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January 30, 2006

On January 30, 2006, the Goleta postal facility shootings occur, killing seven people before the perpetrator took her own life. 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 January 30, 2006

  1. 2006 The Goleta postal facility shootings occur, killing seven people before the perpetrator took her own life.

    Mass shooting in California, U.S.

    The 2006 Goleta postal facility shooting was a mass shooting perpetrated by Jennifer San Marco on January 30, 2006. Jennifer San Marco, a 44-year-old former United States Postal Service employee, shot and killed six people in Goleta, California before taking her own life. Prior to the Goleta shooting, San Marco shot and killed her former neighbor in Santa Barbara.

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Died on January 30, 2006

Coretta Scott King American civil rights leader (1927–2006)
Wendy Wasserstein American playwright (1950–2006)

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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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