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December 29, 2006

On December 29, 2006, the UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt. The year's #1 song was "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter. Xochitl Gomez, Summer McIntosh, Héctor Fort would arrive in the same year.

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2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 6th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade.

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On December 29, 2006

  1. 2006 The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.

    Loan from the US to the UK after World War II

    The Anglo-American loan, officially the Anglo-American Loan Agreement, was a loan made to the United Kingdom by the United States on 15 July 1946. The loan kept the British economy afloat after the Second World War. The loan was negotiated by British economist John Maynard Keynes and American diplomat William L.

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Ethan Mbappé 2006– French footballer (born 2006)

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Xochitl Gomez 2006– American actress
Summer McIntosh 2006– Canadian swimmer
Héctor Fort 2006– Spanish footballer
Kimi Antonelli 2006– Italian racing driver
Kang Ju-hyeok 2006– South Korean footballer
Cooper Flagg 2006– American basketball player

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