Serbia Declares Independence from Serbia and Montenegro, June 5, 2006

The 6.4 Mw  Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured. Date: May 27, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Thai Army…

Armavia Flight 967 crashes into the Black Sea near Sochi International Airport in Sochi, Russia, killing 113 people. Date: May 3, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Capitol Hill Massacre: Gunman Kills Six at…

Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo. Date: November 10, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-115 to Resume ISS Assembly, September 9, 2006Armavia Flight 967 Crashes…

In Mahmoudiyah, Iraq, 14-year-old Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi is raped and murdered by five American soldiers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment, who also murder both of her parents and her sister. Date: March 12, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On…

Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day. Date: July 4, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this…

The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence. Date: May 21, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Christian Peacemaker…