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| Ambassador Adams, Bryan |  |
| 15th May Ambassador to the Prince's Trust, an honarary appointment made by Prince Charles Charity in London to raise awareness for young people looking for work |
| Arsenal Tribute Daltrey, Roger |  |
| Writes "Highbury Highs", a tribute to Highbury, the home of Arsenal FC & performs it after the final match at the ground |
| Aston Villa Lerner, Randy |  |
| Birmingham Aston Villa is floated by the previous owner and chairman Doug Ellis , but in 2006 full control of the club is acquired by Randy Lerner |
| Beach Boys Jardine, Al | |
| 13th June the major surviving Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston & David Marks re-unite 40 yrs after the release of "Pet Sounds" |
| Beach Boys Johnstone, Bruce | |
| 13th June the major surviving Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston & David Marks re-unite 40 yrs after the release of "Pet Sounds" |
| Beach Boys Love, Mike | |
| 13th June the major surviving Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston & David Marks re-unite 40 yrs after the release of "Pet Sounds" |
| Beach Boys Marks, David | |
| 13th June the major surviving Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston & David Marks re-unite 40 yrs after the release of "Pet Sounds" |
| Beach Boys Wilson, Brian | |
| 13th June the major surviving Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston & David Marks re-unite 40 yrs after the release of "Pet Sounds" |
| Belfast City Airport Best, George | |
| 22nd May Belfast Belfast City Airport is renamed George Best Belfast City Airport as a tribute to Best, the official new name and signage is unveiled to a gathering of the Best family and friends at the airport on 22 May 2006 which would have been his 60th birth |
| Birth Trueman, Frederick Sewards | |
| 1st July Death of Frederick Sewards Trueman |
| Bombing of Beirut Olmert, Ehud |  |
| 12th July Beirut Israel carriy out selective reprisals bombing and artillery shelling of Lebanon, hitting rocket stores, Hezbollah headquarters in the Dahya quarter of Beirut and al-Manara television in Beirut, and killing over two hundred |
| Bombing of Haifa Olmert, Ehud | |
| 17th July Haifa Hezbollah responds with several hundred rocket attacks on Haifa, Tiberias , Safed and other towns deep in northern Israel, killing 13 civilians |
| Bombing of Lebanon Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| July Blair supports the Israeli bombing of Lebanon |
| Bombing of Safed Olmert, Ehud | |
| 17th July Safed Hezbollah responds with several hundred rocket attacks on Haifa, Tiberias , Safed and other towns deep in northern Israel, killing 13 civilians |
| Bombing of Tiberias Olmert, Ehud | |
| 17th July Tiberias Hezbollah responds with several hundred rocket attacks on Haifa, Tiberias , Safed and other towns deep in northern Israel, killing 13 civilians |
| Ceasefire Olmert, Ehud | |
| 14th Aug Cease fire, based on UN Security Council Resolution 1701 |
| Composition Weller, Paul | |
| The album "Hit Parade" is released, a collection of all the singles released by the Jam, Style Council and Weller during his solo career |
| Composition Zimmerman, Robert Allen | |
| 29th Aug Releases the album, "Modern Times", enters the USAalbum charts at #1, making him, at age 65, the oldest living person to top those charts |
| Conference of G8 Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich |  |
| Russia had become a full-fledged member of the G8 and chairs the group in the calendar year of 2006 |
| Constitution Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro |  |
| 1st Aug Castro delegates his duties as President of the Council of state, President of the Council of Ministers, First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party and the post of commander in chief of the armed forces to his brother and First Vice President, Ra£l |
| Constitution Castro Ruz, Raul | |
| 1st Aug Castro delegates his duties as President of the Council of state, President of the Council of Ministers, First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party and the post of commander in chief of the armed forces to his brother and First Vice President, Ra£l |
| Constitution Mugabe, Robert Gabriel |  |
| Dec The ruling ZANU-PF party approves a plan to move presidential polls from 2008 to 2010, effectively extending Mr Mugabe's ruleby two years |
| Cultural Revolution Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud |  |
| The Ahmadinejad Government forces numerous Iranian scientists and University professors to resign or to retire, referred to as "second cultural revolution" after the Islamic Cultural Revolution |
| Death Meri, Lennart |  |
| Death of Lennart Meri |
| Death Barrett, Roger Keith "Syd" | |
| 7th July Cambridge Death of Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett |
| Death Dianna | |
| 14th Dec Lord Stevens' report, Operation Paget, was published and dismisses all allegations of conspiracy as without foundation |
| Death Puskas Biro, Ferenc |  |
| 16th Oct Death of Ferenc Puskas Biro |
| Death Hashimoto, Ryutaro |  |
| 1st July Death of Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Death Pitney, Gene | |
| 5th May Cardiff Death of Gene Pitney, found dead in his hotel room in Cardiff |
| Demonstrations Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| Sep Riot police disrupt a planned demonstration against the government's handling of the economic crisis, Union leaders are taken into custody and later hospitalised, allegedly after being tortured |
