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Born on Thursday December 21, 2006
- Emma Debbaut, Roeselare († 2023)
Died on Thursday December 21, 2006
- Anna Theresia Margaretha Grada Wösten (74), Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen
- Carolus Leon Guilliemus Hortence Trommelmans (92), Brakel,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- André Reyns (56)
- Antonia Tryphosa van Bakel (79), Roosendaal,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Angenieta Helena Jacoba Eterman (77), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Burgers (85), Ridderkerk
- Aaltje Teunissen (95)
- Clementine Hoorelbeke (84), Staden
- Charles Ellis Albert **** (76), Camden, Benton, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
- Adriaan Antonius Timmermans (82), Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on December 21
- 1979 » Steve Montador, Canadian ice hockey player († 2015)
- 1981 » Cristian Zaccardo, Italian footballer
- 1982 » Philip Humber, American baseball player
- 1983 » Steven Yeun, American actor
- 1985 » Tom Sturridge, English actor
- 1988 » Perri Shakes-Drayton, English sprinter and hurdler
- 1989 » Mark Ingram Jr., American football player
- 1989 » Tamannaah, South Indian actress
- 1991 » Riccardo Saponara, Italian footballer
- 1995 » Ronnie Bassett Jr., American race car driver
Died on December 21
- 1998 » Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (b. 1904)
- 2004 » Autar Singh Paintal, Indian physiologist and neurologist (b. 1925)
- 2006 » Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan (b. 1940)
- 2009 » Christos Lambrakis, Greek journalist and businessman (b. 1934)
- 2009 » Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
- 2010 » Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1927)
- 2013 » Edgar Bronfman, Sr., Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1929)
- 2013 » John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (b. 1922)
- 2014 » Sitor Situmorang, Indonesian poet and author (b. 1923)
- 2014 » Udo Jürgens, Austrian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1934)
Names that were popular for boys in 2006
Names that were popular for girls in 2006
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 10 » The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
- May 12 » Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout the country.
- May 21 » The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence.
- June 18 » The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.
- July 17 » The 7.7 Mw Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
- August 20 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.
Weather December 21, 2006
The temperature on December 21, 2006 was between 4.8 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.