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Died on Friday January 20, 2006
- Arend Bernardus van Oostendorp (93), Amsterdam
- Branca Ferreira Batista (96)
- Catharina Johanna de Reus (77), Zevenaar
- Dorothy Anne Driessen (81), Little Chute, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States
- Domenica Morgese (91)
- Eugene M Buss (54)
- Catharina Clasina van der Hoek (72)
- Barend Wesseloo (83), Veenendaal, Utrecht, NL
- Adriana Maria Heijnen (86), Roosendaal
- Adriana Cornelia Leunis (85)
Born on January 20
- 1991 » Ciara Hanna, American actress and model
- 1991 » Jolyon Palmer, English racing driver
- 1991 » Polona Hercog, Slovenian tennis player
- 1991 » Tom Cairney, Scottish footballer, midfielder
- 1992 » Jorge Zárate, Mexican footballer
- 1993 » Lorenzo Crisetig, Italian footballer
- 1994 » Lucas Piazon, Brazilian footballer
- 1994 » Seán Kavanagh, Irish footballer, defender
- 1995 » Calum Chambers, English footballer, defender
- 1995 » Joey Badass, American rapper and actor
Died on January 20
- 2002 » Carrie Hamilton, American actress and singer (b. 1963)
- 2003 » Al Hirschfeld, American painter and illustrator (b. 1903)
- 2003 » Nedra Volz, American actress (b. 1908)
- 2004 » Alan Brown, English racing driver (b. 1919)
- 2004 » T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (b. 1917)
- 2005 » Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Polish journalist and politician (b. 1913)
- 2005 » Miriam Rothschild, English zoologist, entomologist, and author (b. 1908)
- 2005 » Per Borten, Norwegian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1913)
- 2009 » Stéphanos II Ghattas, Egyptian patriarch (b. 1920)
- 2012 » Etta James, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
Names that were popular for boys in 2006
- Jop
- Thijs
- Thomas
- Sem
- Lucas
- Daan
- Stijn
- Lars
- Tim
- Milan
- Jesse
- Ruben
- Jan
- Sam
- Niels
- Miquel
Names that were popular for girls in 2006
- Emma
- Fleur
- Sanne
- Anna
- Joanna
- Sophie
- Marit
- Julia
- Arieanna
- Anouk
- Maria
- Lotte
- Leonore
- Anne
- Iris
- Eva
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2006
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
- March 25 » Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
- April 17 » A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
- May 21 » The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence.
- June 18 » The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.
- August 9 » At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
- August 23 » Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.
Weather January 20, 2006
The temperature on January 20, 2006 was between 5.0 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.