Yogyakarta Earthquake Devastates Central Java, 5,700 Dead May 27, 2006

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) More events from 2006Dahab Bombings Kill 23, Injure 80 – April 24,…

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 2006Primeiro Comando…

Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra. Date: June 21, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Somalia Transitional Government and Ethiopian Troops Capture Mogadishu, December 28, 2006Canadian House Recognizes Québécois Nation…

Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout the country. Date: May 12, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006UK Settles Anglo-American Loan Debt After…

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…