2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It corresponds to the years 5766-5767 in the Hebrew Calendar, 5107-5108 in the Hindu Calendar, 1426-1427 in the Islamic Calendar, 1384-1385 in the Iranian calendar, 4703 in the Chinese calendar, and 2759 a.U.c. It is also the current year. It has been designated: The International Year of Deserts and Desertification The Rembrandt Year, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the birth of Rembrand ...

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2006 - January. January 1: Royal Mail loses its 350-year monopoly in the UK. Redenomination of the Azerbaijani manat. Tropical Storm Zeta becomes the second Atlantic tropical cyclone to span two calendar years. Russia cuts natural gas to Ukraine over a price dispute. Spain bans smoking in public places. Viacom and CBS Corporation complete their corporate split. January 2: Fifteen are killed when a German ice rink collapses after heav ...

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Most observers believe only the Liberals and the Conservatives are capable of forming a government in this election, although Canadian political history is not without examples of wholly unexpected outcomes, such as Ontario's provincial election in 1990. Midway through the campaign, pollsters and pundits are split on the likely outcome, with most suggesting the race is too close to call at this point. Prime Minister Paul Martin's Liberals hope to recapture their majority, although this appears unlikely at this point; it will require h ...

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2006 - January. January 15: First round of the Finnish presidential election Second round of the Chile presidential elections NASA's Stardust spacecraft mission ends. January 16 - Mordechai Vanunu to appear in Israeli court, charged with meeting foreigners. January 17 - NASA will launch the New Horizons spacecraft on its first mission to Pluto. January 21 - baptism of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark' ...

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This is a list of film-related events in 2006. 2005 in film 2006 in film 2007 in film 2005 in home video 2006 in home video 2007 in home video 2005 in television 2006 in television 2007 in television 2006 in film - Event timeline. Notable events concerning the film industry in 2006. 2006 in film - Timeline of future events. < ...

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Bug is a 2006 psychological film thriller directed by William Friedkin. The film is based on Tracey Letts' play about paranoia in the wake of the Gulf War. A film that runs from disturbing to brutal to psychotic. Most of the action takes place in a seedy Oklahoma hotel room, where Gulf War veteran Peter (Michael Shannon) and a lonely divorcee (Ashley Judd) hole up together. She is escaping from her violent ex-con ex-husband, played by Harry Connick Jr. The film has domestic violence, stalking, conspiracy theorizing, mental torture and rou ...

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Babel is an upcoming movie directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Gael García Bernal. The film will be screened at Cannes. Babel 2006 film - Cast. Babel 2006 film - Premise. Three stories set in Morocco, Tunisia, Mexico and Japan. The story begins with a tragedy striking a married couple on vacation. ...

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Casino Royale, previously known by its working title Bond 21, will be the 21st James Bond film produced by EON Productions. Based on the 1953 novel Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, it will be the first Bond film to take its title from an Ian Fleming novel or short story since 1987's The Living Daylights and the first to be directly based on any of Fleming's writing's since 1989's Licence to Kill. Currently the film is in pre-production, and is set for release on November 17, 2006. Included in the ...

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The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally, the 39th general election) will occur on January 23, 2006. The general election will elect members for the Canadian House of Commons, and will indirectly determine the prime minister and cabinet, as the government will be formed by the political party or coalition that the Governor General determines is best able to command the confidence of the House (usually the one with the most elected members). This unusual winter election was caused by a motion of no confidence pas ...

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The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006 in Tallmansville, West Virginia, USA that resulted in the deaths of 12 miners. Thirteen coal miners were trapped at about 6:30 am (all times Eastern Standard Time) on January 2, in the Sago Mine (pronounced /ˈseɪgoʊ/) 121 miles northeast of the state capital of Charleston. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The Governor's office said a ligh ...

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2006 in music - Grammy Awards. Grammy Awards of 2006 2006 in music - Country Music Association Awards. 2006 in music - Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 2006 in music - Brit Awards. 2006 Brit Awards ...

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2006 in sports - Australian Open. 16 January to 29 January. See 2006 Australian Open for details. ...

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2006 in Ireland - Rugby Union. RBS Six Nations Championship Ireland - Italy Ireland - France Ireland - Wales Ireland - Scotland Ireland - England 2006 in Ireland - Football. European Championship Qualifiers Setanta Cup Winners: Eircom League Winners: Irish League < ...

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2006 in Canada - January. January 1: Thirty cities across the province of Quebec are reconstituted as the result of a referendum held on June 20, 2004. January 6: The Canadian Junior Hockey Team wins it's 12th Gold Medal in the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship January 8- Kyle Nissen, Jeff Bean, Warren Shouldice and Ryan Blais finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in mens Freestyle Grand Prix at the World Cup Aerials. January 10: 29 seniors injured in a Toronto bus crash. Janu ...

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2006 in music - January. Known Dates For Me, It's You - Train - (January 31) - LP Journey Of A Gemini - Donell Jones - (January 31) - LP 2006 in music - Jan/Feb. Welcome the Night - The Ataris - (January/February) - LP 2006 in music - February. Known Dates Come Clarity - In Flames - (February 3 (Europe), February 7 (United St ...

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2006 in baseball - January. 5-15 - Salary arbitration filing 8 - Last day until May 1 for free agents who rejected arbitration offers to re-sign with their former teams 18 - Exchange of salary arbitration figures 18-19 - Owners meetings, Scottsdale, Arizona 2006 in baseball - February. 1-21 - Salary arbitration hearings 2-7 - Backed by Major League Baseball, Venezuela will host the Caribbean Series winter league baseball to ...

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2006 in comics - January. January 1, 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons. Newsweek January 2, 2006: Enquirer cartoonist Jim Borgman starts a blog to detail his creative process. Borgman's blog January 3, 2006: Todd Hignite interviews Brian Walker, co-curator of the Masters of American Comics exhibition currently on at the Hammer Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. AIGA The Metrop ...

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2006 Formula One season - Regulations. 2006 will see a number of significant changes to the Formula One regulations. In an attempt to curb the increasing engine power levels of recent years, the maximum engine displacement will be reduced from 3.0 to 2.4 litres and the number of cylinders from 10 to 8. However, some teams will be allowed to continue using 3.0 litre 10 cylinder engines with a rev limiter for the 2006 and 2007 season only, in order to avoid the costs of re-engineering their cars in a short ...

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2006 in NASCAR - Budweiser Shootout. This non-ponts race will be held February 11, 2006, at Daytona International Speedway. 2006 in NASCAR - Gatorade Duel. This qualifying non-points doubleheader will be held February 16, 2006, at Daytona International Speedway with two 150-mile (241 km) races to determine spots outside the front row for the Daytona 500. The front row will be decided by time trials on February 12, 2006. ...

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