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April 24, 2006

On April 24, 2006, bombings in the Egyptian resort city of Dahab kill 23 people and injure about 80. 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 24, 2006

  1. 2006 Bombings in the Egyptian resort city of Dahab kill 23 people and injure about 80.

    Three bomb attacks on the Egyptian resort city of Dahab, in the Sinai Peninsula

    Three bomb attacks on the Egyptian resort city of Dahab, in the Sinai Peninsula, took place on 24 April 2006. The resort town is popular with Western tourists and Egyptians alike during the holiday season.

Farewells

Died on April 24, 2006

Brian Labone English footballer (1940–2006)
Moshe Teitelbaum Hasidic rabbi

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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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