30 - Typhoon Durian triggers a massive mudslide and kills at least 720 people in Albay province on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
• November 30 - Windows Vista, the newest version of operating system from Microsoft, released for volume license customers.

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December

• December 1 - Felipe Calderón is sworn in as the President of Mexico by the Congress in Mexico.
• December 1 - The 15th Asian Games start in Doha, Qatar; the closing ceremony takes place on December 15.
• December 2 - In Rome, about two million people, led by opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi, demonstrate against Romano Prodi's government.
• December 2 - Stephane Dion is elected the new Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, on the fourth ballot.
• December 3 - Ed Stelmach is elected the new Leader of the Progressive Conservatives, Alberta, after the second ballot results, and second choice votes for Ted Morton have been added up. Ed becomes the Premier-designate of Alberta.
• December 3 - Hugo Chávez is re-elected President of Venezuela.
• December 3 - Explosive demolition of Germany's tallest chimney at former Westerholt Power Station.
• December 5 - The military seizes power in Fiji by means of a coup d'état led by Commodore Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama.
• December 7 - Smoking is banned in all Ohio bars, restaurants, workplaces, and other public places.
• December 8 - The Wii is launched in the United Kingdom.
• December 9 - A fire at a hospital in Moscow kills 45 people.
• December 10 - Space Shuttle Mission STS-116 : Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on the first night launch since the 2003 loss of Columbia.
• December 10 - Christer Fuglesang becomes the first Swede in space.
• December 10 - Chivas defeats Toluca in the final of the Mexican Soccer League.
• December 11 - The Holocaust conference is opened in Tehran, Iran by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
• December 12 - Peugeot produce their last car at the Ryton Plant signalling the end of mass car production in a city that was once a major centre of the British motor industry; Coventry.
• December 13 - The Chinese River Dolphin or Baiji becomes extinct.
• December 13 - U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) suffers a stroke during a radio interview.
• December 14 - U.S. Spy Satellite USA 193, also known as NRO Launch 21 (NROL-21 or simply L-21) is launched and malfunctions soon after.
• December 15 - Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter successfully flies for the first time.
• December 15 - An alleged assassination attempt on the Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniyeh sparks inter-Palestinian clashes.
• December 15 - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, abdicates in favour of his son Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck a year earlier than expected.
• December 15 - The Japanese government passes a bill to upgrade the Japan Defense Agency to a Ministry.
• December 19 - Murder investigation when the bodies of five murdered prostitutes were discovered at different locations near Ipswich in Suffolk, England.
• December 19 - A Libyan court sentences five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death for knowingly infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV.
• December 20 - Somalia: Islamic Courts Union fighters begin attacking the government-held town of Baidoa.
• December 21 - Saparmurat Niyazov, the dictator of Turkmenistan dies unexpectedly, sparking world concern over a possible power vacuum and instability in this energy-rich country.
• December 21 - Australian cricketer Shane Warne announces his retirement from the sport.
• December 22 - The Space Shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding a two-week mission to the International Space Station.
• December 24 - Ethiopia admits its troops have intervened in Somalia.
• December 25 - R&B and soul music legend James Brown passes away at age 73.
• December 26 - An oil pipeline explodes in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, killing at least 200 people.
• December 26 - The Hengchun earthquake in Taiwan kills two people, damaged about 15 historical buildings and several undersea cables, disrupting Internet and IDD telecommunication services in Asia.
• December 29 - War in Somalia: Ethiopian and Transitional government troops capture Mogadishu without resistance.
• December 30 - Saddam Hussein, former Iraq president, is executed in Baghdad.
• December 30 - The M/V Senopati Nusantara sinks in Indonesia, causing several hundred casualties.
• December 30 - The Free State Project completes its "First 1,000" pledge.
• December 30 - The Spanish terrorist group ETA set off a bomb in Madrid Barajas International Airport, killing two Ecuadorians.
• December 31 - At least eleven bombs go off in Bangkok hours before the new year.
• December 31 - The U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 3,000.
• December 31 - The Met Office announces that England has experienced its warmest year since records began in 1659, with an average temperature of 10.82 °C (51.48 °F).

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Major religious holidays

• January 6 - Feast of Epiphany or Día de los Reyes Magos (Day of the Magi Kings) or La Fête des Rois (Feast of the Kings).
• January 7 - Christmas in the Russian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic and other Eastern Christian church calendars.
• January 10 - Islamic festival of Eid ul-Adha begins (ends on January 12).
• January 11 - Vaikunta Ekadashi is observed by Hindus.
• January 14 - Mahayana Buddhist New Year.
• January 14 - Pongal Harvest Festival in Tamil Nadu.
• January 15 - Maatu Pongal, Festival of Cows in Tamil Nadu.
• January 16 - Uzhavar Tirunaal, Farmer's Day in Tamil Nadu.
• January 29 - Year of the Dog, 4703, begins. Chinese/Asian New Year.
• January 31 - Muslim New Year.
• February 1 - Imbolc Cross-quarter day (Celebrated on February 2 in some places).
• February 9 - Day of Ashurah.
• February 13 - Tu Bishvat.
• February 28 - Mardi Gras.
• March 13 - Jewish holiday of Purim begins at sunset.
• March 14 - Sikh New Year.
• March 21 - Iranian New Year's Day (Norouz).
• March 30 - Hindu New Year.
• April 5 - Qingming Festival.
• April 11 - Birth anniversary of Muhammad.
• April 12 - Pesach or Passover begins at sunset, continues for a week.
• April 13 - Theravada Buddhist New Year.
• April 13 - Punjabi New Year.
• April 14 - Good Friday in the Western Church Calendar, Sikh Holiday of Vaisakhi.
• April 14 - Puththaandu Tamil New Year in the Tamil Calendar, observed by people in Tamil Nadu.
• April 16 - Easter in the Western Church Calendar.
• April 21 - Good Friday in the Eastern Church Calendar.
• April 23 - Easter in the Eastern Church Calendar.
• May 1 - Beltane Cross-quarter day.
• June 1 - Jewish holiday of Shavuot begins at sunset.
• August 1 - Lammas Cross-quarter day.
• August 2 - Jewish fast of Tisha B'Av begins at sundown; it extends until the night of August 3.
• September 22 - Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown. Continues until nightfall of the 24th.
• September 23 - First day of Ramadan.
• October 1 - Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur begins at sundown. Ends at nightfall of the 2nd.
• October 21 - Hindu festival of Diwali.
• October 23 - Islamic festival of Eid ul-Fitr.
• October 31 - Samhain Cross-quarter day.
• December 15 - Hannukah.
• December 21 - Wiccans celebrate the festival of Yule.
• December 25 - Christmas in the Western Church Calendar.
• December 31 - Islamic festival of Eid ul-Adha begins (ends on January 2, 2007).

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Ongoing

• War in Iraq.

There have been three conflicts in the late 20th century and early 21st century called Gulf War, all of which refer to conflicts in the Persian Gulf region: Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) (aka First Gulf War). ...

Births

• June 3 - Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, daughter of Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands and Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands.
• June 18 - Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, daughter of Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau and Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau.
• September 6 - Prince Hisahito of Akishino, son of Princess Akishino and Prince Akishino, the prince is third in line to the throne of Japan.
• October 24 - World's youngest premature baby (22 weeks in the womb)^[3]
• October 25 - Krista and Tatiana Hogan, notable conjoined twins.

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Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 2006

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January

Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.

• January 1 - Charles Steen, American geologist, The "Uranium King" (b. 1919)
• January 2 - John Woodnutt, British actor (b. 1924)
• January 2 - Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, first female Philippine Supreme Court Justice (b. 1913)
• January 3 - Steve Rogers, Australian rugby 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 4 - Robert Howard White, Mayor of Papatoetoe, New Zealand (b. 1914)
• January 6 - Lou Rawls, American singer (b. 1933)
• January 8 - Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, British politician (b. 1943)
• January 9 - Andy Caldecott, Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1964)
• 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 - Wilson Pickett, American singer (b. 1941)
• January 19 - Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricket player (b. 1921)
• January 21 - Ibrahim Rugova, first President of Kosovo (b. 1944)
• January 24 - Chris Penn, American actor (b. 1965)
• January 25 - Anna Malle, American pornographic actress (b. 1967)
• January 27 - Johannes Rau, President of Germany (b. 1931)
• January 28 - Yitzchak Kadouri, Iraqi-born rabbi (b. 1900)
• January 30 - Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1927)

