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The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second ...
open in Turin
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; Twitter
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is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey
Jack Patrick Dorsey (born November 19, 1976) is an American Internet entrepreneur and programmer who is a co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Inc., as well as a co-founder and the CEO and chairperson of Block, Inc., the developer of the Squa ...
; The Nintendo Wii
The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, f ...
is released; Montenegro
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votes to declare independence from Serbia
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; The 2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...
in Germany
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is won by Italy
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; Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907
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crashes in the Amazon rainforest after a mid-air collision with an Embraer Legacy 600
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Design and development
The Legacy 600 (market designation adopted after 2005) is based on the ERJ-135 model. It was launched in 2000 ...
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votes on the definition of "planet", which demotes Pluto
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and other Kuiper belt objects and redefines them as "dwarf planets
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2006 was designated as the
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Events
January
*
January 1
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–
January 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
to
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
during a
price dispute.
*
January 12
Events Pre-1600
* 475 – Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire.
* 1528 – Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, having already rei ...
–
A stampede during the
Stoning of the Devil
The Stoning of the Devil ( ar, رمي الجمرات , " throwing of the ' lace of pebbles)
is part of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. During the ritual, Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles at three walls ( ...
ritual on the last day at the
Hajj in
Mina, Saudi Arabia
Mina ( ar, مِنَى, translit=Minā), also known as Muna ( ar, مُنَى, Munā), and commonly known as the "City of Tents" is a valley and neighborhood located in the Masha'er district in the Makkah Province of Saudi Arabia, southeast of the ...
, kills at least 362
pilgrims.
*
January 15 –
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...
's ''
Stardust'' mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a
comet
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process that is called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena ...
.
*
January 19
Events Pre-1600
* 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to ''Augustus'', and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.
* 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrend ...
–
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...
launches the first interplanetary space probe to
Pluto
Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It is the largest ...
, the ''
New Horizons''.
*
January 25 –
Hamas
Hamas (, ; , ; an acronym of , "Islamic Resistance Movement") is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist, militant, and nationalist organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam ...
wins the
2006 Palestinian legislative election.
February
*
February 4 –
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
ian passenger ferry, , sinks in the
Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; ...
off the coast of
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
, killing over 1,000 people.
*
February 6 –
Stephen Harper is sworn in as the
Prime Minister of Canada
The prime minister of Canada (french: premier ministre du Canada, link=no) is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority the elected House of Commons; as su ...
.
*
February 10
Events Pre-1600
* 1258 – Mongol invasions: Baghdad falls to the Mongols, bringing the Islamic Golden Age to an end.
* 1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn, spar ...
–
26 – The
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second ...
are held in
Turin, Italy
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ...
.
*
February 17 – A
massive mudslide occurs in
Southern Leyte
Southern Leyte ( ceb, Habagatang Leyte; Kabalian language, Kabalian: ''Habagatan nga Leyte''; war, Salatan nga Leyte; tl, Timog Leyte), officially the Province of Southern Leyte, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines loc ...
,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
killing an estimated 1,126 people.
*
February 22
Events Pre-1600
* 1076 – Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14–20 February demanding that he abdicate, Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
* 1316 – The Battle of Picotin, between Ferd ...
–
2006 al-Askari mosque bombing: Explosions occurred at the
al-Askari Shrine
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in
Samara,
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in
Shia Islam
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, m ...
, caused the escalation of
sectarian violence in Iraq
Sectarian violence in Iraq refers to the violence that developed as a result of rising sectarian tensions between the different religious and ethnic groups of Iraq, most notably the conflict between the Shi'i Muslim majority and the Sunni Muslim ...
into a full-scale war (the
Iraqi Civil War of 2006-2008).
March
*
March 9
Events Pre-1600
* 141 BC – Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han dynasty of China.
* 1009 – First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.
* 1226 &nda ...
–
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...
's ''
Cassini–Huygens'' spacecraft announces a geyser-like emission of vapor, dust, and small ice crystals on
Saturn's moon
Enceladus
Enceladus is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn (19th largest in the Solar System). It is about in diameter, about a tenth of that of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Enceladus is mostly covered by fresh, clean ice, making it one of the most refle ...
, possibly indicating the presence of water.