| Diplomacy Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud | |
| 5th Feb Iran says it will no longer allow snap inspections of itsNuclear sites, after the UNNuclear watchdog vote to report Tehran to the Security Council |
| Diplomacy Haq, Sirajul |  |
| 2nd Feb Pakistani Finance Minister Sirajul Haq: "Attack on Iran will be construed as attack on us" |
| Diplomacy Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Russia had become a full-fledged member of the G8 and chairs the group in the calendar year of 2006 |
| Sep France's president Jacques Chirac awards Vladimir Putin the dignity of the Grand Cross of the Legion d'Honneur, the French highest decoration, to celebrate his contribution to the friendship between the two countries |
| Dismissal Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| May Charles Clarke is sacked over Home Office scandal of foreign prisoners granted early release from prison |
| Dismissal Clarke, Charles | |
| May Charles Clarke is sacked over Home Office scandal of foreign prisoners granted early release from prison |
| Dismissal Rumsfeld, Donald Henry | |
| 8th Nov Bush dismisses Rumsfeld after losing the Senate & House of Representives elections |
| Economy Merkel, Angela Dorothea |  |
| Many economic commentators have referred to the 'Merkel factor', which has apparently caused a rapid rise in consumer confidence and market spending |
| Economy Brown, Gordon | |
| An OECD report shows UK economic growth has averaged 2.7% between 1997 & 2006, higher than the Eurozone's 2.1% |
| The UK tax burden increases from 39.3% of GDP in 1997 to 42.4% in 2006, according to the OECD, overtaking Germany |
| UK unemployment is 5.1%, down from 7% in 1997 & lower than the Eurozone's average of 8.1% |
| Economy Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| May Year-on-year inflation exceeds 1,000% |
| Sep Riot police disrupt a planned demonstration against the government's handling of the economic crisis, Union leaders are taken into custody and later hospitalised, allegedly after being tortured |
| Dec New banknotes, with three noughts deleted from their values, are introduced |
| Eden Project Live 8 Concert Gabriel, Peter | |
| Coordinates and performs at the Eden Project Live 8 concert |
| Election Brown, Gordon | |
| Dunfermline The Labour defeat in the Dunfermline & West Fife after a campaign led by Brown in a constituency in which he lives, casts doubt on his ability to win elections on his own without Blair |
| Election Olmert, Ehud | |
| 28th Mar Ehud Olmert elected PM of Israel, heading Kadima party coalition |
| Election Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| Dec The ruling ZANU-PF party approves a plan to move presidential polls from 2008 to 2010, effectively extending Mr Mugabe's ruleby two years |
| Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement Award Daltrey, Roger | |
| The Who are the first recipients of the Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement Award in Live Music at the Vodaphone music awards |
| Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement Award Townshend, Pete | |
| The Who are the first recipients of the Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement Award in Live Music at the Vodaphone music awards |
| Governor Huckle, Alan | |
| Falkland Islands, The Appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands |
| Hall of Fame Adams, Bryan | |
| Bryan Adams is inducted into Canada's Hall of Fame |
| Health Castro, Raul | |
| 1st Aug Castro hands over power to his brother Raul after undergoing intestinal surgery |
| Health Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 1st Aug Castro hands over power to his brother Raul after undergoing intestinal surgery |
| 2nd Dec Too ill to attend the nationwide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Granma boat landing, which fueled speculations that Castro had stomach cancer, though Spanish doctor Dr. Garc¡a Sabrido stated that his illness is not terminal |
| Health Olmert, Ehud | |
| 4th Jan Ariel Sharon suffers a massive stroke, leaving the leadership of Israel and the new Kadima party in the hands of Ehud Olmert |
| Health Sharon, Ariel | |
| 4th Jan Ariel Sharon suffers a massive stroke, leaving the leadership of Israel and the new Kadima party in the hands of Ehud Olmert |
| Hezbollah Olmert, Ehud | |
| July G-8 meeting calls for cessation of violence, return of Israeli soldier and disarmament of Hezbolla in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1559 and UN Security Council Resolution 1680 |
| 12th July Hezbollah begin a series of rocket attacks on northern Israel |
| 12th July Hezbollah terrorists cross the blue line border with Lebanon, attack an Israeli patrol, killing 3 and capturing 2 soldiers |
| 12th July Israel carriy out selective reprisals bombing and artillery shelling of Lebanon, hitting rocket stores, Hezbollah headquarters in the Dahya quarter of Beirut and al-Manara television in Beirut, and killing over two hundred |
| 17th July Hezbollah responds with several hundred rocket attacks on Haifa, Tiberias , Safed and other towns deep in northern Israel, killing 13 civilians |
| Honorary President Robson, "Bobby" Robert William | |
| 7th July Robson is named as honorary president of Ipswich Town Football Club |
| IAEA Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud | |
| 31st Jan The IAEA reports that "Iran has continued to facilitate access under its Safeguards Agreement as requested by the Agency ... including by providing in a timely manner the requisite declarations and access to locations" |