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List of Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea Sir Michael Somare (1975-1980) Sir Julius Chan (1980-1982) Sir Michael Somare (1982-1985) Paias Wingti (1985-1988) Sir Rabbie Namaliu (1988-1992) Paias Wingti (1992-1994) Sir Julius Chan (1994-1997) Bill Skate (1997-1999) Sir Mekere Morauta (1999-2002... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Dubai leader Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum dead Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1943 – 4 January 2006) (Arabic: الشيخ مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم) was the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and the emir or ruler... Holders of the post of Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates. ... 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Jaber III al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, GCB, GCMG (Arabic: صاحب السمو الأمير الشيخ جابر الأحمد الجابر الصباح)‎ (June 29, 1926–January 15, 2006), of the al-Sabah dynasty, served as the thirteenth Emir of Kuwait, and third Emir since Kuwaits independence from Britain, from December 31, 1977, until his death. ... This is an (incomplete) list of emirs of Kuwait: The Sabah dynasty came to power in 1752, before the Bani Khalid tribe was ruling the region. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Anna Malle (September 9, 1967 – January 25, 2006) was an actress in adult films. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Johannes Rau (January 16, 1931, Wuppertal – January 27, 2006, Berlin) was a German politician of the SPD. He was the eighth President of the Federal Republic of Germany from July 1, 1999 until June 30, 2004 and prime minister of North Rhine Westfalia from 1978 to 1998. ... The President of Germany is Germanys head of state. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rabbi Yitzchak Kadouri (1894? - January 28, 2006) was a renowned Sephardic Orthodox rabbi and kabbalist who devoted his life to Torah study and prayer on behalf of the Jewish people. ... 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February

• February 1 - Dick Brooks, American auto racer (b. 1942)
• February 1 - Bryce Harland, New Zealand diplomat (b. 1931)
• February 3 - Al Lewis, American actor (b. 1923)
• February 4 - Betty Friedan, American feminist, activist, and writer (b.1921)
• February 8 - Ron Greenwood, English football manager (b. 1921)
• February 8 - Akira Ifukube, Japanese classical music/film composer (b. 1914)
• February 9 - Sir Freddie Laker, British airline entrepreneur (b. 1922)
• February 10 - J Dilla, American music producer (b. 1974)
• February 12 - Ken Hart, American composer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1917)
• February 13 - Andreas Katsulas, Greek-American actor (b. 1946)
• 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 16 - Ernie Stautner, German-born American football player (b. 1925)
• February 20 - Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist, writer and traveler (b. 1920)
• February 22 - Anthony Burger, American musician and singer (b. 1961)
• February 22 - Sinnathamby Rajaratnam, Singapore politician (b. 1925)
• February 23 - Mauri Favén, Finnish painter (b. 1920)
• February 23 - Zarra, Spanish footballer (b. 1921)
• 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 25 - Florian ZaBach, American musician and TV personality (b. 1931)
• February 27 - Linda Smith, English comedian (b. 1958)
• February 28 - Ron Cyrus, American politician, father of Billy Ray Cyrus (b. 1935)

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Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭 Ifukube Akira, 31 May 1914 – 8 February 2006) was a Japanese composer of classical music and film scores, perhaps best known for his work on the soundtracks of the Godzilla movies. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Freddie Laker Sir Frederick Alfred Laker (6 August 1922 – 9 February 2006), was a British airline entrepreneur, best known for founding Laker Airways in 1966, which went spectacularly bust in 1982. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Andreas Katsulas (May 18, 1946 – February 13, 2006) was an American actor best known for his roles as Ambassador GKar in the science fiction television series Babylon 5, as the one-armed villain Sykes in the film The Fugitive (1993), and as the Romulan Commander... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Strawson redirects here. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Shoshana Damari (1923 - February 14, 2006) was an Israeli singer and actress. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sun Yun-suan (1913–2006) Sun Yun-suan (Chinese: 孫運璿; pinyin: SÅ«n Yùnxuán) (November 11, 1913 – February 15, 2006) was a Chinese engineer and politician. ... The President of the Executive Yuan (行政院長), colloquially referred to as the Premier (閣揆), is the head of the Executive Yuan, the executive branch of the Republic of China, which currently administers Taiwan. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ernie Stautner (born April 20, 1925 in Prinzing-by-Cham, Germany- died February 16, 2006 Carbondale, Colorado) was a former American football player and coach. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lucjan Wolanowski, Warsaw (Poland), september 2004 Autograph of Wolanowski Lucjan Wilhelm Wolanowski (born Lucjan Kon on February 26, 1920, Warsaw, Poland, died February 20, 2006, Warsaw), pseud. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthony John Burger (June 5, 1961 – February 22, 2006) was an American musician and singer. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sinnathamby Rajaratnam (25 February 1915 – 22 February 2006), was a Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore from 1980 to 1985 and a long time Minister and member of the cabinet from 1959 to 1988. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Professor Mauri Favén (born 26 August 1920 in Tampere, died 23 February 2006 in Helsinki) was a Finnish painter. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Telmo Zarraonaindía Montoya (born January 30, 1921 in Asua, Vizcaya), known as Zarra, was a Spanish football player for Athletic Bilbao from 1940 to 1955. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (a role which earned him five Emmy Awards), and as landlord Ralph Furley on the television sitcom Three’s... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 â€” February 24, 2006) was an Emmy Award-winning actor and was an American television actor, best known for his roles as sidekick Chester Goode from 1955 to 1964 on TVs first adult Western Gunsmoke, as Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... William Lyle Richardson (May 7, 1922 – February 25, 2006), who adopted the name Darren McGavin, was an American actor best known for playing the title role in the television horror series Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and also his portrayal in the movie A Christmas Story of the grumpy father given... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Florian ZaBach Florian ZaBach, world-famous violinist and pops concert artist, Born August 15, 1918; Died February 25, 2006 Born in Chicago, he was the son of Florian ZaBach Sr. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Linda Smith Linda Smith (29 January 1958 – 27 February 2006) was an English stand-up comic and comedy writer. ... Jan. ... is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ronald Ray “Ron” Cyrus (July 10, 1935 – February 28, 2006) was a popular Democratic politician and public servant in Greenup County, Kentucky. ... Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is an American country singer-songwriter and actor, best known for his hit single Achy Breaky Heart. A multi-platinum selling recording artist, he has one number one country single and seven top-ten singles. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...

March

• March 1 - Harry Browne, American Libertarian Presidential candidate (b. 1933)
• March 1 - Peter Osgood, English footballer (b. 1947)
• March 1 - Peter Snow, New Zealand doctor
• March 2 - Jack Wild, English actor (b. 1952)
• March 3 - William Herskovic, Hungarian Holocaust hero and philanthropist (b. 1914)
• March 4 - Dave Rose, American artist (b. 1910)
• 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 of Christopher Reeve (b. 1961)
• March 6 - Kirby Puckett, U.S. baseball player (b. 1960)

Slobodan Milošević, died at The Hague while on trial for war crimes

• March 6 - King Floyd, American singer (b. 1945)
• March 8 - Brian Barratt-Boyes, New Zealand heart surgeon (b. 1924)
• March 9 - Hanka Bielicka, Polish actress (b. 1915)
• March 9 - John Profumo, British politician (b. 1915)
• March 11 - Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian hockey player (b. 1931)
• March 11 - Slobodan Milošević, President of Serbia (b. 1941)
• March 13 - Maureen Stapleton, American actress (b. 1925)
• March 13 - Peter Tomarken, American game show host (b. 1942)
• March 14 - Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (b. 1929)
• March 15 - George Mackey, American mathematician (b. 1916)
• March 23 - Cindy Walker, American songwriter (b. 1918)
• March 24 - Lynne Perrie, English actress (b. 1931)
• 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 - Stanislaw Lem, Polish writer (b. 1921)
• March 28 - Caspar Weinberger, United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1917)

