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Months in 2006: January February March April May July August September October November December

Historical Events

Results 1 - 8 of 8

3rd - The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
5th - Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
7th - British Houses of Parliament temporarily shut down due to anthrax alert.
18th - The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched.
19th - Prime ministers of several northern European nations participate in a ceremonial "laying of the first stone" at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Spitsbergen, Norway.
21st - Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix & Hydra.
28th - The Republic of Montenegro was admitted as the 192nd Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution 60/264.
29th - Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.

Famous Birthdays

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3rd - Countess Leonore, Member of the Dutch Royal Family
18th - Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg

Famous Deaths

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1st - Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
2nd - Keith Smith, English professional rugby player (b. 1952)
2nd - Vince Welnick, musician, keyboardist (The Grateful Dead) (b. 1951)
3rd - Johnny Grande, original accordion/piano/keyboard player for Bill Haley's Comets (b. 1932)
5th - Frederick Franck, American artist and writer (b. 1909)
6th - Billy Preston, American musician (b. 1946)
6th - Hilton Ruiz, Puerto Rican-American jazz pianist (b. 1952)
6th - Arnold Newman, American photographer (b. 1918)
7th - John Tenta, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1963)
7th - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Jordanian-born Mujahid (b. 1966)
8th - Robert Donner, American actor (b. 1931)
8th - Abouna Matta El Meskeen, Coptic Orthodox monk (b. 1919)
9th - Drafi Deutscher, German Schlager singer (b. 1946)
11th - Bruce Shand, father of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (b. 1917)
11th - Michael Bartosh, computer expert and author (b. 1977)
11th - Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (b. 1944)
12th - György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (b. 1923)
12th - Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector (b. 1923)
13th - Charles Haughey, Taoiseach (b. 1925)
14th - Jean Roba, Belgian comics author (b. 1930)
14th - Monty Berman, British film and television producer (b. 1905)
15th - Raymond Devos, French humourist (b. 1922)
15th - Herb Pearson, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1910)
16th - Igor Śmiałowski, Polish actor (b. 1917)
16th - Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, Iranian archaeologist, (b. 1942)
17th - Cláudio Besserman Vianna, aka "Bussunda", Brazilian comedian (b. 1962)
17th - Arthur Franz, American actor (b. 1920)
18th - Vincent Sherman, American film director (b. 1906)
20th - Billy Johnson, American baseball player (b. 1918)
22nd - Moose (dog actor), dog actor popular for role on Frasier (b. 1990)
23rd - Aaron Spelling, American television producer (b. 1923)
23rd - Luke Graham, American wrestler (b. 1940)
23rd - Harriet, Galápagos tortoise (b. 1830)
24th - Patsy Ramsey, mother of JonBenét Ramsey (b. 1956)
25th - Jaap Penraat, Dutch architect (b. 1918)
27th - Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer, known as "The Railway Killer" (b. 1959)
28th - Jim Baen, American science fiction publisher and editor (b. 1943)
28th - George Page, American television host (b. 1935)
28th - Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English barrister, politician and author (b. 1919)
28th - George Unwin, British WWII fighter ace (b. 1913)
29th - Randy Walker, American football coach (b. 1954)
29th - Fabián Bielinsky, Argentinean film director (b. 1959)
29th - Lloyd Richards, American actor and director (b. 1919)
30th - Robert Gernhardt, German satirist (b. 1937)