The 2000s

2006 20 years ago

An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he…

The Őszöd speech was a speech Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány delivered to the 2006 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) congress in Balatonőszöd. Though the May congress was…

An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he…

2006 20 years ago

Julia Thorne, American author (born 1944)

Julia Stimson Thorne was an American writer. She was the first wife of John Kerry, who was a U.S. Senator during their marriage.

Julia Thorne, American author (born 1944)

2006 20 years ago

Steve Howe, American baseball player (born 1958)

Steven Roy Howe was an American professional baseball relief pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Texas Ranger…

Steve Howe, American baseball player (born 1958)

2006 20 years ago

Jean-François Revel, French philosopher (born 1924)

Jean-François Revel was a French philosopher, journalist, and author. A prominent public intellectual, Revel was a socialist in his youth but later became a prominent European prop…

Jean-François Revel, French philosopher (born 1924)

2006 20 years ago

Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian author and academic (born 1925)

Pramoedya Ananta Toer, also nicknamed Pram, was an Indonesian novelist and writer. His works span the colonial period under Dutch rule, Indonesia's struggle for independence, its o…

Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian author and academic (born 1925)

2006 20 years ago

The CW Television Network debuts in the US, following the merger of UPN and The WB.

The CW Network, LLC is an American commercial broadcast television network which is owned by Nexstar Media Group. The network's name is derived from the first letters of the names …

The CW Television Network debuts in the US, following the merger of UPN and The WB.

2006 20 years ago

The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.

The 2006 Thai coup d'état took place on 19 September 2006, when the Royal Thai Army staged a coup d'état against the elected caretaker government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawat…

The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.

2006 20 years ago

The Waziristan Accord is signed between the Government of Pakistan and local Taliban militants in North Waziristan,…

The Waziristan Accord was a ceasefire agreement between the Government of Pakistan and local Taliban militants in North Waziristan.

The Waziristan Accord is signed between the Government of Pakistan and local Taliban militants in North Waziristan,…

2006 20 years ago

Dommaraju Gukesh, Youngest contender to compete for the title of World Chess Champion

Gukesh Dommaraju is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed world champion; the youngest player to hav…

Dommaraju Gukesh, Youngest contender to compete for the title of World Chess Champion

2006 20 years ago

Albert Scott Crossfield, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (born 1921)

Albert Scott Crossfield was an American naval officer and test pilot. In 1953, he became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound. Crossfield was the first of twelve pilo…

Albert Scott Crossfield, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (born 1921)

2006 20 years ago

Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic (born 1919)

Henriette Davidson Avram was a computer programmer and systems analyst who developed the MARC format, the international data standard for bibliographic and holdings information in …

Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic (born 1919)

2006 20 years ago

Louis Rukeyser, American journalist and author (born 1933)

Louis Richard Rukeyser was an American financial journalist, columnist, and commentator, through print, radio, and television.

Louis Rukeyser, American journalist and author (born 1933)

2006 20 years ago

Karel Appel, Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet (born 1921)

Christiaan Karel Appel was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of…

Karel Appel, Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet (born 1921)

2006 20 years ago

Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician (born 1949)

Pramod Venkatesh Mahajan was an Indian politician from Maharashtra. A second-generation leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he belonged to a group of relatively young "tech…

Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician (born 1949)

2006 20 years ago

John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to India (born 1908)

John Kenneth Galbraith, also known as J. K. Galbraith or Ken Galbraith, was a Canadian-American economist, diplomat, public official, and intellectual. His books on economic topics…

John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to India (born 1908)

2006 20 years ago

Earl Woods, American colonel, baseball player, and author (born 1932)

Earl Dennison Woods was a U.S. Army infantry officer and father of American professional golfer Tiger Woods. Woods started his son in golf at a very early age and coached him exclu…

Earl Woods, American colonel, baseball player, and author (born 1932)

2006 20 years ago

Naushad Ali, Indian composer and producer (born 1919)

Naushad Ali was an Indian composer for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is respectfully re…

Naushad Ali, Indian composer and producer (born 1919)

2006 20 years ago

Atıf Yılmaz, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1925)

Atıf Yılmaz Batıbeki was a renowned Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was very much a legend in the film industry of Turkey with 119 movies directed. He al…

Atıf Yılmaz, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1925)

2006 20 years ago

Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1958)

Grant William McLennan was an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter-guitarist. He co-founded the Go-Betweens with Robert Forster in Brisbane in 1977 and issued four solo al…

Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1958)

2006 20 years ago

Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (born 1958)

Lorne Saxberg was a Canadian broadcast journalist for CBC Radio and CBC Newsworld. Saxberg was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario and first joined the CBC's radio arm. As host of Ontario…

Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (born 1958)

2006 20 years ago

Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (born 1943)

Richard George Carleton was a multiple Logie Award–winning Australian television journalist.

Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (born 1943)

2006 20 years ago

Joan C

Joan Cavill Edwards was a New Orleans jazz singer and well-known West Virginia-based philanthropist.

Joan C

2006 20 years ago

Floyd Patterson, American boxer and actor (born 1935)

Floyd Patterson was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he b…

Floyd Patterson, American boxer and actor (born 1935)

2006 20 years ago

Soraya, Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1969)

Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer.

Soraya, Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1969)