*
March 10
Events Pre-1600
* 241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.
* 298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a ...
– NASA's ''
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
''Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter'' (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to study the geology and climate of Mars, provide reconnaissance of future landing sites, and relay data from surface missions back to Earth. It was launched on August 12, 2005, an ...
'' enters orbit around
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin at ...
.
*
March 10
Events Pre-1600
* 241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.
* 298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a ...
–
Michelle Bachelet
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (; born 29 September 1951) is a Chilean politician who served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2018 to 2022. She previously served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 201 ...
becomes the first female
president of Chile
The president of Chile ( es, Presidente de Chile), officially known as the President of the Republic of Chile ( es, Presidente de la República de Chile), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is r ...
.
*
March 15
Events Pre-1600
*474 BC – Roman consul Aulus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years' truce.
* 44 BC – The assassination of Julius Caesar takes place.
* 493 – Odo ...
– The
United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; french: link=no, Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. Curr ...
votes overwhelmingly to establish the
United Nations Human Rights Council
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), CDH is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. The Council has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis. ...
.
*
March 21
Events Pre-1600
* 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas an ...
–
Microblogging
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and
social networking service website
Twitter
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launched.
April
*
April 4 – The
Faddoul Brothers
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, kidnapped on 23 February 2006 in
Caracas, Venezuela, are found dead, causing outrage and mass protests against insecurity in the country.
*
April 11
Events Pre-1600
* 491 – Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
*1241 – Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi.
*1512 – War of the League of Cambrai: Franco-Ferrare ...
** The
European Space Agency's ''
Venus Express
''Venus Express'' (VEX) was the first Venus exploration mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). Launched in November 2005, it arrived at Venus in April 2006 and began continuously sending back science data from its polar orbit around Venus. ...
'' spaceprobe enters
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is sometimes called Earth's "sister" or "twin" planet as it is almost as large and has a similar composition. As an interior planet to Earth, Venus (like Mercury) appears in Earth's sky never f ...
' orbit.
**
President
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*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirms that
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
has
successfully produced a few grams of low-grade
enriched uranium
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.
*
April 20
Events Pre-1600
* 1303 – The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII.
1601–1900
*1653 – Oliver Cromwell dissolves England's Rump Parliament.
*1657 – English Admiral Robert Blake destroys ...
–
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
announces a deal with Russia, involving a joint
uranium enrichment
Enriched uranium is a type of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium-235 (written 235U) has been increased through the process of isotope separation. Naturally occurring uranium is composed of three major isotopes: uranium-238 (238 ...
firm on Russian soil; nine days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus leading to a ''de facto'' termination of the deal.
May
*
May 17
Events Pre-1600
*1395 – Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.
*1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
* 1527 – Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Flo ...
– The
Human Genome Project publishes the final
chromosome
A chromosome is a long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism. In most chromosomes the very long thin DNA fibers are coated with packaging proteins; in eukaryotic cells the most important of these proteins are ...
sequence, in ''
Nature
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are ...
''.
*
May 18
Events Pre-1600
* 332 – Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.
* 872 – Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of ...
–
20 – The
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 takes place in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
,
Greece
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, and is won by
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
band entrant
Lordi
Lordi () is a Finnish hard rock/ heavy metal band, formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker, Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu). In addition to their melodic metal music, Lordi are also known for wearing monster ma ...
with the song "
Hard Rock Hallelujah
"Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by Finnish hard rock band Lordi. It was released as a single in 2006, reaching the 1 spot in Finland and reaching the top 10 in eight other European countries. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at No. 25.
...
".
*
May 27 – The 6.4
Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mos ...
in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
with an
MSK intensity of IX (Destructive), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.
June
*
June 3
Events Pre-1600
* 350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators.
* 713 – The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, depos ...
–
Montenegro
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declares its independence from
Serbia and Montenegro after a
May 21
Events Pre-1600
* 293 – Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as ''Caesar'' to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy.
* 878 – Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabi ...
referendum
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
and becomes a
sovereign state
A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined te ...
. Two days later, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro officially disbands after
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...
declares its independence as well, ending an 88-year union between the two countries and leaving
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...
as the successor country to the union.
