2006 events

Fidel Castro hands over power to his brother, Raúl. Date: July 31, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

An Israeli airstrike kills 28 Lebanese civilians, including 16 children. Date: July 30, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years. Date: July 30, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

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)

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)

The 2006 Lebanon War begins. Date: July 12, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

Mumbai train bombings: 209 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India. Date: July 11, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

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)

Italy win their fourth World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. Date: July 9, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

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…