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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 29, 2006 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dog in Chinese astrology.
- February 4, 2006 – A stampede occurs in the PhilSports Arena near Manila, killing 71 people.
- March 10, 2006 – The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
- March 14, 2006 – Members of the Chadian military fail in an attempted coup d'état.
- March 28, 2006 – At least one million union members, students, and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government’s proposed First Employment Contract law.
- May 13, 2006 – São Paulo violence: A major rebellion occurs in several prisons in Brazil.
- June 5, 2006 – Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
- July 6, 2006 – The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
- August 23, 2006 – Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.
- December 18, 2006 – The first of a series of floods strikes Malaysia. The death toll of all flooding is at least 118, with over 400,000 people displaced.
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