Date: February 24, 2006
An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country. Date: September 17, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17…
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-116 carrying the P5 truss segment of the International Space Station. Date: December 9, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006USS Oriskany Sunk as Artificial…
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 2006Ahmadinejad Announces Iran Uranium Enrichment Claim, April…
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 2006Mahmoudiyah Iraq…
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 2006UK Serious Organised Crime…
A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126. Date: February 17, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Mexico Coal Mine Methane Explosion Kills 65 Miners, February…