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October 12, 2006

October 12, 2006 — a day on which Angelika Machinek and Eugène Martin share the historical record. 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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Died on October 12, 2006

Angelika Machinek German glider pilot (born 1956)
Eugène Martin French racing driver (1915–2006)
Gillo Pontecorvo Italian film director (1919–2006)
Carlo Acutis Italian saint (1991–2006)

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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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