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March 1, 2006

On March 1, 2006, english-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station. 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 March 1, 2006

  1. 2006 English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.

    English-language edition of Wikipedia

    The English Wikipedia is the primary English-language edition of Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia. It was created by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger on 15 January 2001, as Wikipedia's first edition.

Farewells

Died on March 1, 2006

Peter Osgood English footballer (1947–2006)
Jack Wild English actor and singer (1952–2006)
Nurasyura binte Mohamed Fauzi 2006 high-profile child rape and murder case in Singapore

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The class of 2006

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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