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Born on Monday October 16, 2006
- Savio Kentie, Lekkerkerk, Gemeente Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 2021)
- Gert-Jan Holdijk, Elspeet (Nunspeet) († 2006)
Died on Monday October 16, 2006
- Elisabeth Wery (86), Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Helena Schulte (94), Emmen
- Elidoro "Lelo" Lopez Reyes (77), Pacoima, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
- Elisabeth (Bep - Betje - Bella) Werij (86), Ede
- Aaltje Messink (88)
- Andries Louws (94), Vlissingen, Walcheren, NL
- Dimphina Anna Cornelia Gerarda Dekkers (85), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Everdina Hinderika Wolf (76), Kloosterhaar
- Diana Hellemans (63), Edegem
- Cornelis Leendert (Cor) van Iwaarden (79), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland
Born on October 16
- 1986 » Nicky Adams, English-Welsh footballer
- 1988 » Zoltán Stieber, Hungarian footballer
- 1989 » Dan Biggar, Welsh rugby player
- 1992 » Bryce Harper, American baseball player
- 1992 » Kostas Fortounis, Greek footballer
- 1992 » Stuart Lightbody, Irish badminton player
- 1993 » Caroline Garcia, French tennis player
- 1994 » Adam Elliott, Australian rugby league player
- 1997 » Charles Leclerc, Monégasque Formula One driver
- 1997 » Naomi Osaka, Haitian-Japanese tennis player
Died on October 16
- 2003 » Avni Arbaş, Turkish painter (b. 1919)
- 2003 » László Papp, Hungarian boxer (b. 1926)
- 2003 » Stu Hart, Canadian wrestler and trainer (b. 1915)
- 2004 » Pierre Salinger, American journalist and politician, 11th White House Press Secretary (b. 1925)
- 2006 » John Victor Murra, Ukrainian-American anthropologist and academic (b. 1916)
- 2006 » Valentín Paniagua, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 91st President of Peru (b. 1936)
- 2007 » Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (b. 1921)
- 2007 » Toše Proeski, Macedonian singer-songwriter (b. 1981)
- 2008 » Dagmar Normet, Estonian author and translator (b. 1921)
- 2010 » Eyedea, American rapper and producer (b. 1981)
Names that were popular for boys in 2006
- Jop
- Thijs
- Thomas
- Sem
- Daan
- Lucas
- Lars
- Stijn
- Tim
- Milan
- Jan
- Jesse
- Ruben
- Niels
- Miquel
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 2006
- Emma
- Fleur
- Sanne
- Anna
- Joanna
- Sophie
- Marit
- Julia
- Arieanna
- Maria
- 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.
- January 12 » A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.
- May 17 » The aircraft carrier USSOriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
- July 1 » The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway is conducted in China.
- July 12 » The 2006 Lebanon War begins.
- August 23 » Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.
- August 31 » Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
Weather October 16, 2006
The temperature on October 16, 2006 was between 4.7 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.