is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Harry Browne (17 June 1933 – 1 March 2006) was an American libertarian writer, politician, and free-market investment analyst. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Osgood (February 20, 1947 - March 1, 2006) played football in the Football League in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr Peter Snow (died March 2, 2006) was a general practitioner who served the New Zealand rural community of Tapanui for over 30 years. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jack Wild (30 September 1952 – 2 March 2006) was an English actor who achieved fame for his roles in both stage and screen productions of the Lionel Bart musical Oliver!. For the latter performance (playing the Artful Dodger), he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... William Herskovic (died March 3, 2006 at 91 of cancer) was a Holocaust escapee and survivor. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... David Rose (10 March 1910 - 4 March 2006) was an artist who worked for animation studios such as Walt Disney and Warner Brothers. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Edgar Valter (21 September 1929 - 4 March 2006) was an Estonian writer and illustrator of childrens books, with over 170 books to his name, through 57 years of activity (1948-2005). ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Reynolds Gardiner (December 6, 1944 - March 4, 2006) was an American author and engineer. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dana Reeve (March 17, 1961 – March 6, 2006) was an American actress, singer, and activist for disability causes. ... Christopher DOlier Reeve[1] (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer, and writer. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kirby Puckett (March 14, 1960 [1] – March 6, 2006) was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Minnesota Twins from 1984 to 1995. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Hague redirects here. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... King Floyd III or King Floyd (born February 13, 1945 - died March 6, 2006) was a New Orleans soul singer and songwriter best known for his top ten hit from 1970 Groove Me. // Early Career Floyd was born in New Orleans in 1945. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... New Zealand 1995 stamp issue featuring Brian Barratt-Boyes Sir Brian Gerald Barratt-Boyes, KBE (1924 - March 8, 2006) was a pioneering heart surgeon from New Zealand. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hanka Bielicka Makowiecka played Hanka Bielicka, with Basia (left, played by Magdalena Zawadzka) and Krzysia (right, played by Barbara Brylska) in Pan Wołodyjowski (film), 1969. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Dennis Profumo, CBE (January 30, 1915 – March 9, 2006), informally known as Jack Profumo, was a British politician and the central figure in the Profumo Affair of 1963, which caused severe damage to the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan and is held to have contributed to its defeat in... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Finlay Landon Drake (November 11, 1931 – March 11, 2006), nicknamed The Minute Man, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Milošević redirects here. ... Presidential Standard of Serbia The President of Serbia is the head of state of the Republic of Serbia. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Maureen Stapleton. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter David Tomarken (December 7, 1942 – March 13, 2006) was an American television personality known primarily as host of Press Your Luck. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lennart Meri Lennart Georg Meri (IPA: ˈlennɑr̺t ˈg̥eɔrg̥ ˈmer̺i) (March 29, 1929 – March 14, 2006) was a writer, film director and politician who served as President of Estonia from 1992 to 2001. ... The President of Estonia is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... George Mackey is an American mathematician, working mainly in the fields of representation theory and group actions, and related parts of functional analysis. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cindy Walker Cindy Walker, (July 20, 1918 - March 23, 2006) was an American singer/songwriter and dancer. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lynne Perrie (7 April 1931 – 24 March 2006) was an English actress. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rocío Dúrcal Rocío Dúrcal (October 4, 1944 - March 25, 2006), born as María de los Ángeles de Las Heras Ortiz, was a Spanish singer and actress. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alvis Edgar Buck Owens, Jr. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Dana (April 15, 1975 – March 26, 2006) was an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Caspar Willard Cap Weinberger, GBE (August 18, 1917 – March 28, 2006), was an American politician and Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from January 21, 1981, until November 23, 1987, making him the third longest-serving defense secretary to date, after Robert McNamara and Donald Rumsfeld. ... The United States Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) is the head of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), concerned with the armed services and military matters. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...

April

• April 2 - Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg, German wife of soldier Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (b. 1913)
• April 4 - Denis Donaldson, Irish Republican informer (b. 1950)
• April 5 - Gene Pitney, American singer (b. 1941)
• April 8 - Gerard Reve, Dutch author (b. 1923)
• April 11 - Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. 1973)
• April 11 - Les Foote, Australian footballer (b. 1924)
• April 11 - June Pointer, American singer (b. 1953)
• April 12 - 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 18 - John Lyall, British football player and manager (b. 1940)
• April 19 - Scott Crossfield, American pilot (b. 1921)
• April 20 - Anna Svidersky, American murder victim (b. 1988)
• April 21 - Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1931)
• April 23 - Alida Valli, Italian actress (b. 1921)
• April 23 - Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace (b. 1912)
• April 24 - Nasreen Huq, Bangladeshi social worker and human rights activist (b. 1958)
• April 24 - Brian Labone, English footballer (b. 1940)
• April 24 - Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and sports team owner (b. 1927)
• April 24 - Moshe Teitelbaum, Hungarian-born Hassidic rabbi (b. 1914)
• April 25 - Jane Jacobs, American-born writer and activist (b. 1916)
• April 25 - Peter Law, British politician (b. 1948)
• April 29 - John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (b. 1908)

is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Elisabeth Magdalena (Nina) Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (27 August 1913 – 2 April 2006) was the wife of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, the leader of the failed plot to assassinate Hitler on July 20, 1944. ... Claus von Stauffenberg Count Claus Philip Maria Schenk von Stauffenberg (November 15, 1907 — July 20, 1944) was a German aristocrat and army colonel during World War II. He was one of the leading figures of the July 20 Plot against Adolf Hitler. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Denis Donaldson (left) pictured with Bobby Sands Denis Martin Donaldson (Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1950 – April 4, 2006 in Donegal, Republic of Ireland) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Sinn Féin who was exposed in December 2005 as an informer in the employ of MI5... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gerard Kornelis van het Reve (born December 14, 1923 in Amsterdam, Netherlands – died April 8, 2006 in Zulte, Belgium) was a Dutch writer publishing first under the names Simon van het Reve, Darger Taveherven (an anagram) and his official name, although he became known as Gerard Reve. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... DeShaun Dupree Holton (October 2, 1973 – April 11, 2006), better known as Proof, was a Detroit hip hop rapper and member of the rap groups D12 and 5 Elementz. ... D12 (also known as D-12, The Dirty Dozen, D-Twizzy and Detroit-Twelve) is an American hip-hop group from Detroit, Michigan, which has had albums reach the top of the American, British, and Australian album charts: Devils Night in 2001 and D12 World in 2004. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leslie Roy Foote (born August 20, 1924) was a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL. Foote debuted with the North Melbourne Football Club in 1941 at just 16 years of age. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... June Pointer, as shown on the cover of her self-titled 1989 album June Antoinette Pointer Whitmore (November 30, 1953 — April 11, 2006) was an American vocalist best known for her work with The Pointer Sisters. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... (Legend) Dr. Rajkumar (Kannada:ಡಾ. ರಾಜ್‌ಕುಮಾರ್‌, Real Name: Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju Kannada:ಸಿಂಗನಲ್ಲೂರು ಪುಟ್ಟಸ್ವಾಮಯ್ಯ ಮುತ್ತುರಾಜು, April 24, 1928—April 12, 2006) was the most popular actor in Kannada film industry. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rev. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dame Muriel Spark, DBE (February 1, 1918 – April 13, 2006) was a leading Scottish novelist. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Louise Smith (born July 31, 1916 in [[Barnesville, Georgia|Barnesville] was tied for the second woman to race in NASCAR at the top level. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Calum Kennedy (1928–15 April 2006) was a Scottish singer. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Lyall (24 February 1940 - 18 April 2006) was an English footballer and manager. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Scott Crossfield Albert Scott Crossfield (October 2, 1921—), normally referred to as Scott Crossfield, grew up in California and Washington. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anna Esther Svidersky (April 26, 1988 – April 20, 2006) was a teenager who lived in the U.S. city of Vancouver, Washington, and was murdered while working in a McDonalds restaurant, by schizophrenic sex offender David Barton Sullivan. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Telê Santana da Silva, usually known as Telê Santana (born June 26, 1931 in Itabirito, Minas Gerais - died April 21, 2006 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais), was a Brazilian football manager and former player. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alida Valli (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), sometimes simply credited as Valli, was an Italian actress. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wing Commander Johnny Checketts DSO DFC (20 February 1912 - 24 April 2006) was a World War 2 Flying ace. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nasreen Pervin Huq. ... Jan. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Brian Leslie Labone (23 January 1940 – 24 April 2006) played football for Everton between 1958 and 1971. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Steve Atanas Stavro (born Manoli Stavroff Sholdas) CM (September 27, 1927 – April 24, 2006) was a Canadian businessman, grocery store magnate, horse breeder and sports team owner. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rabbi Moshe (Moses) Teitelbaum (November 1, 1914 – April 24, 2006) was a Hasidic rebbe and the world leader of the Satmar Hasidim, which is believed to be today the largest Hasidic community in the world, with some 100,000 followers. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jane Jacobs, OC, O.Ont (May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an American-born Canadian urbanist, writer and activist. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter John Law (1 April 1948 – 25 April 2006) was a Welsh politician. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Kenneth Galbraith John Kenneth Galbraith (October 15, 1908–April 29, 2006) was an influential Canadian-American economist. ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

May

• May 2 - Louis Rukeyser, American television host (b. 1933)
• May 3 - Karel Appel, Dutch painter (b. 1921)
• May 3 - Pramod Mahajan, Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician and strategist (b. 1949)
• May 3 - Earl Woods, American athlete and father of Tiger Woods (b. 1932)
• May 6 - Lillian Asplund, last American survivor of the Titanic disaster (b. 1906)
• May 6 - Shigeru Kayano, Japanese activist (b. 1926)
• May 7 - Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (b. 1943)
• May 7 - Steve Bender, German musician (Dschinghis Khan) (b. 1946)
• May 8 - Iain MacMillan, British photographer (b. 1938)
• May 10 - Val Guest, British film director (b. 1911)
• May 10 - Soraya, Colombian-born singer and musician (b. 1969)
• 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 13 - Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American R&B singer (b. 1949)
• 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, choreographer, and songwriter (b. 1909)
• May 22 - Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organisation (b. 1945)
• May 23 - Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (b. 1921)
• May 24 - Anderson Mazoka, Zambian politician (b. 1943)
• May 24 - Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician (b. 1930)
• May 25 - Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer and songwriter (b. 1941)
• May 25 - Tobías Lasser, Venezuelan botanist (b. 1911)
• May 25 - Kari S. Tikka, Finnish professor (b. 1944)
• May 26 - Édouard Michelin, French businessman (b. 1963)
• May 27 - Alex Toth, American comic book artist and cartoonist (b. 1928)
• May 29 - Masumi Okada, Japanese actor (b. 1935)
• May 30 - Shohei Imamura, Japanese film director (b. 1926)
• May 30 - David Lloyd, New Zealand biologist (b. 1938)

