Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Israeli Defense Force kill 19 Palestinian civilians in their homes during the shelling of Beit Hanoun. Date: November 8, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for their roles in the 1982 massacre of 148 Shia Muslims. Date: November 5, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this…
ADC Airlines Flight 053 crashes after takeoff from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria killing 96 people and injuring nine. Date: October 29, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police. Date: October 28, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a national referendum. Date: October 22, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 6.7 Mw Kiholo Bay earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport. Date: October 15, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
North Korea conducts its first nuclear test. Date: October 9, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
WikiLeaks is launched. Date: October 4, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States. Date: October 2, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 2 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Boeing 737 and an Embraer 600 collide in mid-air, killing 154 people and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis. Date: September 29, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)