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2006 Calendar

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•  January 19, 2006 – The New Horizons probe is launched by NASA on the first mission to Pluto.
•  January 29, 2006 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dog in Chinese astrology.
•  May 21, 2006 – The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. The Montenegrin people choose independence with a majority of 55%.
•  June 5, 2006 – Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
•  July 5, 2006 – North Korea launches at least two short-range Nodong-2 missiles, one SCUD missile and one long-range Taepodong-2 missile.
•  July 12, 2006 – The Hezbollah initiate Operation True Promise.
•  October 9, 2006 – North Korea allegedly tests its first nuclear device.
•  December 4, 2006 – Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana, US; the subsequent court case becomes a cause célèbre.
•  December 18, 2006 – United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections.
•  December 30, 2006 – Madrid Barajas International Airport is bombed.

•  June 3, 2006 – Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, Member of the Dutch royal family
•  June 18, 2006 – Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, Dutch royal
•  September 6, 2006 – Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Japanese imperial family member
•  October 25, 2006 – Krista and Tatiana Hogan, Canadian craniopagus conjoined twins