*
June 9
Events Pre-1600
*411 BC – The Athenian coup succeeds, forming a short-lived oligarchy.
* 53 – The Roman emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia.
* 68 – Nero dies by suicide after quoting Vergil's ''Aeneid'', thus ending th ...
–
July 9 – The
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...
takes place in Germany; Italy defeats France in the final.
*
June 28
**
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
launches an offensive in the
Gaza Strip
The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza.. ...
in response to rocketfire by
Hamas
Hamas (, ; , ; an acronym of , "Islamic Resistance Movement") is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist, militant, and nationalist organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam ...
into Israeli territory.
** The United States Armed Forces withdraws its forces in
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
, thereby disbanding the
Iceland Defense Force
The Iceland Defense Force ( is, Varnarlið Íslands; IDF) was a military command of the United States Armed Forces from 1951 to 2006. The IDF, created at the request of NATO, came into existence when the United States signed an agreement to p ...
.
July
*
July 1 – The
Qinghai–Tibet railway begins operation, making
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Taman ...
the final
province-level entity of China to establish a conventional railway.
*
July 6
Events Pre-1600
* 371 BC – The Battle of Leuctra shatters Sparta's reputation of military invincibility.
* 640 – Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt ...
– The
Nathu La
Nathu La
(, ) is a mountain pass in the Dongkya Range of the Himalayas between China's Yadong County in Tibet, and the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal in Bengal, South Asia. The pass, at , connects the towns of Kalimpong and Gangtok to ...
pass between India and China, sealed during the
Sino-Indian War
The Sino-Indian War took place between China and India from October to November 1962, as a major flare-up of the Sino-Indian border dispute. There had been a series of violent border skirmishes between the two countries after the 1959 Tibet ...
, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
*
July 11
Events Pre-1600
* 472 – After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in St. Peter's Basilica and put to death.
* 813 – Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, ...
–
A series of seven bomb blasts hits the city of
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, killing more than 200 people.
*
July 12
Events Pre-1600
* 70 – The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.
* 927 – King Constantine II o ...
–
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i troops
invade Lebanon in response to
Hezbollah kidnapping two Israeli soldiers and killing three others. Hezbollah declares open war against Israel two days later.
August
*
August 10
Events Pre-1600
* 654 – Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I.
* 955 – Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Gro� ...
- News was revealed of a thwarted
terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks, aboard multiple transatlantic air flights.
*
August 14 –
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sixty-one female students are
killed by
Sri Lankan Air Force in an air strike.
*
August 22
Events Pre-1600
* 392 – Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
* 851 – Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland.
*1138 – Battle of the Standard between Scotland a ...
–
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by Saint Petersburg-based airline Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise, flying from Anapa Airport to Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg. The aircraft crashed in Donetsk ...
crashes near the Russian border in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
, killing all 170 people on board.
*
August 24
Events Pre-1600
* 367 – Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father.
* 394 – The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is written. ...
– The
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union (IAU; french: link=yes, Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is a nongovernmental organisation with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreac ...
defines '
planet
A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant. The best available theory of planet formation is the nebular hypothesis, which posits that an interstellar cloud collapses out of a nebula to create a you ...
' at its 26th General Assembly, removing
Pluto
Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It is the largest ...
's status as a planet and reclassifying it as a
dwarf planet
A dwarf planet is a small planetary-mass object that is in direct orbit of the Sun, smaller than any of the eight classical planets but still a world in its own right. The prototypical dwarf planet is Pluto. The interest of dwarf planets to ...
76 years after its discovery.
Ironically, this was in the same year when
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...
sent its
first probe to the
celestial body.
September
* September – The
MP4 Watch is available to consumers in America.
*
September 7
Events Pre-1600
* 70 – A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem.
* 878 – Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.
*1159 – Pope Alexander III is chosen.
*1191 – Third Cr ...
– In the face of falling approval ratings and internal pressure from his government and
party
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often featur ...
,
British Prime Minister
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As moder ...
Tony Blair
Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as Leader of th ...
announces his intention to resign by the end of 2007.
*
September 7
Events Pre-1600
* 70 – A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem.
* 878 – Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.
*1159 – Pope Alexander III is chosen.
*1191 – Third Cr ...
–
Partial lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth ...
, visible over most of Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.
*
September 19
Events Pre-1600
* 85 – Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls laws passed by Domitian and orders his statues to be destroyed.
* 634 – Siege of Damascus: Th ...
– The
Royal Thai Army
The Royal Thai Army or RTA ( th, กองทัพบกไทย; ) is the army of Thailand and the oldest and largest branch of the Royal Thai Armed Forces.
History
Origin
The Royal Thai Army is responsible for protecting the kingdom's ...
overthrows the government of
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra ( th, ทักษิณ ชินวัตร; ; ; Chinese: 丘達新; cnr, Taksin Šinavatra; born 26 July 1949), is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, ...
in a ''
coup''.
*
September 22
Events Pre-1600
* 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
* 1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of th ...
–
Annular solar eclipse, visible in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, parts of Brazil, and the southern Atlantic.
*
September 28 –
Typhoon Xangsane
Typhoon Xangsane, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Milenyo, was a typhoon that affected the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand during the 2006 Pacific typhoon season. The name Xangsane was submitted by Laos and means elephant.
Xangsane made l ...
passed
Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
on its way to causing more than 300 deaths, mostly in the Philippines and Vietnam.
*
September 29
Events Pre-1600
*61 BC – Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday.
* 1011 – Danes capture Canterbury after a siege, taking Ælfheah, ...
–
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Manaus, Brazil, to Brasília and Rio de Janeiro. On 29 September 2006, the Boeing 737-800 operating the flight collided with an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet ...
collides with a business jet over the
Amazon rainforest, killing all 154 on board the former.
October
*
October 6
Events Pre-1600
* 105 BC – Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio accelerates the Marian reforms of the Roman army of the mid-Republic.
* 69 BC – Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdue Armenia.
*A ...
–
Fredrik Reinfeldt
John Fredrik Reinfeldt (pronounced ; born 4 August 1965) is a Swedish economist, lecturer, and former politician who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014, and chairman of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 2003 to 2015. He ...
replaces
Göran Persson
Hans Göran Persson (; born 20 January 1949) is a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007.
Persson was first elected to the Swedish Parliam ...
as
Prime Minister of Sweden
The prime minister ( sv, statsminister ; literally translating to "Minister of State") is the head of government of Sweden. The prime minister and their cabinet (the government) exercise executive authority in the Kingdom of Sweden and are su ...
.
*
October 9
Events Pre-1600
* 768 – Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned kings of the Franks.
* 1238 – James I of Aragon founds the Kingdom of Valencia.
* 1410 – The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock.
* 1446 &ndash ...
**
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
claims to have conducted its first-ever
nuclear test
Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine nuclear weapons' effectiveness, Nuclear weapon yield, yield, and explosive capability. Testing nuclear weapons offers practical information about how the weapons function, how detona ...
.
**
Google
Google LLC () is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company focusing on Search Engine, search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, software, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, ar ...
purchased YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ...
for US$1.65 billion.
*
October 11
Events Pre-1600
*1138 – A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.
*1142 – A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars.
* 1311 – The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of Engl ...
–13 –
St Andrews Agreement
The St Andrews Agreement ( ga, Comhaontú Chill Rímhinn; Ulster Scots: ''St Andra's 'Greement'', ''St Andrew's Greeance'' or ''St Andrae's Greeance'') is an agreement between the British and Irish governments and Northern Ireland's politica ...
is held in Scotland between the British and Irish governments on devolution in Northern Ireland.
*
October 13
Events Pre-1600
* 54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina.
* 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the P ...
– South Korean
Ban Ki-moon is elected as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations, succeeding
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan (; 8 April 193818 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founde ...
.
*
October 22
Events Pre-1600
* 451 – The Chalcedonian Creed, regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus, is adopted by the Council of Chalcedon, an ecumenical council.
* 794 – Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (no ...
–
Fernando Alonso wins his second World Drivers Championship
*October (date unknown) - Marine protected area, The Offshore MPA project is initiated.
November
* November 2 – ''No. 5, 1948'' by Jackson Pollock becomes the List of most expensive paintings, most expensive painting after it is sold privately for List of most expensive paintings, $140 million.
