The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet. Date: August 24, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 24 ๐ Events on this day in 2006 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Pลiklopil, after eight years of captivity. Date: August 23, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 23 ๐ Events on this day in 2006 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincarรฉ conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal. Date: August 22, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 22 ๐ Events on this day in 2006 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board. Date: August 22, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 22 ๐ Events on this day in 2006 ๐ On This Day (Today)
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 โ ๐ Other events on August 20 ๐ Events on this day in 2006 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sixty-one schoolgirls killed in Chencholai bombing by Sri Lanka Air Force air strike. Date: August 14, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 14 ๐ Events on this day in 2006 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Lebanon War: A ceasefire takes effect three days after the United Nations Security Council's approval of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, formally ending hostilities between Lebanon and Israel. Date: August 14, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 14 ๐ Events on this day in 2006 ๐ On This Day…
The oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill. Date: August 11, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 11 ๐ Events on this day in 2006 ๐ On This Day (Today)
At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation. Date: August 9, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 9 ๐ Events on this day in 2006…
A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF). Date: August 4, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 4 ๐ Events on this day in 2006 ๐ On This Day…