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Died on Monday January 23, 2006
- Annie Wijgergangs (84), 's-Hertogenbosch
- Christiaan Schonewille (86), Emmen
- Anna Bouwman (102), 'de Goede Reede' (V) Apeldoorn
- Anna Maria Cornelia Essers (93), Stein, Limburg, Nederland
- Andrea Brett MORRISON (60), Manhattan, New York City, Verenigde Staten
- Andreas Johann van Bokhorst (60), Zaltbommel
- Cornelis Arie Molenaar (89), Hoofddorp
- Christianus Johannes Leuken van (66), Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Edna Mae Levi (89)
- Aagje Ippel (61), Werkendam
Born on January 23
- 1987 » Leo Komarov, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1988 » Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
- 1990 » Şener Özbayraklı, Turkish footballer
- 1990 » Alex Silva, Canadian wrestler
- 1990 » Martyn Waghorn, English footballer
- 1992 » Reina Triendl, Japanese model and actress
- 1994 » Addison Russell, American baseball player
- 1995 » Luke Bateman, Australian rugby league player
- 1995 » Tuimoala Lolohea, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1998 » XXXTentacion, American rapper († 2018)
Died on January 23
- 2002 » Paul Aars, American race car driver (b. 1934)
- 2003 » Nell Carter, American actress and singer (b. 1948)
- 2004 » Bob Keeshan, American television personality and producer (b. 1927)
- 2004 » Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (b. 1920)
- 2005 » Johnny Carson, American talk show host, television personality, and producer (b. 1925)
- 2005 » Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1921)
- 2007 » E. Howard Hunt, American CIA officer (b. 1918)
- 2007 » Ryszard Kapuściński, Polish journalist and author (b. 1932)
- 2007 » Syed Hussein Alatas, Malaysian sociologist and politician (b. 1928)
- 2009 » Robert W. Scott, American farmer and politician, 67th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1929)
Names that were popular for boys in 2006
- Jop
- Thijs
- Thomas
- Sem
- Lucas
- Daan
- Stijn
- Lars
- Tim
- Milan
- Jan
- Jesse
- Ruben
- Niels
- Miquel
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 2006
- Emma
- Fleur
- Sanne
- Anna
- Joanna
- Sophie
- Marit
- Julia
- Maria
- Arieanna
- Anouk
- Leonore
- Lotte
- 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 22 » Three Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the murder of their colleague from the U.S., Tom Fox.
- June 3 » The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
- June 18 » The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.
- August 20 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.
- August 22 » Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.
- October 4 » WikiLeaks is launched.
Weather January 23, 2006
The temperature on January 23, 2006 was between -5.3 °C and 0.3 °C and averaged -2.8 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (85%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.