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2006 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
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Politics
Elections - Int'l leaders - Politics - State leaders
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Sports
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Birth and death categories
Births - Deaths
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Establishments - Disestablishments
Works category
Works

**2006 in other calendars**
Gregorian calendar	2006 MMVI
Ab urbe condita	2759
Armenian calendar	1455 ԹՎ ՌՆԾԵ
Chinese calendar	4702 – 4703 乙酉 – 丙戌
Ethiopian calendar	1998 – 1999
Hebrew calendar	5766 – 5767
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2061 – 2062
- Shaka Samvat	1928 – 1929
- Kali Yuga	5107 – 5108
Iranian calendar	1384 – 1385
Islamic calendar	1427 – 1428
Japanese calendar	Heisei 18

2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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Climate

The first half of 2006 has been tied with 1998 as the warmest for any year since the 1890s, indicating it may become the warmest year on record, which had already happened only a year earlier.

It has been designated:

The year of Aquarius, the Water Bearer in Western astrology. The next year for Aquarius will be in the year 2018.
The Year of the Dog in the Chinese calendar. The next year of the dog will be in the year 2018.
International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
The International Asperger's Year, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr Hans Asperger, discoverer of Asperger's Syndrome

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Events

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January

January 1 - Russia cuts natural gas to Ukraine over a price dispute.
January 2 - Fifteen are killed when the Bad Reichenhall ice rink roof in Germany collapses after heavy snowfall in the Bavarian Alps.
January 3 - Twelve deceased coal miners and 1 survivor are discovered in the Sago Mine Disaster near Buckhannon, West Virginia in the United States.
January 4 - Powers are transferred from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to his deputy, Vice Premier Ehud Olmert, after Sharon suffers a massive hemorrhagic stroke.
January 5 - A hotel in Makkah, 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 - U.K. Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy resigns after revelations that he has a drinking problem.
January 8 - A powerful, magnitude 6.9 earthquake epicentered off the coast of the Greek island of Kythera shakes much of Greece and is felt throughout the eastern Mediterranean basin. Only a few minor injuries and no significant damage are reported.
January 9 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 for the first time since June 7, 2001, closing at 11,011.90.
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 Muslim pilgrims.

New Horizons, the world's first probe to Pluto, is launched on January 19

January 14 - A natural gas explosion in a coal mine kills 8 in Romania.
January 15 - NASA's Stardust mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a comet.
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 Mozart.
January 28 - A trade hall roof collapses in Katowice, Poland, killing 65 people.

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February

February 1 - UAL Corp, United Airlines' parent company, emerges from bankruptcy after being in that position since December 9, 2002, the longest such filing in history.
February 5 - The Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10.
February 7 - An aging Egyptian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast.

The logo of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy

February 8- Four hundred four soldiers desert their barracks in East Timor (the start of the 2006 East Timor crisis).
February 8- The 48th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. The big winners of the night are U2 who sweep all 5 nominations. They beat out Mariah Carey to win the awards for Album and Song of the Year. Mariah Carey, Kanye West, John Legend, Alison Krauss and her band Union Station each win 3. Kelly Clarkson wins 2.
February 10 - The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin, Italy. The closing ceremony occurs on February 26. The next 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in the cities of Whistler and Vancouver in Canada.
February 11 - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his friend and lawyer Harry Whittington, on a south Texas ranch.
February 16 - Kobe Airport, a controversial offshore airport in Kobe, Japan, opens for airline service.
February 17 - As many as 1,800 people die when a mudslide occurs on the island of Leyte in the Philippines.
February 19 - Sixty-five miners become trapped underground after an explosion in Nueva Rosita, Mexico during the Pasta de Conchos mine disaster. There are no survivors.
February 22 - A blast heavily damages the Al Askari Mosque, a Shiite holy site in Samarra, Iraq, causing a wave of protests and counterattacks across Iraq.
February 22 - Over £53.1 million is stolen during the Securitas depot robbery, the largest ever cash robbery in the United Kingdom.
February 22 - The 1 billionth song is purchased from Apple iTunes.
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'etat against President Gloria Arroyo is foiled.
February 25 - Six police officers, 7 protesters, and a journalist receive head wounds when a protest prior to the Love Ulster parade turns into a major riot.
February 25 - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins his 2nd re-election, sparking riots in Kampala by opposition supporters.

