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2006 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2034. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
2006 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 2006
- January 19, 2006 – The New Horizons probe is launched by NASA on the first mission to Pluto.
- January 28, 2006 – The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Chorzów/Katowice, Poland, collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others.
- January 29, 2006 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dog in Chinese astrology.
- February 16, 2006 – The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.
- February 24, 2006 – Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
- June 21, 2006 – Pluto’s newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
- July 5, 2006 – North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
- July 6, 2006 – The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
- December 4, 2006 – Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana.
- December 13, 2006 – Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is adopted.
Who Were Born On 2006?
- January 10, 2006 – Angelina Jordan, Norwegian child singer
- May 3, 2006 – Mutya Orquia, Filipina actress
- June 3, 2006 – Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau van Amsberg
- September 6, 2006 – Prince Hisahito of Akishino
- October 25, 2006 – Krista and Tatiana Hogan, Canadian conjoined twins