Date: May 27, 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…
Anti-Syrian Lebanese politician and government minister Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut. Date: November 21, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Italy Win Fourth World Cup Title Over France on Penalties, July 9,…
Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City. Date: April 27, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Stephen Harper Becomes Prime Minister of Canada, February 6,…
Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police. Date: August 31, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121 Launch to…
A series of bombings kills at least 215 people and injures 257 others in Sadr City, making it the second deadliest sectarian attack since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003. Date: November 23, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅…
The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran, by then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern. Date: December 11, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This…