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March

March 3 - The first World Baseball Classic opens in Tokyo, Japan.
March 4 - A new species of shark, Mustelus hacat, is discovered in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, bringing the number of Mustelus species found in the eastern North Pacific to 5.
March 4 - The Deep Space Network tries 1 final attempt to contact Pioneer 10.
March 5 - Crash wins Best Picture, Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) wins Best Director, Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) wins Best Actress, and Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) wins Best Actor during the 78th Academy Awards. Three 6 Mafia makes history as they become the first African-American hip-hop group to win an Academy Award for Best Song and also become the first hip-hop artists to ever perform at the ceremony.
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.

Tropical Cyclone Larry, considered the worst tropical cyclone to hit Queensland, off the Australian coast on March 18

March 10 - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Mars orbit.
March 11 - Slobodan Milošević, former Yugoslav president, dies of a heart attack in his prison cell in The Hague, Netherlands.
March 11 - Michelle Bachelet is sworn in as the first female President of Chile.
March 15-March 26 - The 2006 Commonwealth Games take place in Melbourne, Australia.
March 17 - The United States, the last nation in the world to have battleships in a reserve fleet, strikes its 2 remaining Iowa-class battleships from the Naval Vessel Register, ending the age of the battleship.
March 20 - Tropical Cyclone Larry makes landfall in Queensland, Australia as what is considered to be the worst cyclone to hit the region since 1931.
March 22 - Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) declares a permanent ceasefire in their campaign for Basque independence from Spain.
March 25 - An estimated 500,000 people take to the streets in downtown Los Angeles to protest a proposed federal crackdown on illegal immigration.
March 25 - A revolutionary scramjet jet engine, Hyshot III, designed to fly at 7 times the speed of sound, is successfully tested at Woomera, South Australia.
March 26 - The ban on smoking in public places such as bars and restaurants comes into effect in Scotland.
March 30 - The first Brazilian astronaut, Marcos Pontes, goes to space in a Russian spaceship, Soyuz TMA-8, at 2:29:00 CET.
March 30 - The al-Dana capsizes off the coast of Bahrain, killing at least 48 people.

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April

April 5 - A swan with Avian Flu is discovered in Cellardyke in Fife, Scotland (the first cases in the United Kingdom).
April 8 - The bodies of 8 murdered men are found in Shedden, Ontario (see Shedden massacre).

A jury in April deliberates over the sentence of convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui and later recommends life in prison without parole on May 3

April 8 - Bristol, United Kingdom celebrates the 200th birthday of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (actually April 9) by relighting the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
April 9 - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is removed from office after 4 months in a coma.
April 10 - Romano Prodi narrowly defeats Silvio Berlusconi in the Italian parliamentary elections.
April 11 - The ESA's Venus Express spaceprobe enters Venus' orbit.
April 11 - President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirms that Iran has successfully produced a few grams of 3.5% low-grade enriched uranium.
April 16 - HSH Albert II, Prince of Monaco, reaches the North Pole, becoming the first reigning monarch ever to do so.
April 17 - A suicide bombing by Islamic Jihad in Tel Aviv kills 9 people and injures dozens.
April 18 - The Centennial of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake is observed.
April 19 - Han Myung-sook becomes South Korea's first female Prime Minister.
April 20 - Iran announces a uranium enrichment deal with Russia, involving a joint uranium enrichment firm on Russian soil; 9 days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus leading to a de-facto termination of the deal.
April 22 - War on Terror: Four Canadian soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of Kandahar, Afghanistan by a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants (the worst 1-day combat loss for the Canadian army since the Korean War).
April 24 - Three explosions in a tourist section of Dahab, Egypt kill 30 and injure over 115.
April 29 - Massive anti-war demonstrations and a march down Broadway in New York City mark the third year of war in Iraq.
April 29 - The Global Night Commute takes place in over 130 cities around the world to promote the visibility of the Invisible Children in Uganda.

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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 illegal immigration rights.
May 4 - A new coalition government takes office in Israel, with 4 political parties, which together hold 67 of the 120 seats in the Knesset.
May 5 - After disappointing results in the English local elections, British Prime Minister Tony Blair holds a major reshuffle of his cabinet, due also to political crises of some high ranking members.

