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April 13, 2006

On April 13, 2006, the United Front for Democratic Change's attack on the Chadian capital of N'Djamena is repelled by the Chadian army 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 April 13, 2006

  1. 2006 The United Front for Democratic Change's attack on the Chadian capital of N'Djamena is repelled by the Chadian army

    Chadian rebel alliance

    The United Front for Democratic Change was a Chadian rebel alliance, made up of eight individual rebel groups, all with the goals of overthrowing the government of Chadian president Idriss Déby. It is now part of the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development. UFDC was founded between 26 and 28 December 2005 in Modeina in eastern Chad.

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Died on April 13, 2006

Muriel Spark Scottish author (1918–2006)

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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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