Qinghai–Tibet Railway First Operation in China July 1, 2006
Date: July 1, 2006
Date: July 1, 2006
At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war. Date: February 22, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February…
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 2006Ehud Olmert…
In Monterrey, Mexico, a man identified as Diego Santoy Riveroll commits a double murder against two children, followed by an attempted murder of his ex-partner, Erika. The incident is popularly known as the Cumbres case. Date: March 2, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day…
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 → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Serious Organised Crime Agency Enforced in…
Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity. Date: August 23, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Montenegro Independence Referendum…
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 2006Dahab Bombings Kill 23, Injure 80 – April 24, 2006Pangandaran Tsunami…