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2006 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 2006
MMVI
Ab urbe condita 2759
Armenian calendar 1455
ԹՎ ՌՆԾԵ
Assyrian calendar 6756
Bahá'í calendar 162–163
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Berber calendar 2956
British Regnal year 54 Eliz. 2 – 55 Eliz. 2
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Julian calendar Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar 4339
Minguo calendar ROC 95
民國95年
Thai solar calendar 2549
Unix time 1136073600–1167609599


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

FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Germany

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References

  1. "International Years proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 1 October. 
  2. Dejevsky, Mary. "Mary Dejevsky: Russia has good reason for what it is doing. Why do we have to keep demonizing it?". London: The Independent. 
  3. "Mecca disaster toll rises to 76". British Broadcasting Corporation. 
  4. Huggler, Justin. "Hundreds killed as Haj pilgrims rush to stone the devil". London: The Independent. 
  5. "What is the Islamic hajj?". CBC News. "It's the same place where 362 people died in a stampede on Jan. 12," 
  6. "Stardust Container in Almost Perfect Condition". Fox News. Associated Press. 
  7. "Pope Benedict XVI's first Encyclycal "Deus Caritas Est¨ published today". Catholic News Agency. 
  8. "QUICK TAKES; Salzburg fetes Mozart's 250th". Los Angeles Times. [dead link]
  9. "Relatives Trash Company Offices After Red Sea Disaster". Fox News. Associated Press. 
  10. "The Aftermath; GMA blames 'Wowowee' organizers for stampede". Filipino Reporter. 
  11. Enriquez, Sam. "Gas Blast Traps 65 Mexican Miners". Los Angeles Times. 
  12. "The final attempt to contact Pioneer 10". The Planetary Society. 
  13. Svoboda, Elizabeth. "Saturn Moon Has Water Geysers and, Just Maybe, Life". National Geographic Society. 
  14. Mihelich, Peggy. "Payoff high in risky Mars mission". CNN. 
  15. Roach, John. "Mars's Gravity Captures NASA Spacecraft". National Geographic Society. 
  16. "Scramjet team 'happy' after Woomera flight". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. [dead link]
  17. "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: Guinness Recognizes NASA Scramjet". NASA. 
  18. Morelle, Rebecca. "Planning for bird flu in the UK". British Broadcasting Corporation. 
  19. Freeman, Simon. "100 die as blaze rips through Indian electronics fair". London: The Times. 
  20. "European Space Probe Goes Into Orbit Around Venus". Fox News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 
  21. Sterngold, James. "Iran celebrates uranium enrichment Experts say nuclear step means Tehran is serious, but weapon is years off". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 
  22. "Iran says it joins 'countries with nuclear technology'". CNN. 
  23. Booth, Jenny. "Russia backs Iran's nuclear programme". London: The Times. 
  24. Jin, Zhu. "Australia to send 1,000 troops to East Timor: FM". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 
  25. Indonesia lowers quake death toll. CNN. Archived from the original on 
  26. "Sidoarjo Mud Flow Disaster July, - Indonesia". 
  27. "Montenegro declares independence from Serbia". USA Today. 
  28. Xuequan, Mu. "EU reiterates respect for independence of Montenegro". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 
  29. "Kazakhstan satellite enters orbit". USA Today. Associated Press. 
  30. Butcher, Tim. "Israel launches warning air strikes on Gaza". London: The Daily Telegraph. 
  31. Olesen, Alexa. "China's first train to Tibet conquers high-altitude hurdles". USA Today. Associated Press. 
  32. Baodong, Li; Shuangqi, Fu. ""Silk Road" rejoins at Nathu La Pass after 44 years". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 
  33. Myers, Steven Lee; Kramer, Andrew E.; Wald, Matthew L.. "At Least 122 Dead in Russian Plane Crash". New York Times. 
  34. "No survivors in Pakistani crash". BBC. 
  35. Mukherjee, Krittivas. "Mumbai bombing death toll rises to 179". The New Zealand Herald. 
  36. "Hezbollah vows 'open war' as violence escalates". CTV Television Network. 
  37. "Nomadic reaches Odyssey complex". BBC. 
  38. Hoge, Warren; Erlanger, Steven. "U.N. council backs measure to halt war in Lebanon - Africa & Middle East - International Herald Tribune". International Herald Tribune. 
  39. Chance, Matthew. "Russian jet crash kills all 170 on board". CNN. 
  40. "When being a genius just doesn't add up". The Sydney Morning Herald. 
  41. Battersby, Stephen. "Pluto gets the boot as the planet count drops". New Scientist. 
  42. Luying, Sun. "Coup d´etat launched in Thailand". Xinhua News Agency. 
  43. "Passports of Legacy jet pilots seized pending investigation in Brazil crash.". Europe Intelligence Wire. 
  44. "North Korea claims first nuclear test". London: The Guardian. 
  45. "Profile: Ban Ki-moon". BBC. 
  46. "Nigerian Union Downplays Pilot Error". Associated Press. 
  47. "Art Market Watch". Artnet. November 3,. 
  48. "Saddam buried in village of his birth". Associated Press. [dead link]
  49. Danilova, Maria. "Georgia: Separatist Vote Illegitimate". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 
  50. "Al-Jazeera English hits airwaves". BBC News. 
  51. "Iraqi militias take fiery revenge for slaughter". Associated Press. 
  52. "Philippines: NDCC media update - Typhoon "Reming" (Durian) 13 Dec". ReliefWeb. [dead link]
  53. Xiaodan, Du. "Fiji´s troops seize police weapons". China Central Television. 
  54. CNN Wire Staff (4 December). "Mexico's president pledges to continue fighting cartels". CNN. 
  55. Nancy Loftholm, "Fear from Swift plant raid resonates in Greeley six years later", Denver Post, 15 January.
  56. Cody, Edward. "Pollution Leaves Beloved Dolphin of Yangtze 'Functionally' Extinct". The Washington Post. 
  57. "Ethiopia dismisses Somali threat". BBC. 
  58. Fouquet, Helene. "Nigerian Pipeline Explosion Kills at Least 200 (Update1)". Bloomberg. 
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