2006

2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD), the 6th year of the 3rd millennium, the 6th year of the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade.

Events

General

• January 1
  • Russia stopped supplying natural gas to Ukraine due to disagreements over pricing. The issue was resolved three days later.
  • Flash floods in Jember, East Java. At least 63 people were killed.
• January 2 - An ice skating rink in Germany collapsed; 15 people were killed.
• January 3 - An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia, United States, trapped 13 people. Only one person survived.
• January 4
  • Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a stroke and fell into a coma. His position was temporarily replaced by his deputy, Ehud Olmert.
  • A landslide in the village of Cijeruk, Banjarnegara, Central Java killed 76 people.
• January 12 - 362 pilgrims were killed in a stampede while performing stoning of the devil in Mina.
• January 15
  • Transjakarta Corridor 2 was officially opened along with Corridor 3.
  • Michelle Bachelet was declared the winner in the second round of the Chile presidential election.
• January 18 - 43 Papua residents fled to Australia to seek asylum, claiming that genocide was taking place in Papua.
• January 19 - The New Horizons spacecraft, which will fly past Pluto, was launched.
• January 20 - East Timor submitted report on the massacre of its citizens by Indonesia from 1975 to 1999 to the United Nations. According to the report, more than 100,000 people died as a result of starvation that was deliberately caused.
• January 22 - Aníbal Cavaco Silva was elected President of Portugal.
• January 24 - Miyeegombo Enkhbold of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party became Prime Minister of Mongolia.
• January 25
  • A group of international researchers discovered OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, an exoplanet most similar to Earth.
  • Parliamentary elections in Palestine; Hamas wins.
  • Google announces that its search engine will be censored in the People's Republic of China.
• January 29 - Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah becomes Emir of Kuwait, replacing Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, who had been in office for only a week.
• January 31
  • KM Citra Mandala Bahari sank in the Rote Strait; at least 110 people survived and 50 were missing.
  • Ben Bernanke replaced Alan Greenspan as head of the Federal Reserve.
• February 3 - An Egyptian ship carrying 1,300 passengers sank in the Red Sea; only 390 people survived.
• February 4
  • At least 88 people were trampled to death while queuing at a stadium near Manila.
  • Jyllands-Posten's caricature of the Prophet Muhammad: Syrian protesters burn the embassies of Denmark and Norway.
• February 6 - Stephen Harper was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada, replacing Paul Martin.
• February 7 - Researchers announced the discovery of dozens of new species of animals and plants around the Foja Mountains, Papua.
• February 8 - A tomb from around the 14th century BC was found intact in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.
• February 12 - The A1 Grand Prix was held at the Sentul Circuit, Bogor Regency, Indonesia.
• February 13 - Djoko Suyanto became Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.
• February 27 - The game Roblox was released.
• February 28 - The Astro Nusantara channel officially began broadcasting.
• March 28 - Israel parliamentary elections
• April 15 - Train accident between Sembrani and Kertajaya collided at Gubug Station. In the accident, 13 people died and 26 others were hospitalized.
• April 25 - Girija Prasad Koirala began his fourth term as Prime Minister of Nepal.
• April 27 - Lidya Pratiwi was found guilty along with her mother, uncle, and close friend for the premeditated murder of Naek Gonggom Hutagalung at the Putri Duyung Cottage Ancol Hotel in Jakarta.
• April 29 - The second Daft Punk World Tour concert (called Alive 2007) began.
• May 5 - M. Irfan was born in Banten.
• May 22 - The fourth Nokia Nseries model, the Nokia N73, was released.
• May 27 - The Special Region of Yogyakarta and parts of the Central Java was rocked by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Bantul with a depth of 33 km, killing more than 6,000 people and destroying thousands of buildings.
• May 29 - Start of the hot mud flow from PT Lapindo in Sidoarjo, East Java.
• July 2 - Presidential elections in Mexico
• July 5 - The 2006 SPMB (New Student Admission Selection) was held simultaneously throughout Indonesia for two days, until July 6 2006
• July 30 - Merangka commemorates the 4th anniversary of Lativi with a live broadcast called "4 years and counting"
• August 24 - 2006 World Astronomy Conference: Solar System only has 8 planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto is no longer considered a planet.
• September 4 - The Copa Dji Sam Soe match between Arema Malang and Persebaya turned violent towards the end of the game when bonek fans stormed the field. This football riot was the worst in East Java in the last two years.
• October 8 - Andika and Indra were fired from Peterpan.
• October 13 - The Global TV logo "TVG" was replaced with a logo consisting of the letter 'G', known as "Glosie," which features an orange color scheme reminiscent of Nickelodeon, , green and blue from the previous “TVG” logo above it with the words ‘GlobalTV’ below it, coinciding with the "Fant4stik" event, which was Global TV's 4th anniversary celebration.
• October 30 - Need for Speed: Carbon was released on Microsoft Windows and Need for Speed: Carbon - Own the City was released on PlayStation Portable.
• November 28 - Nokia 6300 was officially announced.
• December 10 - Augusto Pinochet (former dictator of Chile) passed away.
• December 12 - Alda Risma died of an overdose administered by Ferry Surya Prakasa at the Menteng Hotel in Central Jakarta.
• December 14 - Launch of the Daihatsu Terios and Toyota Rush, seven-passenger mini SUVs that are the successors to the Daihatsu Taruna and the second collaborative product from Daihatsu and Toyota.
• December 15 - TV7 officially changed its name to Trans 7.
• December 30 - Saddam Hussein (former President of Iraq) was executed by hanging.
• China's third manned space mission, the Shenzhou VII
• Airbus A380 begins operation
• Release of computer operating system Windows Vista
• Release of game consoles PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Revolution
• Wembley Stadium in England reopened after renovation

For a list of events after February 13, see the Current events page.

