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Born on Thursday December 7, 2006
- Sem Jonas, Dirksland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Thursday December 7, 2006
- Arvil Stanley (93)
- Eduard Leenhouwers (50), Den Helder
- Bernhard Rikhof (78), Denekamp, 7591, Nederland
- Aldert Walters (80), Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands
- Dirk Groen (65)
- Deloris H Schumacher (79), Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
- Anne Elizabeth "Anne" Doherty (71), Manchester, England
- Bartje Oosterbroek (93), Kampen
- Franciscus Van den bergh (84), Bornem
- Elias Jacobus Spaanderman (62)
Born on December 7
- 1990 » Aleksandr Menkov, Russian long jumper
- 1990 » David Goffin, Belgian tennis player
- 1990 » Urszula Radwańska, Polish tennis player
- 1990 » Yasiel Puig, Cuban baseball player
- 1991 » Eugenio Pisani, Italian race car driver
- 1993 » Rahama Sadau, Nigerian actress
- 1994 » Yuzuru Hanyu, Japanese figure skater
- 1997 » Abi Harrison, Scottish footballer
- 1997 » Tommy Nelson, American actor
- 1998 » Tony Yike Yang, Canadian pianist
Died on December 7
- 2003 » Azie Taylor Morton, American educator and politician, 36th Treasurer of the United States (b. 1933)
- 2003 » Carl F. H. Henry American journalist and theologian (b. 1913)
- 2004 » Frederick Fennell, American conductor and educator (b. 1914)
- 2004 » Jay Van Andel, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Amway (b. 1924)
- 2004 » Jerry Scoggins, American singer and guitarist (b. 1913)
- 2005 » Bud Carson, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
- 2006 » Jeane Kirkpatrick, American academic and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1926)
- 2008 » Herbert Hutner, American banker and lawyer (b. 1908)
- 2010 » Elizabeth Edwards, American lawyer and author (b. 1949)
- 2010 » Kari Tapio, Finnish singer (b. 1945)
Names that were popular for boys in 2006
- Jan
- Johannes
- Willem
- Alexander
- Lucas
- Thomas
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Thijs
- Jop
- Sem
- Daan
- Jacob
- Lars
- Milan
Names that were popular for girls in 2006
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Emma
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Sophie
- Catharina
- Anne
- Fleur
- Sanne
- Julia
- Zaria
- Louise
- Milou
- Lotte
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.
- February 17 » A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
- May 13 » São Paulo violence: Rebellions occur in several prisons in Brazil.
- July 15 » Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, 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 22 » Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.
- December 18 » The first of a series of floods strikes Malaysia. The death toll of all flooding is at least 118, with over 400,000 people displaced.
The weather on Thursday December 7, 2006
The temperature on December 7, 2006 was between 5.9 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 15.6 mm of rain during 8.3 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI