What Happened In July 2006 In History

Historical Events for July, 2006

• 1st » The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway in China.
• 5th » North Korea North Korean missile test, 2006 called tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly failed in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
• 6th » The Nathula or Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-openes for trade after 44 years.
• 11th » 2006 Mumbai train bombings known as Mumbai train bombings: Two hundred nine people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
• 12th » Hezbollah initiates 2006 Lebanon War called Operation True Promise.
• 15th » Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world.
• 27th » The Germany Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Überlingen mid-air collision Bashkirian 2937 and Überlingen mid-air collision DHL Flight 611, because it is illegal to outsource flight surveillance.
• 31st » Fidel Castro hands over power to brother Raúl Castro.

Famous Deaths for July 2006

• 1st » Ryutaro Hashimoto, Japanese politician, 53rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1937)
• 1st » Robert Lepikson, Estonian race car driver and politician, Minister of the Interior (Estonia) e.g Estonian Minister of the Interior (b. 1952)
• 1st » Fred Trueman, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1931)
• 2nd » Jan Murray, American comedian and actor (b. 1916)
• 3rd » Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist, developed the OBJ (programming language) e.g OBJ programming language (b. 1941)
• 3rd » Benjamin Hendrickson, American actor (b. 1950)
• 5th » Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoe racer (b. 1919)
• 5th » Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (b. 1924)
• 5th » Kenneth Lay, American businessman (b. 1942)
• 5th » Amzie Strickland, American actress (b. 1919)
• 5th » Don Lusher, English trombonist (b. 1923)
• 6th » Kasey Rogers, American actress (b. 1926)
• 6th » Tom Weir, Scottish climber, author and television host (b. 1914)
• 7th » Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pink Floyd and Stars (British band) called Stars) (b. 1946)
• 7th » Juan de Ávalos, Spanish sculptor (b. 1911)
• 7th » John Money, New Zealand-American psychologist and author (b. 1921)
• 8th » June Allyson, American actress and singer (b. 1917)
• 8th » Peter Hawkins, English voice actor (b. 1924)
• 9th » Milan Williams, American keyboard player and producer (Commodores) (b. 1948)
• 10th » Shamil Basayev, Chechen rebel leader (b. 1965)
• 11th » Barnard Hughes, American actor (b. 1915)
• 11th » John Spencer (snooker player) called John Spencer, English snooker player and sportscaster (b. 1935)
• 13th » Michael Busselle, English photographer and author (b. 1935)
• 13th » Red Buttons, American actor and singer (b. 1919)
• 15th » Robert H. Brooks, American businessman, founded of Hooters and Naturally Fresh, Inc. (b. 1937)
• 15th » Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, Iranian archaeologist and academic (b. 1942)
• 16th » Bob Orton, American wrestler (b. 1929)
• 16th » Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, American politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (b. 1948)
• 17th » Sam Myers, American singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
• 17th » Mickey Spillane, American author (b. 1918)
• 19th » Jack Warden, American actor (b. 1920)
• 20th » Ted Grant, South African-English theorist and activist (b. 1913)
• 20th » Gérard Oury, French actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)
• 21st » Mako Iwamatsu, Japanese-American actor (b. 1933)
• 21st » Kalin Twins known as Herbie Kalin, American singer (Kalin Twins) (b. 1934)
• 21st » Ta Mok, Cambodian monk (b. 1926)
• 21st » J. Madison Wright Morris, American actress (b. 1984)
• 22nd » José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountaineer (b. 1965)
• 22nd » James E. West (politician) or James E. West, American soldier and politician (b. 1950)
• 23rd » Jean-Paul Desbiens, Canadian journalist and educator (b. 1927)
• 25th » Carl Brashear, American sailor (b. 1931)
• 25th » Ezra Fleischer, Romanian-Israeli poet and philologist (b. 1928)
• 27th » Maryann Mahaffey, American politician (b. 1925)
• 28th » Patrick Allen, Malawian-English actor (b. 1927)
• 28th » David Gemmell, English author (b. 1948)
• 30th » Al Balding, Canadian golfer (b. 1924)
• 30th » Murray Bookchin, American philosopher and author (b. 1921)
• 30th » Anthony Galla-Rini, American accordion player and composer (b. 1904)
• 30th » Akbar Mohammadi (student) called Akbar Mohammadi, Iranian activist (b. 1972)
• 31st » Paul Eells, American sportscaster (b. 1935)

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