| 4th Feb The IAEA votes 27-3 to report Iran to the United Nations Security Council, After the vote, Iran announces its intention to end voluntary co-operation with the IAEA beyond basic Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty requirements |
| Independence Marovic, Svetozar |  |
| 3rd June Montenegro declares it's independence from Serbia |
| Iran Cinema Celebration Kurosawa, Akira | |
| Awarded the 10th Iran Cinema Celebration, Special honor |
| Legion d'Honneur Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Sep France's president Jacques Chirac awards Vladimir Putin the dignity of the Grand Cross of the Legion d'Honneur, the French highest decoration, to celebrate his contribution to the friendship between the two countries |
| Manager Robson, "Bobby" Robert William | |
| 13th Jan Steve Staunton is appointed manager of the Republic of Ireland national team, with Robson named in a support role as International Football Consultant |
| Manager Staunton, Steve | |
| 13th Jan Steve Staunton is appointed manager of the Republic of Ireland national team, with Robson named in a support role as International Football Consultant |
| Marriage Philip | |
| The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall spend their first wedding anniversary in Scotland, In Scotland they are styled the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay |
| Massacre of al Dujail Hussein, Saddam |  |
| 5th Nov Dujail Saddam Hussein is found guilty of crimes against humanity for the killing of 148 Shias in Tigris river city of Dujail in 1982, sentenced to death by hanging |
| Minister of Defense Jassim, Abdel Qader | |
| 8th June Appointed Minister of Defense |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Banda, Joyce |  |
| 1st June Appointed Foreign Minister of Malawi |
| Minister of Interior Bolani, Jawad | |
| 8th June Appointed Minister of the Interior |
| Nuclear Warfare Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud | |
| 11th Jan Says that building theNuclear bomb is not the policy of his Government and reportedly said that there was no such policy and that such a policy was "illegal and against our religion" |
| 31st Jan The IAEA reports that "Iran has continued to facilitate access under its Safeguards Agreement as requested by the Agency ... including by providing in a timely manner the requisite declarations and access to locations" |
| 4th Feb The IAEA votes 27-3 to report Iran to the United Nations Security Council, After the vote, Iran announces its intention to end voluntary co-operation with the IAEA beyond basic Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty requirements |
| 5th Feb Iran says it will no longer allow snap inspections of itsNuclear sites, after the UNNuclear watchdog vote to report Tehran to the Security Council |
| Mar USANational Security Strategy decries Iran, stating that "Iran has violated its Non-Proliferation Treaty safeguards obligations and refuses to provide objective guarantees that itsNuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes |
| April Ahmadinejad announces that Iran had successfully refined uranium to a stage suitable for theNuclear fuel cycle |
| 11th April Ahmadinejad announces, "I am officially announcing that Iran has joined the group of those countries which haveNuclear technology" |
| 31st July United Nations Security Council Resolution 1696 gives until August 31, 2006 for Iran to suspend all uranium enrichment and related activities or face the prospect of sanctions |
| 5th Nov The Iranian Government approvedsa plan that allows foreign investors to participate in the work at the Natanz uranium enrichment plant |
| 15th Nov Ahmadinejad announces that "Today the Iranian nation possesses the fullNuclear fuel cycle" |
| Nuclear Warfare Haq, Sirajul | |
| 2nd Feb Pakistani Finance Minister Sirajul Haq: "Attack on Iran will be construed as attack on us" |
| Nuclear Warfare Bush, George Walker | |
| Mar USANational Security Strategy decries Iran, stating that "Iran has violated its Non-Proliferation Treaty safeguards obligations and refuses to provide objective guarantees that itsNuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes |
| Nuclear Warfare Rice, Condoleezza | |
| Mar USANational Security Strategy decries Iran, stating that "Iran has violated its Non-Proliferation Treaty safeguards obligations and refuses to provide objective guarantees that itsNuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes |
| Paget Dianna | |
| 14th Dec Lord Stevens' report, Operation Paget, was published and dismisses all allegations of conspiracy as without foundation |
| Party Leader Rudd, Kevin Michael |  |
| 4th Dec Elected Party Leader of the Australian Labor Party |
| Party Leader Brown, Gordon | |
| Sep A pressured Blair admitted the forthcoming Labour conference would be his last as leader |
| Plot Evren, Kenan |  |
| Mugla A reported plan for assassinating Evren is thwarted when two men are apprehended and arrested |
| Polar Music Prize Plant, Robert Anthony | |
| Robert Plant receives the Polar Music Prize |
| Poll Keegan, Joseph Kevin | |
| Voted in at No.8 in the Liverpool F.C. poll of over 110,000 Liverpool fans, 100 Players Who Shook The Kop |
| Poll Rating Merkel, Angela Dorothea | |
| In early 2006, polls showed that Angela Merkel, having been in office for only about 100 days, had the highest approval rate among Germans ever to be recorded for a chancellor since 1949 |
