What Happened In March 2006 In History

Historical Events for March, 2006

• 1st » English language called English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
• 7th » The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a 2006 Varanasi bombings named series of bombings in Varanasi, India.
• 10th » The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
• 11th » Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as first female president of Chile.
• 20th » Over 150 Chadian military Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel United Front for Democratic Change UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Heads of state of Chad Chadian president Idriss Deby.
• 22nd » Three Christian Peacemaker Team hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the murder of their colleague, American Tom Fox (activist) named Tom Fox.
• 25th » Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged Belarusian presidential election, 2006, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.
• 30th » The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes a law.

Famous Deaths for March 2006

• 1st » Harry Browne, American politician and author (b. 1933)
• 1st » Johnny Jackson (musician) named Johnny Jackson, American drummer (The Jackson 5) (b. 1951)
• 1st » Peter Osgood, English footballer (b. 1947)
• 2nd » Jack Wild, English actor (b. 1952)
• 3rd » Ivor Cutler, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1923)
• 3rd » William Herskovic, Hungarian-American holocaust survivor and humanitarian (b. 1914)
• 4th » August Bischof, Austrian soldier (b. 1900)
• 4th » John Reynolds Gardiner, American author and engineer (b. 1944)
• 4th » Roman Ogaza, Polish footballer (b. 1952)
• 4th » David Rose (animator) called Dave Rose, American animator (b. 1910)
• 4th » Edgar Valter, Estonian illustrator (b. 1929)
• 5th » Richard Kuklinski, American murderer (b. 1935)
• 6th » Anne Braden, American activist (b. 1924)
• 6th » King Floyd, American singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
• 6th » Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (b. 1960)
• 6th » Dana Reeve, American actress, singer, and activist (b. 1961)
• 7th » John Junkin, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1930)
• 7th » Gordon Parks, American photographer, director, and composer (b. 1912)
• 7th » Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
• 8th » Brian Barratt-Boyes, New Zealand surgeon (b. 1924)
• 9th » Tom Fox (Quaker) or Tom Fox, American activist (b. 1951)
• 9th » Geir Ivarsøy, Norwegian programmer, co-founded Opera Software e.g Opera Software ASA (b. 1957)
• 9th » John Profumo, English politician (b. 1915)
• 9th » Laura Stoica, Romanian singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1967)
• 10th » Anna Moffo, American soprano and actress (b. 1932)
• 11th » Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1931)
• 11th » Slobodan Milošević, Serbian politician, 3rd President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1941)
• 12th » Victor Sokolov, Russian-American priest and journalist (b. 1947)
• 13th » Robert C. Baker, American chef, invented the chicken nugget (b. 1921)
• 13th » Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (b. 1944)
• 13th » Maureen Stapleton, American actress (b. 1925)
• 13th » Peter Tomarken, American game show host (b. 1942)
• 14th » Ann Calvello, American roller derby racer (b. 1929)
• 14th » Lennart Meri, Estonian director and politician, 2nd President of Estonia (b. 1929)
• 15th » Georgios Rallis, Greek politician, 173rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1918)
• 15th » Red Storey, Canadian football player and referee (b. 1918)
• 16th » David Feintuch, American author (b. 1944)
• 16th » Minnie Pwerle, Australian painter (b. 1910)
• 17th » Bob Blue, American songwriter and educator (b. 1948)
• 17th » Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (b. 1913)
• 17th » Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (b. 1913)
• 17th » Bob Papenbrook, American voice actor (b. 1955)
• 18th » Michael Attwell, English actor (b. 1943)
• 18th » Bill Beutel, American journalist (b. 1930)
• 18th » Dan Gibson, Canadian photographer and cinematographer (b. 1922)
• 22nd » Pierre Clostermann, French engineer, pilot, and politician (b. 1921)
• 22nd » Pío Leyva, Cuban singer and author (b. 1917)
• 22nd » Kurt von Trojan, Australian author (b. 1937)
• 23rd » David B. Bleak, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)
• 23rd » Desmond Doss, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
• 23rd » Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)
• 24th » Lynne Perrie, English actress and singer (b. 1931)
• 24th » Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer (b. 1926)
• 25th » Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
• 25th » Richard Fleischer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
• 25th » Buck Owens, American singer and guitarist (The Buckaroos) (b. 1929)
• 25th » Bob Carlos Clarke, Irish photographer (b. 1950)
• 26th » Anil Biswas (politician) named Anil Biswas, Indian politician (b. 1944)
• 26th » Paul Dana, American race car driver (b. 1975)
• 26th » Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jacobites (band) called Jacobites and Swell Maps) (b. 1956)
• 27th » Dan Curtis, American director and producer (b. 1928)
• 27th » Ian Hamilton Finlay, Scottish poet and gardener (b. 1925)
• 27th » Stanisław Lem, Polish author (b. 1921)
• 27th » Ruari McLean, Scottish typographer (b. 1917)
• 27th » Lyn Nofziger, American journalist and author (b. 1924)
• 28th » Pro Hart, Australian painter (b. 1928)
• 28th » Vethathiri Maharishi, Indian philosopher and author (b. 1911)
• 28th » Proinsias Ó Maonaigh, Irish fiddler (b. 1922)
• 28th » Charles Schepens, Belgian-American ophthalmologist (b. 1912)
• 28th » Caspar Weinberger, American politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1917)
• 29th » Salvador Elizondo, Mexican author and poet (b. 1932)
• 30th » Red Hickey, American football player and coach (b. 1917)
• 30th » John McGahern, Irish author (b. 1934)
• 31st » Angela Devi, American model (b. 1975)
• 31st » Jackie McLean, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1931)

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