Sports

Main article: 2006 in sports

• February 10–26 - Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy
• March 15–26 - Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia
• "Soccer": June 9–July 9 - 2006 World Cup in Germany
• December 1–15 - 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar

Regional head elections (pilkada) in Indonesia

Main article: 2006 regional elections.

NOTE: Provincial elections are italicized, the rest are regencies/cities.

• January: Bangka-Belitung, North Bengkulu, Cianjur, Central Tapanuli, Tasikmalaya (regency)
• February: Batam, Bontang, East Kutai, Nias, Central Sulawesi
• March: Demak, Grobogan, West Irian Jaya, Malinau, Karimun, Pelalawan
• April: Bolaang Mongondow, West Kutai, Rokan Hulu, East Tanjung Jabung
• May: Balikpapan, Banggai, South Barito, Nunukan, Sambas, Tebo
• June: Boalemo, Bungo, Cimahi (city), Lubuk Linggau, Muaro Jambi, Pagar Alam, Prabumulih, Rokan Hilir, Siak, Tasikmalaya (city), Tuban
• July: Ambon, Banggai Islands, Lembata, Paniai, Pekanbaru, Puncak Jaya, Salatiga
• August: Kulonprogo, Landak
• September: Bau-Bau, Jayapura (regency), Yogyakarta (city)
• October: Banjarnegara, Buton, Kendari (city), Pati, Sangihe Talaud, Simeulue
• November: Gorontalo, Majene, Mimika
• December: Musi Banyuasin, Pemalang, Pidie
• Unknown: Southeast Aceh, Batu (city), Buleleng, Kampar, West Southeast Maluku, Sorong (city)

Births

• January 1 - Salwa Azis, Former child actress from Indonesia
• January 6 - Amanina Afiqah Ibrahim, Indonesian child actress and commercial star, and former member of the group JKT48.
• January 9 - Marsha Lenathea, member of the group JKT48.
• January 10 - Greesella Adhalia, actress and member of the group JKT48.
• January 12 - Vitor Reis, Brazilian soccer player
• January 25 - Jessica Lucyana, Actress, Model, from Indonesia. Daughter of Sendy Taroreh
• February 3 - Alwi Yoshida Assegaf, child actor from Indonesia
• February 4 - Grezia Epiphania, singer from Indonesia
• February 13 - Freya Jayawardana, member of the group JKT48.
• March 1 - Chalista Ellysia, actress, model from Indonesia and former member of the group JKT48.
• March 27 - Naomi Ivo, Actress from Indonesia. Daughter of Astri Ivo
• April 4 - Shanna Shannon, singer from Indonesia
• April 24 - Arya Mohan, actor and model from Indonesia.
• May 9 - Maysha Jhuan, Singer from Indonesia
• May 18 - Mesa Hira, singer and songwriter from Indonesia, third place winner of Indonesian Idol season thirteen
• May 31 - Gema Vyandra, Actor from Indonesia
• July 14 - Reva Fidela, actress and former member of the group JKT48.
• July 16 - Laura Moane, actress, model, from Indonesia
• July 26 - Kathrina Irene, actress and member of the group JKT48.
• August 7 - Gabriela Abigail, member of the group JKT48.
• August 16 - Zara Leola, Singer from Indonesia. Daughter of Enda
• August 25 - Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Racer from Italy.
• August 26 - Alya Amanda, member of the JKT48 group
• September 2 - Kevin Kahuni, Actor, Model, Singer, from Indonesia
• September 6 - Hisahito, heir to the throne of the Japanese Empire
• September 14 - Aurhel Alana, member of the group JKT48
• September 17 - Stephanie Kaluna, Actress, Model from Indonesia
• September 25 - Angel Sianturi, Actress, Model from Indonesia
• October 6 - Lea Ciarachel Forenaux, Actress from Indonesia
• October 14 - Sonni Mahmuda, Actor from Indonesia
• October 28 - Bima Azriel, Actor from Indonesia
• October 30 - Alifa Azzahra Lubis, actress and presenter from Indonesia
• November 8 - Zayyan Sakha, actor, model and internet celebrity from Indonesia
• November 9 - Qheyla Valendro, Actress, Model, from Indonesia
• November 9 - Saskia Chadwick, Actress, Model, from Indonesia
• November 18 - Sinyo Riza, Actor from Indonesia
  • Leya Princy, actress and internet celebrity from Indonesia, daughter of actor, comedian and presenter Ferry Maryadi
• November 25 - Rassya Hidayah, Performer, Singer, Model, from Indonesia
• December 17 - Kimberly Angela, Actress and Model from Indonesia
• December 18 - Adryan Didi, Actor, Model, from Indonesia
• December 26 - Minami Hishida, member of the group Girls².

Deaths

See: List of people who died in 2006

External links

• Template:Id Schedule of Regional Elections 2005 to 2008 (PDF format)

Source

Source: This page was translated from the page 2006 on the Indonesian Wikipedia. It is reusable under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 (International) license. It was translated using DeepL translate.

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