The year in history
2006
Someone born in 2006 turns 20 in 2026
2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 6th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade. 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
What happened in 2006
4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair collapsed in Katowice, Poland, killing 65 and injuring 170.
NASA's Cassini–Huygens spacecraft announces a geyser-like emission of vapor, dust, and small ice crystals on Saturn's moon Enceladus, possibly indicating the presence of water.
The European Space Agency's Venus Express space probe enters Venus' orbit.
Al Qaeda terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is killed by a US airstrike.
The 2006 Mexican presidential election is held. Felipe Calderón is confirmed as the winner on September 5.
Sri Lankan civil war, Chencholai bombing: 61 female students in Mullaitivu are killed by the Sri Lankan Air Force in an air strike.
Australian conservationist Steve Irwin is fatally stung in the heart by a stingray while filming an underwater documentary.
Fredrik Reinfeldt replaces Göran Persson as Prime Minister of Sweden.
October (date unknown) – The Offshore MPA project is initiated.
Sony releases the PlayStation 3.
The military seizes power in Fiji, in a coup d'état led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama.