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2006

Years: 2003 2004 2005 - 2006 - 2007 2008 2009

Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s - 2000s - 2010s 2020s 2030s

Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century 2006 in film 2006 in literature 2006 in music 2006 in sports 2006 in television

2006 is a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar).

Predicted events

• February 28 - Mardi Gras
• February 9 - Independence referendum in Serbia and Montenegro
• March 29 - Total solar eclipse (Brazil, Mid Atlantic ocean, Sahara Desert, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia)
• September 22 -Annular solar eclipse (South America, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean)

Uncertain dates

• January 9 - Planned launch date of New Horizons
• I-295 is scheduled to have completed its loop around Jacksonville, FL
• 2006 Winter Olympics scheduled in Turin, Italy
• 18^th Football World Cup scheduled in Germany. Proposed dates are from June 9 to July 9.
• 2006 Commonwealth Games scheduled in Melbourne, Australia.
• Finland plans to cease analog television broadcasts.
• Airbus plans to release Airbus A380 to service, the biggest airliner of the world.
• Microsoft may release Windows Longhorn, a computer operating system (although Microsoft has not stated an official release date, 2006 is a probable year)
• The European Space Agency plans to launch the Keo space time capsule
• Open Office.org is expected to release the Aqua version of Open Office for Mac OS X.
• In Germany elections for the Bundestag are to be held in September.
• December 31 The United Kingdom finally pays off US$4336Trillion to the United States Government for World War 2 war debts.

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