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Born on Tuesday February 28, 2006
- Lars Pollentier, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Luuk Hendrik Carel Westdijk, Dordrecht
Died on Tuesday February 28, 2006
- Frans Bastiaanse (74), Middelburg
- Dijmphna Cornelia Petronella Adank (94), Moergestel
- Ferdinand Antonius Jacobs (74), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
- Elizabeth van de Merwe (88), Dubbeldam, zh.nld
- Annigje Hogendoorn (81)
- Elisabeth Wilhelmina Hartsink (47), Amersfoort
- Adriaan Mees (Ad) Erkelens (73), Sliedrecht
- Billie Sue Broadfoot
- Elisabeth van de Merwe (88), dordrecht
- Bernard Jacobs (88), Diest, Vlaams-Brabant, België
Born on February 28
- 1988 » Aroldis Chapman, Cuban baseball player
- 1988 » Markéta Irglová, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
- 1989 » Angelababy, Chinese actress
- 1989 » Carlos Dunlap, American football player
- 1989 » Charles Jenkins, American basketball player
- 1989 » Kevin Proctor, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1990 » Takayasu Akira, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1994 » Arkadiusz Milik, Polish footballer
- 1994 » Jake Bugg, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1999 » Luka Dončić, Slovenian basketball player
Died on February 28
- 2003 » Chris Brasher, Guyanese-English runner and journalist, co-founded the London Marathon (b. 1928)
- 2004 » Andres Nuiamäe, Estonian sergeant (b. 1982)
- 2004 » Carmen Laforet, Spanish author (b. 1921)
- 2004 » Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian and librarian (b. 1914)
- 2005 » Chris Curtis, English singer and drummer (b. 1941)
- 2006 » Owen Chamberlain, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
- 2007 » Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. American historian and critic (b. 1917)
- 2007 » Billy Thorpe, English-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1946)
- 2007 » Charles Forte, Baron Forte, Italian-English businessman, founded the Forte Group (b. 1908)
- 2008 » Joseph M. Juran, Romanian-American engineer and businessman (b. 1904)
Names that were popular for boys in 2006
- Jop
- Thijs
- Thomas
- Sem
- Daan
- Lucas
- Stijn
- Lars
- Tim
- Milan
- Jesse
- Jan
- Ruben
- 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.
- July 5 » North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
- August 20 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.
- August 25 » Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.
- August 31 » Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
- October 22 » A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a National referendum.
- November 19 » Nintendo's first video game console with motion control, the Wii, is released.
Weather February 28, 2006
The temperature on February 28, 2006 was between -0.7 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain during 9.3 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (29%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.