The location of the epicenter of the earthquake that struck Indonesia on May 27

May 5 - NASA astronomers announce the discovery of a storm system in the Jovian atmosphere, dubbed the Red Spot Junior, which has a striking similar appearance to the famous Great Red Spot.
May 8 - Judgment is given in London in favour of Apple Computer in Apple Corps v. Apple Computer, a trademark lawsuit brought by The Beatles' company, Apple Corps.
May 8 - Fighting between Palestinian factions leave 1 Fatah gunman and 2 Hamas gunmen dead.
May 9 - After 14 days trapped underground after the Beaconsfield mine collapse, miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb are rescued in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia.
May 13 - Liverpool defeats West Ham to win the FA Cup on penalties after a 3-3 draw. [1], [2], [3]
May 17 - Captain Nichola Goddard of the 1st RCHA becomes Canada's first female casualty since World War II, and Canada's first female combat arms casualty.
May 20 - Finland's Lordi wins the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest held in Athens. The monster-like band earns the most points ever given in the 51-year-old history of the contest.
May 22 - Belfast City Airport is officially renamed the George Best Belfast City Airport in memory of the football legend, on what would have been his 60th birthday.
May 23 - The collision of a Greek and a Turkish fighter jet above the southeastern Aegean Sea results in the death of the Greek pilot. The accident took place as the two aircraft were involved in a mock fight.
May 24 - East Timor's Foreign Minister Horta officially requests military assistance from the governments of Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Portugal.
May 27 - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes central Java in Indonesia, killing more than 5,400, injuring at least 6,500 and leaving some 100,000 people homeless. The death toll is likely to rise over time.
May 27 - The first attempted demonstration for homosexual rights in Moscow, is broken up by the police because it is illegal.
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 from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro after a May 21 referendum.
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. (see also: 2006 Toronto terrorism case)
June 5 - Serbia declares independence as the successor state to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, which is formally dissolved.
June 6 - The Union of Islamic Courts defeat the ruling warlords in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu and gain control of the city, ending warlord rule of the city.
June 7 - War on Terror: Al-Qaeda terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and 7 of his aides are killed in Iraq, during a U.S. air raid just north of the town of Baqouba.
June 9 - An explosion kills 8 Palestinian civilians on a Gaza beach. Four days later, after an investigation, Israel very strongly denies any 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 FIFA World Cup 2006 begins in Germany, with a 4-2 win for the host nation against Costa Rica, and a 2-0 victory for Ecuador over Poland.
June 10 - President Mahmoud Abbas sets July 26 as the date for a national referendum in Palestine.
June 11 - The first tropical depression of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season is upgraded by the National Hurricane Center to the year's first tropical storm, Alberto.
June 18 - The first Kazakh space satellite "KazSat" is launched.
June 20 - Early in the morning, a gas explosion occurs in Diamond Mall, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, leaving 5 injured and atleat 1 death. Due that clothing stores were facing the streets and sidewalks, all types of expensive clothing and shoes scatterred throghout the steet, making a lot of people getting out of their vehicles to get anything, making a huge mess in the streets.
June 22 - The Magen David Adom and Palestine Red Crescent Society are officially recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
June 23 - War on Terror: In Miami, the FBI arrests 7 men, accusing them of planning to bomb the Sears Tower and other attacks in Miami, Florida.
June 23-June 29 - Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006.
June 25 - Warren Buffett donates over $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 - The United States Supreme Court rules in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld that the military commissions to be used to try some detainees in Guantanamo Bay's Camp Delta are illegal.
June 29 - Kuwait holds elections.

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July

Space Shuttle Discovery lands safely after the STS-121 mission.

July 1 - The Qinghai-Tibet Railway launches a trial operation, connecting China proper and Tibet for the first time.
July 2 - A presidential election is held in Mexico. Felipe Calderón is confirmed as the winner on September 5.
July 4 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-121 to the International Space Station.
July 5 - North Korea test fires at least 7 missiles including a long-range Taepodong-2.
July 6 - The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
July 9 - S7 Airlines Flight 778 crashes into a concrete barrier shortly after landing, killing at least 122 people and leaving many injured.
July 9 - Italy wins the FIFA World Cup 2006 by beating France 5-3 on penalties. The score after regular time is 1-1.
July 10 - Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board.
July 10 - Ceiling panels in one of the tunnels of Boston's Big Dig collapse, crushing a passing vehicle and killing its driver, leaving 1 alive.
July 11 - A series of coordinated bomb attacks strikes several commuter trains in Mumbai, India during the evening rush hour.
July 12 - 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict: Israeli troops enter Lebanon in response to Hezbollah kidnapping 2 Israeli soldiers and killing 3. Hezbollah declares open war against Israel 2 days later.
July 17 - A magnitude 7.2 earthquake causes a tsunami to hit Indonesia.
July 17 - Space Shuttle Discovery lands safely after a mission to the ISS.
July 23 - American Floyd Landis wins the Tour de France; however, tour officials soon announce that he has failed a doping test.
July 28 - Alejandro Toledo concludes his term as President of Peru. Alan Garcia becomes president.
July 30 - The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops broadcasts for the last time on BBC Two, after 42 years.
July 31 - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba, temporarily relinquishes power to his brother Raúl before surgery.
July 31 - Suspected terrorists plant bombs on trains departing Cologne, Germany. The homemade explosives fail to detonate.[4]

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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.
August 11 - A resolution to end the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict is unanimously accepted by the United Nations Security Council.
August 14 - A UN cease fire takes effect in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
August 18 - 2006 South Asian Games commence in Colombo,Srilanka
August 22 - Pulkovo Airlines Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border in Ukraine, killing 171 people, including 45 children and toddlers.
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 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. Only the first officer survives.
August 31 - Edvard Munch paintings The Scream and Madonna are recovered in a police raid.

