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Died on Wednesday October 4, 2006
- Anthonie Ruinard (64), Monster, Nederland
- Carelus Alburtus Franciscus Coenen (73), Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana de Man (80), Hellevoetsluis
- Arend Jan Schutten (76), Eibergen
- Adriaan Goedegebuure (84), Berkel en Rodenrijs
- van den Berg (64), Antalya, Turkije
- Christine McCaughey (51), Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
- Bartje Magré (99), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Geertruida Kaandorp (77), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arentje Paap (81), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Born on October 4
- 1988 » Caner Erkin, Turkish footballer
- 1988 » Derrick Rose, American basketball player
- 1988 » Evgeni Krasnopolski, Israeli figure skater
- 1988 » Melissa Benoist, American actress and singer
- 1989 » Dakota Johnson, American model and actress
- 1990 » Sergey Shubenkov, Russian hurdler
- 1990 » Signy Aarna, Estonian footballer
- 1993 » Mitchell Swepson, Australian cricketer
- 1995 » Mikolas Josef, Czech Republic singer and songwriter
- 1997 » Rishabh Pant, Indian Cricketer
Died on October 4
- 2001 » Blaise Alexander, American race car driver (b. 1976)
- 2001 » John Collins, American guitarist (b. 1913)
- 2002 » André Delvaux, Belgian-Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1926)
- 2003 » Sid McMath, American lawyer and politician, 34th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1912)
- 2004 » Gordon Cooper, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)
- 2005 » Stanley K. Hathaway, American lawyer and politician, 40th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1924)
- 2007 » Qassem Al-Nasser, Jordanian general (b. 1925)
- 2009 » Günther Rall, German general and pilot (b. 1918)
- 2009 » Gerhard Kaufhold, German footballer (b. 1928)
- 2010 » Norman Wisdom, English actor, comedian, and singer-songwriter (b. 1915)
Names that were popular for boys in 2006
- Jop
- Thijs
- Thomas
- Sem
- Lucas
- Daan
- Lars
- Stijn
- Tim
- Milan
- Jesse
- Jan
- Ruben
- Niels
- Sam
- Miquel
Names that were popular for girls in 2006
- Emma
- Fleur
- Sanne
- Anna
- Joanna
- Sophie
- Marit
- Julia
- Arieanna
- Maria
- Anouk
- 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.
- January 4 » Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.
- 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.
- May 5 » The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army.
- July 15 » Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
- August 31 » Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
- November 27 » The House of Commons of Canada approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.
Weather October 4, 2006
The temperature on October 4, 2006 was between 8.9 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 11.5 mm of rain during 5.5 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.