What is 2006?
{{Year nav|2006}} {{Year in various calendars|2006}} '''2006''' ([[Roman numerals|MMVI]]) was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], the 2006th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and ''[[Anno Domini]]'' (AD) designations, {{Year article header/year number|2006}}. In the [[Chinese calendar]], 2006 was the Year of the [[Dog]]. [[Chinese New Year]] is [[January 29]]. == Events == <!-- Please make sure all dates are linked even where repeated. This is required for date format preferences to work correctly. --> === January === {{Month3|1|6|0|align=right}} * [[January 1]] – Sydney, Australia, has its warmest day on record, when the city reaches 45&nbsp;°C (113&nbsp;°F).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/bushfires-raze-homes-as-australia-reaches-47c-521376.html|title=Bushfires raze homes as Australia reaches 47C|first=Kathy|last=Marks|date=2006-01-02|accessdate=2009-07-05|work=[[The Independent]]}}{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * [[January 1]] – [[Russia]] cuts [[natural gas]] to [[Ukraine]] over a [[Russia-Ukraine gas dispute|price dispute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/mary-dejevsky/mary-dejevsky-russia-has-good-reason-for-what-it-is-doing-why-do-we-have-to-keep-demonising-it-521462.html|title=Mary Dejevsky: Russia has good reason for what it is doing. Why do we have to keep demonising it?|first=Mary|last=Dejevsky|date=2009-01-03|accessdate=2009-07-05|work=[[The Independent]]|archive-date=2011-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912193237/http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/mary-dejevsky/mary-dejevsky-russia-has-good-reason-for-what-it-is-doing-why-do-we-have-to-keep-demonising-it-521462.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[January 2]] – The [[Bad Reichenhall ice rink roof collapse|Bad Reichenhall ice rink roof]] in [[Germany]] collapses after heavy [[snowfall]] in the [[Bavarian Alps]], killing 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com