Armavia Flight 967 Crashes into Black Sea, Killing 113 People, May 3, 2006

Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of the Government of the United Kingdom is enforced, but later merged into National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013. Date: April 1, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Al Jazeera English launches worldwide. Date: November 15, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Securitas Depot Robbery: UK’s Largest Heist, £53m Stolen – February 22, 2006Chadian Coup Attempt Fails – March 14, 2006Armavia Flight…

At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war. Date: February 22, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February…

One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia. Date: July 9, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On…

An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country. Date: September 17, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17…