is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Louis Richard Rukeyser (born January 30, 1933) is a U.S. business columnist, economic commentator, and newscaster. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Karel Appel (born April 25, 1921) is a painter, born in Amsterdam. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pramod Venkatesh Mahajan (प्रमोद वेंकटेश महाजन in Devanagari) (30 October 1949 – 3 May 2006) [1] was a prominent Indian politician. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , translation: Indian Peoples Party), created in 1980, is a major right wing Indian political party. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Earl Woods (March 5, 1932 – May 3, 2006) was a pioneering African-American athlete, a Green Beret lieutenant colonel, and the father of golfer Tiger Woods. ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 ) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lillian Gertrud Asplund (October 21, 1906, Worcester, Massachusetts – May 6, 2006, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts) was the last American (Swedish American) survivor of the Titanic disaster. ... For other uses, see Titanic (disambiguation). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Shigeru Kayano ) (June 15, 1926 – May 6, 2006) was one of the last native speakers of Japanese Ainu language and a leading figure in the Ainu ethnic movement in Japan. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Carleton Richard Carleton (born 1943 in Bowral, New South Wales, died 7 May 2006 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania) was an Australian television journalist most noted for his work on 60 Minutes. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Steve Karl-Heinz Bender (born November 2, 1946 in Mainz, Germany, died May 7, 2006) was a former disco musical performer and record producer. ... For the song of the same name, see Dschinghis Khan (song). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Iain MacMillan (October 20, 1938-May 8, 2006) was a British Photographer best known for taking the cover of The Beatles Abbey Road, easily one of the most recognizable album covers in music history. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Val Guest (December 11, 1911 – May 10, 2006) was a British film director, best known for his science-fiction films for Hammer Film Productions in the 1950s, but who also enjoyed a long, varied and active career in the film industry from the early 1930s up until the early 1980s. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of this term see Soraya. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Album cover for Slow Yossi Banai (circa 1932 – May 11, 2006) was an Israeli performer, singer and dramatist. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jaroslav Jan Pelikan (17 December 1923 – 13 May 2006) was one of the worlds leading scholars in the history of Christianity and medieval intellectual history. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Johnnie Wilder, Jr. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jorge Raúl Porcel De Peralta (born September 7, 1936) is a comedy actor from Argentina. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Album Cover Freddie and the Dreamers were a British musical band who had a number of hit records in 1963 and 1964. ... Freddie and the Dreamers were a British musical band who had a number of hit records between May 1963 and November 1965. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Katherine Dunham in 1956 Katherine Mary Dunham (22 June 1909 – 21 May 2006) was an African-American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, author, educator and activist who was trained as an anthropologist. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lee Jong-wook (12 April 1945, Seoul, South Korea – 22 May 2006, Geneva), was the Director-General of the World Health Organization. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anderson Mazoka (22 March 1943 – 24 May 2006) was a Zambian politician and president of the United Party for National Development (UPND), the countrys main opposition party. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... MichaÅ‚ Å»yczkowski (b. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Desmond Dekker (July 16, 1941 – May 25, 2006) was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tobías Lasser (born in Agua Larga, Falcón State, Venezuela, May 24, 1911 and dies in Caracas, Venezuela, May 25, 2006), was a recognized Venezuelan botanist, being a fundamental pillar in the creation of the Botanical Garden of Caracas, the School of Biology and the Faculty of Sciences of... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kari Sulo Tikka (born 21 August 1944 in Lahti - died 25 May 2006 in Helsinki) was a Finnish legal scholar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Édouard Michelin (August 13, 1963 - May 26, 2006), managing partner and CEO of the Michelin Group. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Space Ghost, one of Toth’s most famous designs. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Okada Masumi Masumi Okada (22 September, 1935 - 29 May 2006Japanese: 岡田真澄, Okada Masumi) was a Japanese actor. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Shohei Imamura (今村 昌平 Imamura Shōhei) (born 15 September 1926 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film director. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... David Lloyd (c. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

June

• June 1 - Rocio Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
• June 6 - Arnold Newman, American photographer (b. 1918)
• June 6 - Billy Preston, American artist and musician (b. 1946)
• June 6 - Hilton Ruiz, Puerto Rican jazz pianist (b. 1952)
• June 7 - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Jordanian militant (b. 1966)
• June 7 - John Tenta, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1963)
• June 11 - Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (b. 1944)
• June 12 - Chakufwa Chihana, Malawi politician (b. 1939)
• June 12 - György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (b. 1923)
• June 12 - Kenneth Thomson, Canadian businessman and art collector (b. 1923)
• June 13 - Charles Haughey, Prime Minister of Ireland (b. 1925)
• June 13 - Hiroyuki Iwaki, Japanese conductor and percussionist (b. 1932)
• 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 - Gica Petrescu, Romanian musician (b. 1915)
• June 18 - Chris and Cru Kahui, infant twin brothers murdered in New Zealand (b. 2006)
• June 23 - Aaron Spelling, American television producer (b. 1923)
• June 24 - Patsy Ramsey, Mother of slain 6-year-old JonBenet (b. 1956)
• June 25 - Arif Mardin, Turkish-born music producer (b. 1932)
• June 25 - Jaap Penraat, Dutch architect and resistance fighter (b. 1918)
• June 30 - Mohamed Haneef, Maldivian Politician and former Vice-President of Islamic Democratic Party of Maldives (b. 1946)
• June 30 - Robert Gernhardt, German satirist (b. 1937)

is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rocío Mohedano Jurado (September 18, 1944 - ) is a Spanish singer and actress born in Chipiona, Cádiz. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Arnold Newmans portrait of artist Edward John Stevens, Jr. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hilton Ruiz (May 29, 1952 - June 6, 2006) was an American jazz pianist in the Afro-Cuban mold, but was also a talented bebop player. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikinews has related news: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed in airstrike Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Arabic: , , Abu Musab from Zarqa)) (October 20, 1966 – June 7, 2006), born as Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh (Arabic: , )was a Jordanian who ran a militant training camp in Afghanistan. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Anthony Tenta (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as Earthquake. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Neroli Susan Fairhall (born on August 26, 1944 in Christchurch, died June 11, 2006) was a New Zealand athlete, who was the first paraplegic competitor in the Olympic Games. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Chakufwa Chihana was a Malawian trade unionist and politician. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... “Ligeti” redirects here. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kenneth Roy Thomson, born September 1, 1923 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet and a businessman and art collector. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Charles Haughey Charles James Charlie Haughey (Irish: ; 16 September 1925–13 June 2006) was the sixth Taoiseach of Ireland. ... The Taoiseach (plural: Taoisigh) or, more formally, An Taoiseach, is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet1. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hiroyuki Iwaki (born 6 September 1932) is a Japanese conductor. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jean Roba (July 28, 1930 - June 14, 2006) was a Belgian comics author from the Marcinelle school. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Raymond Devos (November 9, 1922, Mouscron, Belgium - June 15, 2006, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, Yvelines, France [1]) was a French humorist, stand-up comedian and clown. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cláudio Besserman Vianna, the famous comedian Bussunda (photo taken by José Cruz/ABr). ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gică Petrescu (2 April 1915 – 18 June 2006) was a prolific Romanian folk and pop music writer and performer. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikinews has news related to: Twin babies in NZ foster home die of head injuries Christopher Arepa and Cru Omeka Kahui (20 March 2006[1] – 18 June 2006) were two New Zealand infants from a Māori family who died in Aucklands Starship Childrens Hospital after being admitted... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Patricia Patsy Ramsey (née Paugh) (December 29, 1956 — June 24, 2006), was the mother of JonBenét Ramsey, a 6-year-old American beauty pageant contestant who was murdered in her Boulder, Colorado home on December 26, 1996. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 - June 25, 2006) was a renowned Turkish-American music producer, who worked with a wide range of artists, across many different styles and genres of music. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jaap Penraat (Amsterdam, April 11, 1918 - Catskill, June 25, 2006) was a Dutch resistance fighter during the Second World War. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) is a political party from the Maldives. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Gernhardt (December 13, 1937) German writer and painter who was born in Reval, Estonia. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

