2006

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2006 by topic:
News by month
Jan – Feb – Mar – Apr – May – Jun Jul – Aug – Sep – Oct – Nov – Dec
Arts
Architecture – Art – Comics – Film – Home video – Literature (Poetry) – Music (Country, Metal, UK) – Radio – Television
Politics
Elections – Int'l leaders – Politics – State leaders – Sovereign states
Science and technology
Archaeology – Aviation – Birding/Ornithology – Meteorology – Palaeontology – Rail transport – Science – Spaceflight
Sports
Sport – Athletics (Track and Field) – Australian Football League – Baseball – Football (soccer) – Cricket – Ice Hockey – Motorsport – Tennis – Rugby league
By place
Algeria – Argentina – Australia – Canada – People's Republic of China – Denmark – El Salvador – Egypt – European Union – France – Germany – India – Iraq – Iran – Ireland – Israel – Italy – Japan – Kenya – Lithuania – Luxembourg – Malaysia – Mexico – New Zealand – Norway – Pakistan – Palestinian territories – Philippines – Singapore – South Africa – South Korea – Spain – Sri Lanka – United Arab Emirates – United Kingdom – United States – Zimbabwe
Other topics
Awards – Games – Law – Religious leaders – Video gaming
Birth and death categories
Births – Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments – Disestablishments
Works and introductions categories
Works – Introductions [[\|v]] · [[\|d]] · e

2006 (MMVI) was a common year that started on a Sunday. In the Gregorian calendar, it was the 2006th year of the Common Era, or of Anno Domini; the 6th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century; and the 7th of the 2000s decade.

2006 was designated as:

International Year of Deserts and Desertification.^[1]
International Asperger's Year.
Year of Mozart, marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

January

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 6 – Lou Rawls, American singer (b. 1933)
January 7 – Heinrich Harrer, mountaineer, explorer and author (b. 1912)
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 21 – Ibrahim Rugova, first President of Kosovo (b. 1944)
January 24 – Chris Penn, American actor (b. 1965)
January 27 – Johannes Rau, President of Germany (b. 1931)
January 30 – Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1927)

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 – Peter Benchley, American writer (b. 1940)
February 12 – Ken Hart, American composer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1917)
February 13 – Andreas Katsulas, 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)

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