* November 3 – Microsoft released Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2007 for manufacturing.
* November 5 – Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is Execution of Saddam Hussein, sentenced to death by hanging by the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal, Iraqi Special Tribunal. He is later executed by hanging for crimes against humanity on December 30.
* November 12 – The breakaway state of South Ossetia holds a South Ossetian independence referendum, 2006, referendum on independence from Georgia (country), Georgia.
* November 18 – Gulli, a children's channel launched.
*November 22 – 2006 Ivory Coast toxic waste dump, A toxic waste dumping incident occurs in Côte d'Ivoire by Trafigura, a Panama ship sent by Singaporean oil company, causing 3 deaths and the poison treatment of 1500 people.
* November 23 – A series of 23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings, car bombs and mortar attacks in Sadr City, Baghdad, kills at least 215 people and injure 257 other people.
December
* December 1 – WikiLeaks leaks Hassan Dahir Aweys' conspiracy to assassinate Somali government officials.
*December 5 – The military seizes power in Fiji, in a 2006 Fijian coup d'état, coup d'état led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama.
* December 11 – Felipe Calderón sends the Mexican military to combat the drug cartels and put down the violence in the state of Michoacán, initiating the Mexican Drug War.
* December 24 – Ethiopia admits its troops have War in Somalia (2006–09), intervened in Somalia.
* December 29 – UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.
* December 30 – Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, was Execution of Saddam Hussein, executed by hanging.
Undated
*Palestinian National Interest Committee is founded.
Births
* April 26 - Kamila Valieva, Russian figure skater
* April 29 – Xochitl Gomez, American actress
* June 25 – Mckenna Grace, American actress
* September 6 – Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Japanese prince
* October 5 – Jacob Tremblay, Canadian actor
Deaths
January
*
January 1
January 1 or 1 January is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 364 days remaining until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the yea ...
– Haji Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin, Indonesian ulama (b. 1913)
* January 2 – Lidia Wysocka, Polish actress (b. 1916)
* January 3 – Bill Skate, 5th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1953)
*
January 4
**Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (b. 1943)
**Milton Himmelfarb, American essayist (b. 1918)
**Nel van Vliet, Dutch swimmer (b. 1926)
* January 6 – Lou Rawls, American singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor and record producer (b. 1933)
* January 7 – Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer, explorer and author (b. 1912)
* January 8 – Prince George William of Hanover (born 1915), Prince George, William of Hanover, German aristocrat (b. 1915)
* January 11 – Eric Namesnik, American Olympic swimmer (born 1970)
* January 14 – Shelley Winters, American actress (b. 1920)
*
January 15 – Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, 13th Emir of Kuwait (b. 1926)
*
January 19
Events Pre-1600
* 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to ''Augustus'', and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.
* 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrend ...
** Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. 1928)
** Wilson Pickett, American singer (b. 1941)
* January 21 – Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovar writer, scholar and political leader (b. 1944)
* January 23
** Savino Guglielmetti, Italian gymnast (b. 1911)
* January 24 – Chris Penn, American actor (b. 1965)
*
January 25 – Sudharmono, 5th Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1927)
* January 27 – Johannes Rau, 8th President of Germany (b. 1931)
* January 29 – Nam June Paik, South Korean-born American artist (b. 1932)
* January 30 – Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist (b. 1927)
February
* February 2 – Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, prime minister of Bangladesh (b. 1928)
* February 3 – Lou Jones (athlete), Lou Jones, American Olympic runner (b. 1937)
*
February 4 – Betty Friedan, American feminist, activist, and writer (b. 1921)
*
February 6 – George Millay, American businessman and founder of SeaWorld, (b. 1929)
* February 8 – Larry Black (sprinter), Larry Black, American track and field medalist (b. 1951)
* February 9 – Ibolya Csák, Hungarian athlete (b. 1915)
* February 12 – Peter Benchley, American writer (b. 1940)
* February 13 – P. F. Strawson, English philosopher (b. 1919)
* February 15 – Sun Yun-suan, 10th Premier of the Republic of China (b. 1913)
* February 18 – Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa, 5th Prime Minister of Sudan (b. 1919)
* February 21 – Mirko Marjanović, 63rd Prime Minister of Serbia (b. 1937)
*
February 22
Events Pre-1600
* 1076 – Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14–20 February demanding that he abdicate, Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
* 1316 – The Battle of Picotin, between Ferd ...
