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Born on Thursday January 5, 2006
- Elisabelle Nicoline Sophia den Ouden, Berg en Dal
Died on Thursday January 5, 2006
- Alida Gesina Sophia Boskemper (89), Amsterdam, NH, Nederland
- Alida Gesina Sophia Boskemper (89), Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Wilhelmus Kapitein (76), Lage Zwaluwe
- Cecil Derrell Worthen (74), Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- Carolina Geertruida Antonia van den Berg- (82), Bolsward, Nederland
- Carolina Geertruida Antonia van den Berg (82), Bolsward
- Arthur D Henze (68), Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico
- Antonia Hendrina Maria Mol (78), Maastricht
- Catarina Nielen (81)
- Antonia Maria (Anems) Antens (92), Tilburg
Born on January 5
- 1979 » Kyle Calder, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 » Deadmau5 (Joel Thomas Zimmerman), Canadian musician
- 1982 » Janica Kostelić, Croatian skier
- 1984 » Derrick Atkins, Bahamian sprinter
- 1985 » Diego Vera, Uruguayan footballer
- 1986 » Deepika Padukone, Indian actress
- 1988 » Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysian track cyclist
- 1988 » Luke Daniels, English footballer
- 1989 » Krisztián Németh, Hungarian footballer
- 1990 » Mark Nicholls, Australian rugby league player
Died on January 5
- 2000 » Kumar Ponnambalam, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
- 2003 » Roy Jenkins, Welsh politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1920)
- 2004 » Norman Heatley, English biologist and chemist, co-developed penicillin (b. 1911)
- 2006 » Merlyn Rees, Welsh educator and politician, Home Secretary (b. 1920)
- 2007 » Momofuku Ando, Taiwanese-Japanese businessman, founded Nissin Foods (b. 1910)
- 2009 » Griffin Bell, American lawyer and politician, 72nd United States Attorney General (b. 1918)
- 2010 » Kenneth Noland, American painter (b. 1924)
- 2010 » Willie Mitchell, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer (b. 1928)
- 2012 » Frederica Sagor Maas, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
- 2012 » Isaac Díaz Pardo, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1920)
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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.
- January 16 » Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.
- March 14 » The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt ends in failure.
- April 8 » Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
- July 1 » The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway is conducted in China.
- July 11 » Mumbai train bombings: Two hundred nine people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
- 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.
Weather January 5, 2006
The temperature on January 5, 2006 was between -1.3 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.