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Died on Friday January 13, 2006



Born on January 13

Died on January 13
  • 2003 » Norman Panama, American director and screenwriter (b. 1914)
  • 2004 » Arne Næss, Jr., Norwegian businessman and mountaineer (b. 1937)
  • 2005 » Earl Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1915)
  • 2005 » Nell Rankin, American soprano and actress (b. 1924)
  • 2006 » Frank Fixaris, American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1934)
  • 2006 » Marc Potvin, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1967)
  • 2007 » Danny Oakes, American race car driver (b. 1911)
  • 2007 » Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1949)
  • 2008 » Johnny Podres, American baseball player and coach (b. 1932)
  • 2009 » Dai Llewellyn, Welsh humanitarian activist and politician (b. 1946)

Names that were popular for boys in 2006
Names that were popular for girls in 2006

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.
  • February 19 » A methane explosion in a coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners.
  • August 20 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.
  • August 31 » Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
  • September 17 » Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years.
  • October 4 » WikiLeaks is launched.
  • November 11 » Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army.
Weather January 13, 2006

The temperature on January 13, 2006 was between -1.0 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.

Source: KNMI