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November 8, 2006

On November 8, 2006, israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Israeli Defense Force kill 19 Palestinian civilians in their homes during the shelling of Beit Hanoun. 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 November 8, 2006

  1. 2006 Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Israeli Defense Force kill 19 Palestinian civilians in their homes during the shelling of Beit Hanoun.

    Ongoing military and political conflict in West Asia

    Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the conflict have included Palestinian refugees, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security, water rights, the permit regime in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian freedom of movement, and the Palestinian right of return.

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Died on November 8, 2006

Basil Poledouris American composer (1945–2006)
Hannspeter Winter Austrian physicist and academic (born 1941)

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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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