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September 22, 2006

On September 22, 2006, twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany. 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 September 22, 2006

  1. 2006 Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany.

    Train system using magnetic levitation

    Maglev is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by magnets rather than rolled on wheels.

Farewells

Died on September 22, 2006

Edward Albert American actor (1951–2006)
Carla Benschop Dutch basketball player (1950–2006)

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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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