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September 17, 2006

On September 17, 2006, fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years. 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 September 17, 2006

  1. 2006 Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years.

    Active volcano in Alaska, U.S.

    S. state of Alaska within Katmai National Park and Preserve. The volcano is nearly completely covered by Fourpeaked Glacier.

  2. 2006 An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country.

    2006 speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány

    The Őszöd speech was a speech Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány delivered to the 2006 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) congress in Balatonőszöd. Though the May congress was confidential, Gyurcsány's address was leaked and broadcast by Magyar Rádió on Sunday, 17 September 2006, igniting a nationwide political crisis.

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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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