** S. Rajaratnam, Singaporean politician, 1st Senior Minister of Singapore (b. 1915)
** Said Mohamed Djohar, 2-Time President of the Comoros (b. 1919)
* February 23
** Muhammad Shamsul Huq, Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1912)
** Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (b. 1921)
* February 24
** Octavia E. Butler, American author and writer (b. 1947)
** Don Knotts, American actor and comedian (b. 1924)
** Dennis Weaver, American actor (b. 1924)
* February 28 – Owen Chamberlain, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
March
* March 1 – Johnny Jackson (musician), Johnny Jackson, American singer and musician, former drummer of The Jackson 5, (b. 1955)
* March 6 – Dana Reeve, American actress (b. 1961)
* March 7 – Gordon Parks, American photographer (b. 1912)
*
March 9
Events Pre-1600
* 141 BC – Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han dynasty of China.
* 1009 – First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.
* 1226 &nda ...
** Anna Moffo, American operatic soprano (b. 1932)
** John Profumo, British politician ("Profumo affair") (b. 1915)
* March 11 – Slobodan Milošević, 3rd President of Serbia (b. 1941)
* March 13
** Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (b. 1944)
** Maureen Stapleton, American actress (b. 1925)
**Roy Clarke (footballer), Roy Clarke, Welsh footballer for Manchester City F.C., Manchester City & Wales national football team, Wales (b. 1925)
* March 14 – Lennart Meri, 2nd President of Estonia (b. 1929)
*
March 15
Events Pre-1600
*474 BC – Roman consul Aulus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years' truce.
* 44 BC – The assassination of Julius Caesar takes place.
* 493 – Odo ...
– Georgios Rallis, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1918)
* March 23 – Desmond Doss, American combat medic (b. 1919)
* March 25
** Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
** Richard Fleischer, American film director (b. 1916)
* March 27 – Stanisław Lem, Polish writer (b. 1921)
* March 28 – Caspar Weinberger, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1917)
April
* April 1 – In Tam, Prime Minister of the Khmer Republic (b. 1916)
* April 5 – Gene Pitney, American singer (b. 1941)
*
April 11
Events Pre-1600
* 491 – Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
*1241 – Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi.
*1512 – War of the League of Cambrai: Franco-Ferrare ...
**Proof (rapper), Proof, American rapper, member of D12 (hip hop group), D-12, (b. 1973)
**June Pointer, American singer, former member of The Pointer Sisters, (b. 1953).
* April 12 – Dr. Rajkumar, Rajkumar, Indian actor and singer (b. 1929)
* April 13 – Muriel Spark, Scottish-born novelist (b. 1918)
* April 14
**Miguel Reale, Brazilian philosopher of law, (b. 1910)
**Eberhardt Rechtin, American electrical engineer and telecommunications expert, (b. 1926)
* April 15 – Louise Smith, American NASCAR racer, (b. 1916)
* April 21 – Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1931)
* April 23 – Alida Valli, Italian actress (b. 1921)
* April 25 – Jane Jacobs, American-born Canadian writer and activist (b. 1916)
* April 26 – Yuval Ne'eman, Israeli theoretical physicist, military scientist, and politician (b. 1925)
* April 29 – John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (b. 1908)
* April 30 - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian literaturer, writer (b. 1925)
May
* May 1 – Wilfrid Butt, (b. 1922) English biochemist and reproductive endocrinologist
* May 3
**Karel Appel, Dutch painter (b. 1921)
**Franco Lavoratori, Italian water polo player, Olympic Champion (b. 1922)
* May 5 – Naushad Ali, Indian musician (b. 1919)
* May 6 – Shigeru Kayano, Japanese activist (b. 1926)
* May 11 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935)
* May 12 – Hussein Maziq, Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1918)
* May 13 – Peter Viereck, American historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet (b. 1916)
* May 14
**Robert Bruce Merrifield, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)
**Stanley Kunitz, American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet (b. 1905)
* May 15 – Bill Strode, American Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer (b. 1937)
*
May 17
Events Pre-1600
*1395 – Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.
