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There are several historical events that happened in 2006. These include the magnitude 6.9 earthquake on January 8th, with epicenter just off the Greek island and was felt throughout the entire eastern Mediterranean Sea. On March 11th, Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
2006 saw many important world events taking place. However, sentencing of Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi dictator to death and subsequent execution was perhaps a land mar event. A mobile phone video of the execution was also made by one of the executioners and later leaked which showed Saddam's last moments.
- 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy
- Earthquake hit Indonesia
- Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death
- Coretta Scott King dies
- Steve Irwin dies
- Gerald Ford dies
- Saddam Hussein dies
There are quite a few but here are three:
Dec 30th - Madrid Barajas International Airport is bombed.
Dec 30th - Saddam Hussein is executed by hanging.
Dec 4th - An adult giant squid is caught on video by Kubodera near the Ogasawara Islands, 1,000 km (620 miles) south of Tokyo.
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