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January 4, 2006

On January 4, 2006, ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. 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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What happened

On January 4, 2006

  1. 2006 Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.

    Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009

    Ehud Olmert is an Israeli politician and lawyer who served as the prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009.

Arrivals

Born on January 4, 2006

Marc Guiu 2006– Spanish footballer (born 2006)

Farewells

Died on January 4, 2006

Irving Layton Romanian-born Canadian poet (1912–2006)
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum 2nd vice president, 1st and 3rd prime minister of the United Arab Emirates
Milton Himmelfarb American sociographer (1918 – 2006)

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Others born in 2006

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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