*1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
* 1527 – Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Flo ...
– Mieczysław Nowak, Polish weightlifter (b. 1936)
* May 22 – Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organization (b. 1945)
* May 23 – Lloyd Bentsen, American politician, vice presidential candidate (b. 1921)
* May 25 – Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer and songwriter (b. 1941)
* May 30 – Shohei Imamura, Japanese film director (b. 1926)
* May 31 – Raymond Davis Jr., American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)
June
* June 1
**Radu Bălescu, Romanian scientist (b. 1932)
**Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer (b. 1946)
*
June 3
Events Pre-1600
* 350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators.
* 713 – The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, depos ...
– Brian Duke, Ugandan-born tropical disease expert (b. 1926)
* June 6 – Billy Preston, American artist and musician (b. 1946)
* June 7
**Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Jordanian militant and founder of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (now ISIS) (b. 1966)
**Louis B. Sohn, Ukrainian-born scholar of international law (b. 1914)
* June 10 – Qadi Abdul Karim Abdullah Al-Arashi, Yemeni politician, former President of North Yemen (b. 1934)
* June 12 – György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (b. 1923)
* June 13 – Charles Haughey, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1925)
* June 14 – Surinder Kaur, Indian Punjabi folk and classical singer known as the "nightingale of Punjab" (b. 1929)
* June 23 – Aaron Spelling, American television producer (b. 1923)
July
*
July 1
**Ryutaro Hashimoto, 53rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1937)
**Fred Trueman, English and Yorkshire cricketer (b. 1931)
* July 5 – Gert Fredriksson, Swedish kayaker (b. 1919)
* July 7
** Syd Barrett, English singer, songwriter, and guitarist (b. 1946)
** Elias Hrawi, 9th President of Lebanon (b. 1925)
** John Money, psychologist and author known for his research in gender identity (b. 1921)
* July 8 – June Allyson, American actress (b. 1917)
* July 13 – Red Buttons, American comedian and actor (b. 1919)
* July 17 – Mickey Spillane, American writer (b. 1918)
* July 19 – Jack Warden, American actor (b. 1920)
* July 21 – Mako (actor), Mako, Japanese-American actor and singer (b. 1933)
* July 30 – Murray Bookchin, American social theorist and philosopher (b. 1921)
August
* August 3 – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-born soprano (b. 1915)
* August 9 – James Van Allen, American physicist (b. 1914)
* August 15
** Te Atairangikaahu, Maori queen (b. 1931)
** Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (b. 1923)
* August 16 – Alfredo Stroessner, 42nd President of Paraguay (b. 1912)
* August 19 – Óscar Míguez, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1927)
* August 20 – Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (b. 1911)
* August 21 – Bismillah Khan, Indian musician (b. 1916)
* August 23 – Maynard Ferguson, Canadian musician and bandleader (b. 1928)
* August 25 – Noor Hassanali, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1918)
* August 26 – Rainer Barzel, German politician (b. 1924)
* August 28 – Melvin Schwartz, American physicist (b. 1932)
* August 30
** Glenn Ford, Canadian actor (b. 1916)
** Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian Nobel writer (b. 1911)
September
* September 2 – Bob Mathias, American athlete (b. 1930)
* September 4
** Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer (b. 1942)
** Steve Irwin, Australian environmentalist and television personality (b. 1962)
* September 10 – Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, 4th King of Tonga (b. 1918)
* September 11 – Joachim Fest, German historian and journalist (b. 1926)
* September 14 – Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-born actor and bodybuilder (b. 1926)
* September 15 – Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist (b. 1929)
* September 16 – Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (b. 1924)
* September 17 – Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite (b. 1924)
*
September 22
Events Pre-1600
* 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
* 1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of th ...
– Edward Albert, American actor (b. 1951)
* September 23 – Malcolm Arnold, English composer (b. 1921)
* September 26
** Byron Nelson, American golfer (b. 1912)
** Audrey Stuckes, English material scientist (b. 1923)
*
September 28 – Jan Werner Danielsen, Norwegian pop singer (b. 1976)
October
* October 2 – Paul Halmos, Hungarian-born American mathematician and statistician (b. 1916)
* October 7 – Anna Politkovskaya, American-born Russian journalist (b. 1958)
* October 16 – Valentín Paniagua, President of Peru (b. 1936)
* October 20 – Jane Wyatt, American actress (b. 1910)
*
October 22
Events Pre-1600
* 451 – The Chalcedonian Creed, regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus, is adopted by the Council of Chalcedon, an ecumenical council.