July

• July 1 - Ryutaro Hashimoto, 53rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1937)
• July 1 - Fred Trueman, English cricketer (b. 1931)
• July 3 - Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist (b. 1941)
• July 5 - Gert Fredriksson, Swedish kayaker (b. 1919)
• July 5 - Kenneth Lay, American businessman (b. 1942)
• July 6 - Kasey Rogers, American actress, author, and biker (b. 1925)
• 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 (b. 1946)
• July 7 - John Money, Sexologist (b. 1921)
• 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 11 - John Spencer, British snooker player (b. 1935)
• July 13 - Red Buttons, American actor and comedian (b. 1919)
• July 16 - Bob Orton, American wrestler (b. 1929)
• 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 20 - Ted Grant, British politician (b. 1913)
• July 21 - Ta Mok, Cambodian military leader (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 Brazilian actor and playwright (b.1934)
• July 25 - Hani Mohsin, Malaysian actor (b. 1965)
• July 28 - David Gemmell, British author (b. 1948)
• July 30 - Murray Bookchin, American libertarian socialist (b. 1921)

is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ryutaro Hashimoto (橋本龍太郎 Hashimoto Ryūtarō, July 29, 1937 - July 1, 2006) was a Japanese politician who served as the 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan from January 11, 1996 to July 30, 1998. ... Emblem of the Office of Prime Minister of Japan Kantei, Official residence of PM The Prime Minister of Japan ) is the usual English-language term used for the head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime Minister of the Cabinet. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE (February 6, 1931 – July 1, 2006) was a Yorkshire and England cricketer, regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... {vfd} Joseph Goguen - an independent thinker. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gert Fredriksson (born November 21, 1919, Nyköping, Sweden) is a Swedish Kayaker. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kenneth Lee Ken Lay (April 15, 1942 – July 5, 2006) was an American businessman, best known for his role in the widely-reported corruption scandal that led to the downfall of Enron Corporation. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kasey Rogers (December 15, 1925 - July 6, 2006) was an American actress. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tom Weir Tom Weir (December 29, 1914 - July 7, 2006) was a Scottish climber, author and broadcaster. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rudi Carrell (December 19, 1934 in Alkmaar, Netherlands — July 7, 2006 in Bremen, Germany), born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar, was a Dutch entertainer. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John William Money, Ph. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... June Allyson (October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006) was an American film and television actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Catherine Leroy (b. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Shamil Basayev (Russian: ) (January 14, 1965 – July 10, 2006) was a militant Islamist and a leader of the Chechen separatist movement. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ross Marlo Lence, Ph. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Spencer (18 June 1935 - 11 July 2006) was an English snooker player who dominated the game in the 1970s along with Ray Reardon. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Red Buttons (February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was the stage name of American comedian and actor Aaron Chwatt. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Dale Orton Sr. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Morrison Spillane (March 9, 1918 – July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American author of crime novels, many featuring his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Raul Christiano Machado Cortez (August 28, 1932 – July 18, 2006) was a Brazilian actor. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jack Warden (September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an American actor. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lim Kim San (born November 30, 1916) Lim Kim San was credited for leading the successful public housing program in Singapore in early 1960s and easing the acute housing shortage problem at that time. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward (Ted) Grant (born July 9, 1913) is a Trotskyist politician. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ta Mok Ta Mok, which means Grandfather Mok in Khmer, was the nom de guerre of Chhit Choeun (c. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Makoto Iwamatsu (マコ 岩松, also 岩松 信 Iwamatsu Makoto, December 10, 1933 – July 21, 2006) was an Academy Award-nominated Japanese American actor. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... José Antonio Delgado José Antonio Delgado Sucre (May 13, 1965 — July 22, 2006) was the first Venezuelan mountaineer to reach the summit of five eight-thousanders. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gianfrancesco Sigfrido Benedetto Marinenghi de Guarnieri is an actor and dramatist born in Milan on August 6, 1934. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hani Mohsin (18 June 1965- 25 July 2006) was a Malaysian celebrity, actor and host of TV gameshow Roda Impian, the Malaysian version of Wheel of Fortune. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... David Andrew Gemmell (August 1, 1948–July 28, 2006) was a popular UK fantasy writer and occasional historical fictionalist. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Murray Bookchin[1] (born January 14, 1921) is an American libertarian socialist speaker and writer, and founder of the Social Ecology school of anarchist and ecological thought. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

August

Alfredo Stroessner, Dictator of Paraguay

• August 2 - Luisel Ramos, Uruguayan model (b. 1984)
• August 3 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-born soprano (b. 1915)
• August 3 - Arthur Lee, American musician (b. 1945)
• August 6 - Hirotaka Suzuoki, Japanese Seiyu (b. 1950)
• August 9 - James van Allen, American physicist (b. 1914)
• August 11 - Mike Douglas, American entertainer (b. 1925)
• August 13 - Tony Jay, English-born actor (b. 1933)
• August 13 - Payao Poontarat, Thai boxer (b. 1957)
• August 15 - Te Atairangi Kaahu, Maori queen (b. 1931)
• August 15 - Faas Wilkes, former Dutch football player(b. 1923)
• August 16 - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (b. 1912)
• August 20 - Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (b. 1911)
• August 20 - Cpl Bryan Budd VC, British soldier (Afghanistan). (b. 1977)
• August 21 - Bismillah Khan, Indian musician (b. 1916)
• August 21 - S. Yizhar, Israeli writer (b. 1916)
• August 23 - Maynard Ferguson, Canadian musician and bandleader (b. 1928)
• August 23 - Wolfgang Priklopil, Austrian kidnapper of Natascha Kampusch (b. 1962)
• 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 Prize laureate (b. 1911)
• August 30 - Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon, New Zealand jurist and member of the British House of Lords (b. 1926)

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Arthur Lee (March 7, 1945 – August 3, 2006) was the frontman, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of the Los Angeles psychedelic band Love, best known for the critically acclaimed 1967 album, Forever Changes. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hirotaka Suzuoki ) (March 6, 1950 - August 6, 2006) was a male seiyū and actor from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who graduated from Tokyo Keizai University. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... James Van Allen at National Air & Space Museum (NASM), 1981, Photo courtesy of NASM. Explorer I model and Pioneer H probe in background James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914 – August 9, 2006) was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tony Jay (February 2, 1933 - August 13, 2006) was an English/American actor. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Payao Poontarat (October 18, 1957 - August 13, 2006, Thai: ) was a Thai boxer who, at the age of 18, won the bronze medal in the mens Light Flyweight (-48 kg) category at the 1976 Summer Olympics, the first olympic medal won by a Thai sportsman ever. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Te Atairangi Kaahu is the reigning Māori Queen, elected in 1966 following the passing of her father, Koroki. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Servaas Faas Wilkes (born October 13, 1923 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch football (soccer) player. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda, whose name is also spelled Strössner or Strößner, (November 3, 1912, Encarnación - August 16, 2006, Brasília) served as President of Paraguay from 1954 to 1989. ... This is a list of Presidents of Paraguay and holders of its predecessor offices. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... With the U.S. fleet off Iwo Jima in the background, Joe Rosenthal strikes a pose on the summit of Mount Suribachi Joe Rosenthal (October 9, 1911 – August 20, 2006) was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Victoria Cross Bryan James Budd VC, (16 July 1977 - 20 August 2006) was a Corporal in the 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) of the British Army. ... For other uses, see Victoria Cross (disambiguation). ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahib playing the shehnai The legendary Indian shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahib is the third classical musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna (in 2001), the highest civilian honour in India. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Yizhar Smilansky (born 27 September 1916), better known by his pen name S. Yizhar, is an Israeli writer and a great innovator in modern Hebrew literature. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Maynard Ferguson (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpet player and bandleader. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wolfgang Priklopil (14 May 1962 in Hainburg - 23 August 2006 in Vienna) was an Austrian communications technician. ... Natascha Kampusch (born 1988 in Vienna) is an Austrian teenager who was abducted at the age of 10 on 2 March 1998, and remained in custody of her kidnapper, Wolfgang Priklopil, for more than eight years, until she escaped on 23 August 2006. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rainer Candidus Barzel (born June 20, 1924 in Braunsberg, East Prussia)) is a German CDU Politician. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Clyde Leopold Walcott (born 17 January 1926 in St. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hrishikesh Mukherjee is one of the most famous Indian film directors. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was an acclaimed Canadian-born actor from Hollywoods Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Egyptian novelist. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Robin Brunskill Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon of Wellington in New Zealand and of Cambridge in the County of Cambridgeshire. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

September

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin

• September 1 - György Faludy, Hungarian poet (b. 1910)
• September 2 - Charlie Williams, British comedian (b. 1927)
• September 2 - Bob Mathias, American athlete (b. 1930)
• September 2 - Willi Ninja, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)
• September 4 - Steve Irwin (a.k.a "The Crocodile Hunter," Australian environmentalist and television personality (killed by stingray) (b. 1962)
• September 4 - Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer (b. 1942)
• September 4 - Colin Thiele, Australian author and educator (b. 1920)
• September 7 - Robert Earl Jones, American stage and film actor (b. (1910)
• September 8 - Hilda Bernstein, English-born author, artist, and activist (b. 1915)
• September 8 - Peter Brock, Australian race car driver (b. 1945)
• September 9 - Richard Burmer, American composer and musician (b. 1955)
• September 9 - William B. Ziff, Jr., American publishing executive (b. 1930)
• September 10 - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (b. 1918)
• September 11 - Joachim Fest, German historian and journalist (b. 1926)
• September 11 - Johannes Bob van Benthem, Dutch lawyer (b. 1921)
• September 13 - Ann Richards, American politician (b. 1933)
• September 14 - Elizabeth Choy, Singaporean World War II hero (b. 1910)
• September 14 -Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-born actor and bodybuilder (b. 1926)
• September 15 - Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist (b. 1929)
• September 15 - Abe Saffron, Australian nightclub owner and property developer (b. 1920)
• September 16 - Rob Levin, American computer programmer (b. 1955)
• September 17 - Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite, sister of John F. Kennedy (b. 1924)
• September 17 - Dorothy C. Stratton, Director of the United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve (b. 1899)
• September 19 - Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist (b. 1950)
• September 19 - Hugh Kawharu, New Zealand academic and Māori chief (b. 1927)
• September 20 - Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (b. 1932)
• September 20 - John W. Peterson, American composer (b. 1921)
• September 23 - Malcolm Arnold, English composer (b. 1921)
• September 23 - Aladár Pege, Hungarian musician (b. 1939)
• September 24 - Tetsuro Tamba, Japanese actor (b. 1922)
• September 26 - Byron Nelson, American golfer (b. 1912)
• September 26 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American propagandist for Japan in World War II (b. 1916)
• September 29 - Michael A. Monsoor, a United States Navy SEAL killed in Iraq and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
• September 29 - Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1915)
• September 29 - Jan Werner Danielsen, Norwegian musician (b. 1976)

