Date: November 23, 2006
The 7.7 Mw Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured. Date: July 17, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Nepal Monarchy Curtailed,…
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 law on same-sex marriage comes into force in South Africa, legalizing same-sex marriage for the first time on the African continent. Date: December 1, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Saddam Hussein Sentenced…
Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched. Date: July 15, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006South Africa Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, First in Africa – December 1,…
Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal. Date: August 22, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Al-Askari Shrine Bombing…
A Pakistan International Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Multan International Airport, killing all 45 people on board. Date: July 10, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Sudan Government Signs Accord with Sudan Liberation…