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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.

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Predictions and scheduled events

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It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the event approaches and more information becomes available.

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September

September 9-September 14 - Pope Benedict XVI will visit his hometown of Marktl am Inn
September 11- 5th anniversary of 9/11
September 17 - Swedish general election, 2006: Sweden holds elections for the Riksdag.
September 18 - Gee's Bend ferry scheduled to begin operation for the first time since 1962.
September 19-September 20 - 2006 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, Singapore
September 20 - Election for President of Liberal Democratic Party in Japan, determining the successor of Junichiro Koizumi, not only as President of LDP, but also as Prime Minister of Japan.
September 22 - Japan: Junichiro Koizumi concludes his term as President of Liberal Democratic Party.
September 26 - Scheduled reopening date of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA after repairs to the Superdome from damages sustained during Hurricane Katrina.
September 28 - Suvarnabhumi Airport, one of the biggest airports in Southeast Asia, scheduled to be opened in Bangkok, Thailand.
September 29 - Diet of Japan convened for the election of new Prime Minister of Japan who succeeds Junichiro Koizumi.

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October

October 1 - Vodafone Japan, which was already sold from Vodafone to SoftBank, is officially changed to Softbank Mobile Corp..
October 1 - Brazilian General Elections, 2006: Presidential election, Legislative: full renewal of the Chamber of Deputies and renewal of one third of the Federal Senate (one of each state's three seats); State sphere: Gubernatorial elections, renewal of the State Legislative body (State Assembly) in all states.
October 1 - Execution of Mirza Hussain (date may change).[5]
October 4 - The 2006-07 NHL regular season begins.
October 15 - Chief Justice of Japan Akira Machida will be forced to retire upon reaching the age of 70.
October 23 - Jeffrey Skilling is scheduled to be sentenced on charges relating to the financial collapse of Enron.
October 24 - NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft to Mercury makes the first of two Venus flybys.
October 25 - Microsoft plans to release Windows Vista to corporate partners.

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November

November 2 - The 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City
November 7 - Midterm elections are held in the United States.
November 8 - A transit of Mercury will occur beginning at 19:12 UTC.
November 17 - The 21st James Bond film, Casino Royale, will open in theatres worldwide. It is the first James Bond film in four years.
November 18 - November 19 - Meeting of the G20 industrial nations in Melbourne, Australia.
November 22 - A General Election will take place for the House of Keys in the Isle of Man.
November 24 - Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair's deadline on Northern Ireland power sharing.
November 27 - December 15 - The XV Asian Games begin Doha
November 28 - November 29 - The NATO Summit 2006 will take place in Latvia.
November 30 - The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season and the 2006 Pacific hurricane season officially end.
November - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is expected to end aerobraking stage and begin a two-year long science phase mission.

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December

December 2-December 3 - The Liberal Party of Canada will hold its leadership convention
December 3 - 2006 presidential elections expected to take place in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
December 5 - Release of next ASIMO.

List of Events by Month

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Major religious holidays

January 6 - Feast of Epiphany or Dia de los Reyes Magos (Day of the Magi Kings).
January 7 - Christmas in the Russian Orthodox and Serbian Orthodox church calendar.
January 10 - Islamic festival of Eid ul-Adha begins (ends on January 12)
January 11 - Vaikunta Ekadasi is observed by Hindus. This is the day when the Gates of Heaven open and remain open for the next ten days.
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 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 the last Prophet 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.
June 1 - Jewish holiday of Shavuot begins at sunset.
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 24 - Islamic festival of Eid ul-Fitr.
October 26 - Hindu festival of Diwali.
December 16 - Channukah
December 25 - Christmas Day in the Western Church Calendar.
December 31 - Islamic festival of Eid ul-Adha begins (ends on January 2, 2007)

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Births

June 3 - Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg and her cousin,
June 18 - Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg
August 16 - Princess Luisa of Savoy
September 6 - The as of yet unnamed son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Japan.

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