Image File history File links Steve-Irwin. ... Image File history File links Steve-Irwin. ... The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. ... For the rugby league footballer of the same name, see Steve Irwin (rugby league). ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... György Faludy or George Faludy (September 22, 1910, Budapest - September 1, 2006, Budapest) was a Hungarian-Jewish poet, writer and translator. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charlie Williams MBE (23 December 1928—2 September 2006) was a black English professional footballer and stand-up comedian. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 - September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and United States Congressman. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Willi Ninja (born William Leake in 1961) was a gay African-American dancer and choreographer best known for his appearance in the documentary film Paris is Burning. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the rugby league footballer of the same name, see Steve Irwin (rugby league). ... The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. ... For other uses, see Stingray (disambiguation). ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Giacinto Facchetti. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Colin Thiele (born 1920 in Eudunda, South Australia) is an Australian author and educator, best known for his award winning childrens fiction. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Earl Jones (February 3, 1910 - September 7, 2006) was an American actor and the father of actor James Earl Jones. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hilda Bernstein (May 15, 1915 – September 8, 2006) was an author, artist, and an activist against apartheid and for womens rights. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named Peter Brock, see Peter Brock (disambiguation). ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard S. Burmer (born September 19, 1955 in Owosso, Michigan - died September 9, 2006 in Saginaw, Michigan) was an American composer, engineer, sound designer and musician. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... William B. Ziff, Jr. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikinews has news related to: King of Tonga dies, aged 88 Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (4 July 1918 – 10 September 2006), GCMG (1977); GCVO (1970); KBE (1958); son of Queen Sālote Tupou III and her consort Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi, was the king of Tonga... The following monarchs have reigned since the constitutional role of the Tongan monarchy was set forth in 1875, (see Line of succession to the Tongan Throne): King George Tupou I (1875-1893) King George Tupou II (1893-1918) Queen Salote Tupou III (1918-1965) King Taufaahau Tupou IV (1965... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Joachim Clemens Fest (December 8, 1926–September 11, 2006), German historian, journalist, critic and editor, is best known for his writings and public commentary on Nazi Germany, including an important biography of Adolf Hitler and books about Albert Speer and the German Resistance. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Johannes Bob van Benthem (1921 - September 11, 2006, The Hague, Netherlands [1]) was a Dutch lawyer. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the American politician/teacher, for the Australian-American actress, see Ann Richards (actress). ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth Choy Su-Moi OBE (Chinese: 蔡杨素梅, born Yong Su Mei, 29 November 1910 — 14 September 2006), was a Hakka Chinese born in Kudat, Sabah in North Borneo. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Oriana Fallaci Oriana Fallaci (born July 29, 1930) is an Italian journalist , author, and political interviewer. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Abraham Gilbert (Abe) Saffron (6 October 1919 - 15 September 2006), was an Australian nightclub owner and property developer who was widely reputed to have been one of the major figures in Australian organised crime in the latter half of the 20th century. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Levin (December 16, 1955 – September 15, 2006), also known as lilo, was the founder of the Freenode IRC network and Executive Director of the PDPC charity that helped fund freenode. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Patricia Kennedy Lawford For other persons named Patricia Kennedy, see Patricia Kennedy (disambiguation). ... John Kennedy and JFK redirect here. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dorothy Constance Stratton (b. ... USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk USCG HC-130H departs Mojave USCG HC-130H on International Ice Patrol duties The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is at all times a branch of the U.S. military, a maritime law enforcement agency, and a federal regulatory body. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Roy Schuiten (born 16 December 1950 in Zandvoort - death 19 September 2006 in Praia do Corveiro) was a Dutch track and road racer. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Emeritus Professor Sir (Ian) Hugh Kawharu ONZ FRSNZ (1927- ) is a distinguished Maori academic and Ngati Whatua leader. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Armin Jordan (9 April 1932 – 20 September 2006), was a Swiss conductor. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John W. Peterson (November 1, 1921 – September 20, 2006) was a songwriter who had a major influence on evangelical Christian music in the 1950s through the 1970s. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Malcolm Arnold Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold, CBE (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006) was an English composer. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aladár Pege Aladár Pege (8 October 1939 - 23 September 2006), was a jazz musician from Hungary. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tetsuro Tamba in You Only Live Twice. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Personal Information Birth February 4, 1912 Waxahachie, Texas Death September 26, 2006 Roanoke, Texas Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Iva Toguri Iva Toguri DAquino (July 4, 1916 – September 26, 2006), a Japanese-American, was most identified with Tokyo Rose, a generic name given by Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II to any of approximately a dozen English-speaking female broadcasters of Japanese propaganda. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Petty Officer Second Class Michael Anthony Monsoor (April 5, 1981 – September 29, 2006) was a U.S. Navy SEAL killed during the Iraq War and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. ... USN redirects here. ... // Look up seal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Posthumous means after death. ... The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Arnold Hadlee (born 4 June 1915 in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand) is a former cricketer and Test match captain. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan Werner Danielsen is a Norwegian singer famous for his talented voice. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

October

Jane Wyatt, Famous actress in Gentleman's Agreement

• October 6 - Buck O'Neil, American baseball player (b. 1911)
• October 6 - Wilson Tucker, American writer (b. 1914)
• October 7 - Anna Politkovskaya, American-born Russian journalist (b. 1958)
• October 8 - Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1975)
• October 9 - Paul Hunter, British snooker player (b. 1978)
• October 10 - Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist (b. 1932)
• October 11 - Cory Lidle, American baseball player (b. 1972)
• October 14 - Nancy Lynn, American aviator (b. 1956)
• October 14 - Freddy Fender, American singer (b. 1937)
• October 16 - Lister Sinclair, Canadian broadcaster and playwright (b. 1921)
• October 16 - Valentín Paniagua, President of Peru (b. 1936)
• October 18 - Anna Russell, British-born comedian and music satirist (b. 1911)
• October 20 - Jane Wyatt, American actress (b. 1910)
• October 21 - Sandy West, American musician (b. 1959)
• October 24 - Enolia McMillan, American first female president of the NAACP (b. 1904)
• October 28 - Red Auerbach, American basketball coach and official (b. 1917)
• October 28 - Trevor Berbick, Jamaican boxer (b. 1955)
• October 30 - Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist (b. 1926)
• October 31 - Pieter Willem Botha, former State President of South Africa (b. 1916)

