The 2000s

2006 20 years ago

Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout

Iranian Azerbaijanis are a Turkic ethnic group native to the Iranian Azerbaijan region. They also live in smaller numbers in other provinces, such as Kurdistan, Qazvin, Hamadan, Gi…

Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout

2006 20 years ago

São Paulo violence: Rebellions occur in several prisons in Brazil

The 2006 São Paulo violence outbreak began on the night of May 12, 2006 in São Paulo, Brazil, the largest city in South America. It was among the worst outbreaks of violence in rec…

São Paulo violence: Rebellions occur in several prisons in Brazil

2006 20 years ago

The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55%

The Republic of Montenegro was a constituent federated state of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and then Serbia and Montenegro between 1992 and 2006. The declaration of independ…

The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55%

2006 20 years ago

Sadie Sandler, American actress

Sadie Madison Sandler is an American actress. She is the eldest daughter of actor and comedian Adam Sandler. She began appearing in films as a child, primarily in Happy Madison pro…

Sadie Sandler, American actress

2006 20 years ago

Konsta Helenius, Finnish ice hockey player

Konsta Helenius is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Buffalo Sab…

Konsta Helenius, Finnish ice hockey player

2006 20 years ago

Vasilije Adžić, Montenegrin footballer

Vasilije Adžić is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Montenegro national team.

Vasilije Adžić, Montenegrin footballer

2006 20 years ago

Haerin, Korean singer

Kang Hae-rin, known mononymously as Haerin, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group NewJeans, which debuted on July 22, 2022, under t…

Haerin, Korean singer

2006 20 years ago

Macklin Celebrini, Canadian ice hockey player

Macklin Richard Celebrini is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre and alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected f…

Macklin Celebrini, Canadian ice hockey player

2006 20 years ago

Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts

A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes…

Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts

2006 20 years ago

The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence

The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and commonly referred to as Yugoslavia, was a country in the Balkans in South…

The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence

2006 20 years ago

Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a landlocked country in Southeast and Central Europe. Located in the Balkans, it is bordered by Hungary in the north, Romania in the n…

Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro

2006 20 years ago

The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched

Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country situated primarily in Central Asia, with a portion of its territory extending into Eastern Europe. It bor…

The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched

2006 20 years ago

Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra

Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It …

Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra

2006 20 years ago

Pablo García, Spanish footballer

Pablo García Fernández is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Real Betis and the Spain national under-21 team.

Pablo García, Spanish footballer

2006 20 years ago

Zépiqueno Redmond, Dutch footballer

Zépiqueno Ponimin Charmant Redmond is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Aston Villa.

Zépiqueno Redmond, Dutch footballer

2006 20 years ago

Mckenna Grace, American actress, singer and songwriter

Mckenna Grace is an American actress and singer. Her earliest roles included Jasmine Bernstein in the Disney XD sitcom Crash & Bernstein (2012–2014) and Faith Newman in the soap op…

Mckenna Grace, American actress, singer and songwriter

2006 20 years ago

Sam Lavagnino, American child voice actor

Sam Lavagnino is an American actor and YouTuber. He is best known for his roles as Catbug in Bravest Warriors, young Grizz in We Bare Bears, Rolly in the first three seasons of Pup…

Sam Lavagnino, American child voice actor

2006 20 years ago

Dani Muñoz, Spanish footballer

Daniel Muñoz Navas is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left-back for Atlético Madrid C.

Dani Muñoz, Spanish footballer

2006 20 years ago

A Yeti Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes at Jumla Airport in Nepal, killing nine people

Yeti Airlines Pvt. Ltd. is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The airline was established in May 1998 and received its air operator's certificate on 17 August 1998. Since 2019, …

A Yeti Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes at Jumla Airport in Nepal, killing nine people

2006 20 years ago

Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest

Mari bin Amude Alkatiri is a Timorese politician. He was Prime Minister of East Timor from May 2002 until his resignation on 26 June 2006 following weeks of political unrest in the…

Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest

2006 20 years ago

Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media…

The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transpor…

Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media…

2006 20 years ago

North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range…

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and …

North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range…

2006 20 years ago

One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the…

S7 Airlines Flight 778 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Moscow to Irkutsk, Russia. On 9 July 2006, at 06:44 local time, the Airbus A310-324 aircraft operating the rou…

One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the…

2006 20 years ago

Caleb Wilson, American basketball player

Caleb Noah Sheldon Wilson is an American basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina T…

Caleb Wilson, American basketball player