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Died on Thursday October 5, 2006
- Aaltje Binnekamp (79), Harderwijk
- Edna Eve Mulder (82), Sheldon, O´Brien County, Iowa
- Catharina Cornelia (Ine) Plug (85), Noordwijk
- Aaltje Binnekamp (79), Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Annie Lohuis (96), Boxmeer
- Aleida Geertruida Weerink (87)
- Anna van den Berg (71), Waalwijk
- Aartje (Ada) Oskam (77), Benschop
- Elisabeth Johanna Klinkenberg (84), Opende, Groningen, Nederland
- Adriana Klazina Slavenburg (78)
Born on October 5
- 1988 » Benny Howell, English cricketer
- 1989 » Ify Ibekwe, American basketball player
- 1989 » Kelsey Adrian, Canadian basketball player
- 1989 » Marcel Baude, German footballer
- 1990 » Nathan Peats, Australian rugby league player
- 1992 » Kevin Magnussen, Danish racing driver
- 1996 » Jayden Nikorima, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1999 » Connor McLennan, Scottish footballer
- 2000 » Taahira Butterfield, Bermudian athlete
- 2006 » Jacob Tremblay, Canadian actor
Died on October 5
- 2002 » Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1920)
- 2003 » Dan Snyder, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1978)
- 2003 » Timothy Treadwell, American environmentalist, director, and producer (b. 1957)
- 2004 » Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
- 2004 » Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 2004 » William H. Dobelle, American biologist and academic (b. 1941)
- 2006 » Antonio Peña, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (b. 1953)
- 2009 » Mike Alexander, English singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1977)
- 2010 » Bernard Clavel, French journalist and author (b. 1923)
- 2010 » Mary Leona Gage, American model and actress, Miss USA 1957 (b. 1939)
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.
- June 26 » Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest.
- August 20 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.
- December 5 » Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.
- December 18 » United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections.
- December 28 » War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.
- December 30 » Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed.
Weather October 5, 2006
The temperature on October 5, 2006 was between 10.1 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 9.2 mm of rain during 9.2 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.