Gentlemans Agreement is a 1947 film about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who falsely represents himself as a Jew to research anti-semitism in the affluent community of Darien, Connecticut. ... is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Buck ONeil during a baseball game John Jordan Buck ONeil (November 13, 1911 – October 6, 2006) was an American first baseman and manager in Negro league baseball, most notably in the Negro American League with the Kansas City Monarchs. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wilson Tucker (born 1914) is an American science fiction writer and fan. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya (Russian: ; 30 August 1958 – 7 October 2006) was a Russian journalist and human rights activist well known for her opposition to the Chechen conflict and the Putin administration. ... Jan. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mark Porter (October 2, 1974 - October 8, 2006) was a New Zealand racing driver who competed in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar touring car racing series in Australia. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikinews has news related to: Snooker player Paul Hunter dies of cancer, age 27 Paul Alan Hunter (14 October 1978 – 9 October 2006) was an English professional snooker player. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael (Mike) John Rogers (5 October 1932–10 October 2006) was an English ornithologist and Honorary Secretary to the British Birds Rarities Committee. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cory Fulton Lidle (March 22, 1972 – October 11, 2006) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nancy A. Lynn (~1956 - 14 October 2006) was born in Dayton, Ohio and is a graduate of Denison University. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Freddy Fender Freddy Fender (June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006), born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas, USA, was a Mexican-American Tejano, country, and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lister S. Sinclair, OC, MA , LL.D (1921 - October 16, 2006) was a Canadian broadcaster and playwright. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Valentín Paniagua Corazao (b. ... List of presidents of Peru : The Independence War 1821-1822: José de San Martín 1822-1823: José de La Mar 1823: Manuel Salazar y Baquíjano 1823: José de la Riva Agüero 1823-1824: José Bernardo de Tagle 1824-1826: Simón Bolívar 1826-1827: Andrés... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anna Claudia Russell-Brown (born 27 December 1911 in London) is an English singer and comedian. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jane Waddington Wyatt (August 12, 1910 – October 20, 2006) was an American actress in films and television. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sandy West (July 10, 1959–October 21, 2006) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and drummer. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Enolia Pettigen McMillan (October 20, 1904 - October 24, 2006) was the first female national president of the NAACP. Born Enolia Virginia Pettigen in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Elizabeth Fortune Pettigen and John Pettigen, Enolia Pettigen attended Frederick Douglass High School and later Howard University with the help of... The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is one of the oldest and most influential hate organizations in the United States. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Arnold Jacob Red Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was a highly successful and influential basketball coach of the BAA Washington Nationals, the NBA Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the NBA Boston Celtics. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Trevor Berbick Trevor Berbick (August 1, 1955 – October 28, 2006) was a Jamaican heavyweight boxer whose professional career spanned 1976 until 2000. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pieter Willem Botha (January 12, 1916 – October 31, 2006), commonly known as PW and Die Groot Krokodil (Afrikaans for The Big Crocodile), was the prime minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and the first executive state president from 1984 to 1989. ... From 1961 to 1994, South Africas head of state was called the State President or Staatspresident in Afrikaans. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

November

Bülent Ecevit, Turkish politician

Ferenc Puskás, famous Hungarian footballer

• November 1 - Adrienne Shelly, American actress & director (b. 1966)
• November 1 - William Styron, American writer (b. 1925)
• November 2 - Adrien Douady, French mathematician (b. 1935)
• November 2 - Wally Foreman, Australian sports commentator (b. 1948)
• November 3 - Paul Mauriat, French musician (b. 1925)
• November 4 - Frank Arthur Calder, Canadian politician (b. 1915)
• November 4 - Sergi López Segú, Spanish footballer (b. 1967)
• November 5 - Mustafa Bülent Ecevit, Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist (b. 1925)
• November 5 - Samuel Bowers, American Ku Klux Klansman and convicted killer (b. 1924)
• November 7 - Bryan Pata, American college football player (b. 1984)
• November 8 - Basil Poledouris, American composer (b. 1945)
• November 9 - Ed Bradley, American journalist (b. 1941)
• November 10 - Gerald Levert, American singer (b. 1966)
• November 10 - Jack Palance, American actor (b. 1919)
• November 11 - Belinda Emmett, Australian actress and singer (b. 1974)
• November 15 - Ana Carolina Reston, Brazilian fashion model (b. 1985)
• November 16 - Milton Friedman, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
• November 17 - Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer (b. 1927)
• November 17 - Bo Schembechler, American football coach (b. 1929)
• November 17 - Ruth Brown, American singer (b. 1928)
• November 20 - Robert Altman, American film director (b. 1925)
• November 20 - Andre Waters, American football player (b. 1962)
• November 21 - Pierre Amine Gemayel, Lebanese politician (b. 1972)
• November 22 - John Allan Cameron, Canadian musician (b. 1938)
• November 23 - Alexander Litvinenko, Russian-born spy (polonium-210 poisoning) (b. 1962)
• November 23 - Philippe Noiret, French actor (b. 1930)
• November 23 - Anita O'Day, American singer (b. 1919)
• November 23 - Willie Pep, American boxer (b. 1922)
• November 24 - Walter Booker, American jazz bassist (b. 1933)
• November 24 - Juice Leskinen, Finnish singer and songwriter (b. 1950)
• November 25 - Leo Chiosso, Italian poet (b. 1920)
• November 25 - Valentin Elizalde, Mexican singer (b. 1979)
• November 25 - Phyllis Fraser Cerf Wagner, American actress, journalist and publisher (b. 1916)
• November 26 - Dave Cockrum, American comic book artist (b. 1943)
• November 27 - Alan Freeman, Australian-born broadcaster and disc jockey (b. 1927)

Image File history File links Puskas_Ferenc. ... Image File history File links Puskas_Ferenc. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Adrienne Shelly (June 24, 1966[1] or June 30, 1966[2] – November 1, 2006), sometimes credited as Adrienne Shelley and by her birth name, Adrienne Levine, was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... William Clark Styron, Jr. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Adrien Douady (1935-2006) was a French mathematician. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Wally John Foreman (1948 - November 2, 2006) OAM was a sports administrator and commentator for ABC Radio program Grandstand based in Perth, Western Australia. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Mauriat Paul Mauriat (Marseille, 4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006 in Perpignan) was a French orchestra leader, specializing in light music. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Arthur Calder, OC , OBC , L.Th , DD (born August 3, 1915) is an Aboriginal politician in Canada, and is the first status Indian to be elected to any Canadian parliament. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sergio Sergi López Segú (born 6 October 1967 in Granollers, near Barcelona - d. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (May 28, 1925–November 5, 2006; pronounced ), was a Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Samuel Holloway Bowers (photo [1]) (August 6, 1924, New Orleans – November 5, 2006, Mississippi) was a leader of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a militant Mississippi offshoot of the Ku Klux Klan. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bryan Sidney Pata (August 12, 1984 - November 7, 2006) was an American football defensive lineman for the Miami Hurricanes and was majoring in criminology. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Basil Poledouris (Greek: Βασίλης Πολεδούρης) (August 21, 1945 - November 8, 2006) was an American film composer. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward Rudolph Bradley, Jr. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gerald Levert (July 13, 1966 - November 10, 2006) was an American R&B singer, one of several from the musical Levert family. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jack Palance (February 18, 1919 - November 10, 2006) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Belinda Belle Jane Emmett (April 12, 1974 – November 11, 2006) was an Australian actress and singer. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ana Carolina Reston Ana Carolina Reston Macan (Jundiai June 4, 1985 – November 15, 2006) was a Brazilian fashion model of part Lebanese heritage. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Milton Friedman (July 31, 1912 – November 16, 2006) was an American Nobel Laureate economist and public intellectual. ... The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, commonly called the Nobel Prize in Economics, is a prize awarded each year for outstanding intellectual contributions in the field of economics. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Ferenc Puskás (April 2, 1927–November 17, 2006) (Hungarian: Puskás Ferenc, nickname Puskás Öcsi, Spanish: Ferenc Puskas Biro), was a legendary Hungarian football forward and coach. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Glenn Edward Bo Schembechler (April 1, 1929 – November 17, 2006) was an American college football coach best known as the head coach at the University of Michigan, where he coached the Wolverines from 1969 until 1989. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Ruth Brown (January 12, 1928–November 17, 2006) was an American R&B singer. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named Robert Altman, see Robert Altman (disambiguation). ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Andre Waters (March 10, 1962 – November 20, 2006) was an American defensive back in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals from 1984 to 1995. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pierre Amine Gemayel Pierre Amine Gemayel (Arabic: ‎; commonly known as Pierre Gemayel Jr. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Allan Cameron CM (16 December 1938 - 22 November 2006) was a Canadian folk singer, known as The Godfather of Celtic Music in Canada. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko (Russian: ) (30 August 1962[1][2] – 23 November 2006) was a lieutenant-colonel in the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, alleged agent of MI6[3] , and later a Russian dissident and writer. ... Polonium-210 is the most readily available isotope of Polonium. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Philippe Noiret (October 1, 1930 - November 23, 2006) was a French film actor. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anita ODay (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Booker (December 17, 1933 - November 24, 2006) was a American jazz musician. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pauli Matti Juhani Leskinen (born February 19, 1950 in Juankoski, Finland died October 25, 2006 in Tampere), better known as Juice Leskinen, is one of the most prominent Finnish singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leo Chiosso (Turin, 8 August 1920) was an Italian lyricist mostly known for his work with Fred Buscaglione. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Valentín Elizalde (February 1, 1979–November 25, 2006) was a Mexican popular banda music singer gunned down in an ambush. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Phyllis Fraser Cerf Wagner was an American actress, journalist, and childrens book publisher, and the co-founder of Beginner Books. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1 by Gil Kane & Cockrum, featuring characters Cockrum designed. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alan Fluff Freeman CBE (born July 6, 1927, Melbourne, Australia, died 27 November 2006 London, England) was a well-known disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

