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What Happened In December 2006 In History

Historical Events for December, 2006

  • 4th » Jena Six called Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana.
  • 5th » Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.
  • 6th » NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
  • 7th » A 2006 London tornado called tornado strikes Kensal Green, North West London, seriously damaging about 150 properties.
  • 11th » 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.
  • 11th » Felipe Calderón, the President of Mexico, launches a Operation Michoacán or military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican Drug War.
  • 15th » First flight of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.
  • 18th » The first of a 2006–2007 Malaysian floods named series of floods strikes Malaysia. The death toll of all flooding is at least 118, with over 400,000 people displaced.
  • 18th » United Arab Emirates holds its United Arab Emirates parliamentary election, 2006 named first-ever elections.
  • 26th » An Pipeline transport For oil or natural gas named oil pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria 2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion known as explodes, killing at least 260.
  • 29th » UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.
  • 30th » Madrid–Barajas Airport is 2006 Madrid-Barajas Airport bombing called bombed.
  • 30th » The Indonesian passenger ferry MV e.g Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.
  • 30th » Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein Execution of Saddam Hussein named is executed.

Famous Deaths for December 2006

  • 1st » Claude Jade, French actress (b. 1948)
  • 1st » Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and historian (b. 1937)
  • 2nd » Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue) (b. 1947)
  • 3rd » Logan Whitehurst, American drummer (The Velvet Teen) (b. 1977)
  • 4th » K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (b. 1938)
  • 4th » James Kim, American television host and blogger (b. 1971)
  • 4th » Ross A. McGinnis, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1987)
  • 5th » David Bronstein, Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player (b. 1924)
  • 6th » John Feeney, New Zealand director and producer (b. 1922)
  • 6th » Betty Moschona, Greek actress (b. 1927)
  • 7th » Jeane Kirkpatrick, American diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1926)
  • 7th » Jay McShann, American singer and pianist (b. 1910)
  • 8th » Martha Tilton, American singer and actress (b. 1915)
  • 8th » José Uribe, Dominican baseball player (b. 1959)
  • 10th » Olivia Coolidge, English-American author (b. 1908)
  • 10th » Augusto Pinochet, Chilean general, de facto head of state of Chile from 1973 to 1990 (b. 1915)
  • 11th » Elizabeth Bolden, American super-centenarian (b. 1890)
  • 12th » Paul Arizin, American basketball player (b. 1928)
  • 12th » Peter Boyle, American actor and singer (b. 1935)
  • 12th » Kenny Davern, American clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1935)
  • 12th » Raymond P. Shafer, American lawyer and politician, 38th Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1917)
  • 12th » Alan Shugart, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Seagate Technology (b. 1930)
  • 13th » Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (b. 1932)
  • 14th » Anton Balasingham, Sri Lankan-English strategist and negotiator (b. 1938)
  • 14th » Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American composer and producer, co-founded Atlantic Records (b. 1923)
  • 14th » Mike Evans (actor) e.g Mike Evans, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1949)
  • 15th » Clay Regazzoni, Swiss race car driver (b. 1939)
  • 15th » Mary Stolz, American author (b. 1920)
  • 16th » Don Jardine, Canadian wrestler (b. 1940)
  • 16th » Taliep Petersen, South African singer-songwriter and director (b. 1950)
  • 16th » Pnina Salzman, Israeli pianist (b. 1922)
  • 17th » Larry Sherry, American baseball player and coach (b. 1935)
  • 18th » Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (b. 1911)
  • 18th » Ruth Bernhard, German-American photographer (b. 1905)
  • 18th » Mike Dickin, English radio host (b. 1943)
  • 18th » Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani author and activist (b. 1923)
  • 20th » Anne Rogers Clark, American dog breeder and trainer (b. 1929)
  • 20th » Piergiorgio Welby, Italian poet and activist (b. 1945)
  • 20th » Shi Yuejun, Chinese spree killer (b. 1970)
  • 21st » Scobie Breasley, Australian jockey (b. 1914)
  • 21st » Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan (b. 1940)
  • 22nd » Dennis Linde, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
  • 22nd » Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (b. 1960)
  • 22nd » Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (b. 1919)
  • 23rd » Charlie Drake, English actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
  • 23rd » Timothy J. Tobias, American pianist and composer (b. 1952)
  • 23rd » Johnny Vincent (footballer) known as Johnny Vincent, English footballer (b. 1947)
  • 24th » Braguinha (composer) named Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1907)
  • 24th » Kenneth Sivertsen (musician) called Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1961)
  • 24th » Frank Stanton (executive) or Frank Stanton, American businessman (b. 1908)
  • 25th » James Brown, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Famous Flames) (b. 1933)
  • 25th » Hiroaki Hidaka, Japanese serial killer (b. 1962)
  • 26th » Gerald Ford, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 38th President of the United States (b. 1913)
  • 26th » Ivar Formo, Norwegian skier (b. 1951)
  • 26th » Munir Niazi, Pakistani poet (b. 1928)
  • 28th » Jamal Karimi-Rad, Iranian politician, Ministry of Justice (Iran) or Iranian Minister of Justice (b. 1956)
  • 30th » Saddam Hussein, Iraqi politician, 5th President of Iraq (b. 1937)
  • 30th » Terry Peck, Falkland Islander police officer and spy (b. 1938)
  • 30th » Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1948)
  • 31st » Seymour Martin Lipset, American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1922)
  • 31st » George Sisler, Jr., American businessman (b. 1917)

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