IAU Redefines Planet; Pluto Becomes Dwarf Planet – August 24, 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 2006Montenegro Declares…

The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country. Date: May 18, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Pulkovo Flight 612 Crashes…

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai. Date: August 20, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Comair Flight 5191 Crashes…

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 2006Southern Leyte Mudslide Kills 1,126, Philippines February…

Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada. Date: February 6, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Sri Lankan Tamil Politician S. Sivamaharajah Shot Dead in Tellippalai, August 20, 2006English Wikipedia Reaches One Million Articles,…

The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef. Date: May 17, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Katowice Fair Roof Collapse Kills 65, Injures 170+ – January…