December

Augusto Pinochet, the 30th president of Chile

Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States

Saddam Hussein, executed by hanging

• December 3 - James Kim, American television personality (b. 1971)
• December 3 - Logan Whitehurst, American comedy singer (b. 1977)
• December 3 - Craig Hinton, British novelist (b. 1964)
• December 5 - David Bronstein, Soviet Union chess grandmaster (b. 1924)
• December 6 - John Feeney, New Zealand documentary film-director (b. 1922)
• December 7 - Jeane Kirkpatrick, American political theorist and U.N. ambassador (b. 1926)
• December 7 - J. B. Hunt, American trucking magnate (b. 1927)
• December 8 - Jose Uribe, Dominican Major League Baseball player (b. 1959)
• December 10 - Augusto Pinochet, Chilean dictator (b. 1915)
• December 12 - Paul Arizin, American basketball player (b. 1928)
• December 12 - Peter Boyle, American actor (b. 1935)
• December 12 - Raymond P. Shafer, American politician (b. 1917)
• December 13 - Lamar Hunt, American sports executive (b. 1932)
• December 13 - "Homesick" James Williamson, American blues musician (b. 1910)
• December 13 - Federico Crescentini, Sanmarinese football player (b. 1982)
• December 14 - Ahmet Ertegün, Turkish record executive (b. 1923)
• December 14 - Mike Evans, American actor (b. 1949)
• December 15 - Clay Regazzoni, Swiss race car driver (b. 1939)
• December 16 - Don Jardine, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1940)
• December 18 - Joseph Barbera, American animator (b. 1911)
• December 20 - Ma Ji, Chinese actor (b. 1934)
• December 21 - Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan (b. 1940)
• December 22 - Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (b. 1960)
• December 23 - Robert Stafford, American politician (b. 1913)
• December 23 - Dutch Mason, Canadian blues musician (b. 1938)
• December 23 - Marilyn Waltz, American actress, model, and Playboy playmate (b. 1931)
• December 24 - Braguinha, Brazilian songwriter (b. 1907)
• December 24 - Charlie Drake, English comedian (b. 1925)
• December 24 - Frank Stanton, American television executive (b. 1908)
• December 24 - Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian musician, composer, poet and comedian (b. 1961)
• December 25 - James Brown, American singer (b. 1933)
• December 26 - Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States (b. 1913)
• December 26 - Chris Brown, U.S. baseball player (b. 1961)
• December 30 - Saddam Hussein, 5th President of Iraq (b. 1937)
• December 30 - Antony Lambton, Viscount Lambton, British politician (b. 1922)

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 342 × 598 pixel Image in higher resolution (898 × 1571 pixel, file size: 692 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Augusto Pinochet de Civil, sacada por principios de los 90s Foto sacada por alguien en La Moneda, Pinochet posando, a su izquierda... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 342 × 598 pixel Image in higher resolution (898 × 1571 pixel, file size: 692 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Augusto Pinochet de Civil, sacada por principios de los 90s Foto sacada por alguien en La Moneda, Pinochet posando, a su izquierda... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (920x1181, 85 KB)Official White House Portrait of U.S. President Gerald Ford. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (920x1181, 85 KB)Official White House Portrait of U.S. President Gerald Ford. ... Image File history File links Iraq,_Saddam_Hussein_(222). ... Image File history File links Iraq,_Saddam_Hussein_(222). ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Korean guitar player, see Kim Se Hwang. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Logan Whitehurst (November 15, 1977 – December 3, 2006), was the drummer for the Northern California band Little Tin Frog from 1995 until 2000. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Craig Hinton (born 1964 in London) is an author most associated with his work for various spin-offs from the BBC Television series Doctor Who. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... David Bronstein David Ionovich Bronstein (Дави́д Ио́нович Бронште́йн) (February 19, 1924, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine – December 5, 2006, Minsk, Belarus) was renowned as a leading chess grandmaster and writer. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Two-time Academy Award nominee John Feeney (August 10, 1922 - December 6, 2006) was a director with the New Zealand National Film Unit, National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and in Egypt. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeane Kirkpatrick Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick (November 19, 1926 â€“ December 7, 2006) was an American ambassador and an ardent anticommunist. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Johnnie Bryan Hunt (February 28, 1927 - December 7, 2006), better known as J. B. Hunt, was a American entrepreneur who founded J.B. Hunt Transport Services, a major trucking and transportation company. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jose Altagracia Gonzalez Uribe (born January 21, 1959 in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic) played Major League Baseball from 1984, debuting with the St. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte[1] (November 25, 1915 – December 10, 2006) was President of Chile from 1974 to 1990, and was the President of the military junta from 1973 to 1981. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Joseph Arizin (April 9, 1928 – December 12, 2006), nicknamed Pitchin Paul, was an American basketball player who spent his entire National Basketball Association career with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1950 to 1962. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006)[1][2] was an Emmy Award-winning American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Raymond Philip Shafer (b. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lamar Hunt (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was a promoter of American football, soccer, tennis, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee of the first three sports halls of fame. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... James A. Williamson, known as Homesick James, (b. ... Blues music redirects here. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Federico Crescentini Federico Crescentini (13th April 1982 - 15th December 2006) was a soccer player, a defender for the tiny nation of San Marino, for whom he made six appearances. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ahmet Ertegün (July 31, 1923 – December 14, 2006) was the Turkish-American co-founder and executive of Atlantic Records, described as one of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry [1] . He also co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team of the North American Soccer League. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Jonas Evans (November 3, 1949 – December 14, 2006) (usually credited as Mike Evans), was an American actor and co-creator of the show Good Times with Eric Monte (Ralph Carters character Michael Evans was named after him). ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gianclaudio Giuseppe Clay Regazzoni (September 5, 1939 – December 15, 2006) was a Swiss racing car driver. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Don Jardine (born in 1940) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler from Moncton, New Brunswick. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph Roland Joe Barbera (March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... MÇŽ Jì (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; 1934–December 20, 2006), born MÇŽ Shùhuái (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ), was a famous xiangsheng actor in China. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow (February 19, 1940, Gypjak, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union – 21 December 2006), also commonly known by the romanization Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov of the Russian spelling Сапармурат Атаевич Ниязов of his Turkmen name, served as the head of state of Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. ... Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Turkmenistan local long form: none local short form: Turkmenistan former: Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic Data code: TX Government type: republic Capital: Ashgabat Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan declared its independence on October 27, 1991. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Elena Mukhina Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina (Russian:Елена Вячеславовна Мухина) (June 1, 1960-December 22, 2006) was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is a former Soviet gymnast who won the All-Around title at the 1978 World Championships at Strasbourg, France. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Theodore Stafford (born August 8, 1913) is a retired American politician from Vermont. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dutch Mason (19 February 1938 – 23 December 2006) was a Canadian musician from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Marilyn Waltz (born October 10, c. ... A Playmate is a female model featured in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga (March 29, 1907 – December 24, 2006), commonly known as Braguinha (Little Braga) or João de Barro, was a Brazilian songwriter and occasional singer. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charlie Drake (born Charles Edward Springall, on 19 June 1925, in South London) is an English comedian, actor, writer and singer. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Nicholas Stanton (March 20, 1908 – December 24, 2006) served as the president of CBS between 1946 and 1971 and then vice chairman until 1973. ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kenneth Sivertsen (Bømlo, January 16, 1961 – Bergen, December 24, 2006) was a Norwegian musician, composer, poet and comedian. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation). ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Christopher Chris Brown (Jackson, Mississippi, August 15, 1961 – December 26, 2006 in Houston, Texas) was a Major League Baseball player during the 1980s. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was the fifth President of Iraq and Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council from 1979 until his overthrow by US forces in 2003. ... The President of Iraq is Iraqs head of state. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthony Claud Frederick Lambton (born 10 July 1922) was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Berwick_upon_Tweed from 1951 until 1973, and a cousin of Sir Alec Douglas-Home, the former Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, and. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nobel Prizes

• Chemistry - Roger D. Kornberg.
• Economics - Edmund Phelps.
• Literature - Orhan Pamuk.
• Peace - Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank.
• Physics - John C. Mather, George F. Smoot.
• Physiology or Medicine - Andrew Z. Fire, Craig C. Mello.

This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... Roger D. Kornberg two days after his Nobel Prize was declared, at the felicitation at Stanford University held at Fairchild auditorium, in the same building complex where he works. ... The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, commonly called the Nobel Prize in Economics, is a prize awarded each year for outstanding intellectual contributions in the field of economics. ... Edmund Strother Phelps (born July 26, 1933 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American professor of economics at Columbia University, who was awarded the 2006 The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, commonly known as the Nobel Prize in Economics. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Ferit Orhan Pamuk (born on June 7, 1952 in Istanbul) is a Nobel Prize-winning Turkish novelist. ... The Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... For the Indian diplomat, see Mohammad Yunus (diplomat). ... The Grameen Bank (Bangla: গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance organization and community development bank started in Bangladesh that makes small loans (known as microcredit) to the impoverished without requiring collateral. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... John Cromwell Mather (b. ... George Smoot celebrating his Nobel Prize on October 3, 2006 at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. ... Emil Adolf von Behring was the first person to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on the treatment of diphtheria. ... Andrew Z. Fire Andrew Zachary Fire (born on April 27th 1959) is an American professor of pathology and of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. ... Craig C. Mello Craig Cameron Mello (born October 19, 1960 in Worcester, Massachusetts), is one of the laureates of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Andrew Z. Fire, for the discovery of RNA interference. ...

See also

• 21st century.

20XX redirects here. ...

Notes

Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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