* 794 – Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (no ...
– Choi Kyu-hah, 4th President of South Korea (b. 1919)
* October 27 – Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Pakistani civil servant and 7th President of Pakistan (b. 1915)
* October 28
** Red Auerbach, American basketball coach and official (b. 1917)
** Trevor Berbick, Jamaican boxer (b. 1954)
* October 30 – Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist (b. 1926)
* October 31 – P. W. Botha, former State President of South Africa (b. 1916)
November
* November 1 – William Styron, American writer (b. 1925)
* November 3 – Paul Mauriat, French musician and bandleader (b. 1925)
* November 5
** Bülent Ecevit, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1925)
** Pietro Rava, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1916)
* November 6 – Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish ski racer (b. 1950)
* November 7 – Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist (b. 1924)
* November 9 – Ed Bradley, American journalist (b. 1941)
* November 10 – Jack Palance, American actor (b. 1919)
* November 11 – Esther Lederberg, American microbiologist (b. 1922)
* November 16 – Milton Friedman, American Nobel economist (b. 1912)
* November 17
** Ruth Brown, American singer (b. 1928)
** Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer (b. 1927)
* November 20
** Robert Altman, American film director (b. 1925)
** Zoia Ceaușescu, Romanian mathematician (b. 1949)
* November 21
** Pierre Amine Gemayel, Lebanese politician (b. 1972)
** Hassan Gouled Aptidon, 1st President of Djibouti (b. 1916)
* November 22 – Asima Chatterjee, Indian chemist (b. 1917)
* November 23
** Alexander Litvinenko, Russian-born spy (b. 1962)
** Philippe Noiret, French actor (b. 1930)
** Anita O'Day, American singer (b. 1919)
* November 25 – Valentín Elizalde, Mexican singer (b. 1979)
* November 26 – Isaac Galvez, Spanish racing cyclist (b. 1975)
December
* December 1 – Claude Jade, French actress (b. 1948)
* December 2 – Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (b. 1947)
* December 5 – David Bronstein, Soviet Union chess grandmaster (b. 1924)
* December 6 – Han Ahmedow, 1st Prime Minister of Turkmenistan (b. 1936)
* December 7
** Lyuben Berov, 43rd Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1925)
** Jeane Kirkpatrick, American political theorist and U.N. ambassador (b. 1926)
* December 9 – Georgia Gibbs, American singer (b. 1919)
* December 10 – Augusto Pinochet, Dictator of Chile (b. 1915)
* December 12
** Paul Arizin, American basketball player (b. 1928)
** Peter Boyle, American actor (b. 1935)
* December 14 – Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish record executive (b. 1923)
* December 15 – Clay Regazzoni, Swiss racing driver (b. 1939)
* December 18 – Joseph Barbera, American animator (b. 1911)
* December 21 – Saparmurat Niyazov, 1st President of Turkmenistan (b. 1940)
* December 22 – Elena Mukhina, Soviet artistic gymnast (b. 1960)
* December 25 – James Brown, American singer (b. 1933)
* December 26 – Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States (b. 1913)
* December 30 – Saddam Hussein, 5th President of Iraq (executed) (b. 1937)
* December 31 – Ya'akov Hodorov, Israeli footballer (b. 1927)
Nobel Prizes
* Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemistry – Roger D. Kornberg.
* Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Economics – Edmund Phelps.
* Nobel Prize in Literature, Literature – Orhan Pamuk.
* Nobel Peace Prize, Peace – Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank.
* Nobel Prize in Physics, Physics – John C. Mather, and George F. Smoot.
* Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Physiology or Medicine – Andrew Z. Fire, and Craig C. Mello.
New English words and terms
*Wish list, bucket list
*''crowdfunding''
*''crowdsourcing''
*Eris (dwarf planet), Eris
*hypermiling
*mumblecore
*Showreel, sizzle reel
*ski cross
References
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