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Armed conflicts
	Acholiland insurgency; Arab-Israeli conflict (al-Aqsa Intifada) 2006 Israel-Gaza conflict; 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict; ; Darfur conflict in Sudan; Sri Lankan Civil War; Iraq War; Ituri conflict in the DR Congo; Ivorian Civil War; Nepal Civil War; Second Chechen War; South Thailand insurgency; edit sidebar

Deaths
	1: Nellie Connally; 1: György Faludy; 1: Bob O'Connor; 2: Bob Mathias; 2: Charlie Williams; 4: Steve Irwin; 4: Giacinto Facchetti; 4: Colin Thiele; 8: Peter Brock; 10: Daniel Wayne Smith; 10: King Tupou IV; 11: William Auld; 13: Ann Richards; 14: Elizabeth Choy; 15: Raymond Baxter; 15: Oriana Fallaci; 15: Abe Saffron; 16: Rob Levin; 19: Sir Hugh Kawharu; 23: Malcolm Arnold; 23: Sir Charles Cutler; 25: Tetsuro Tamba; 25: Safia Ahmed-jan; 26: Gerhard Behrendt; 26: Iva Toguri D'Aquino; 26: Byron Nelson; 26: Ralph Story; 29: Walter Hadlee; edit sidebar

Events
	Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak; Black sites scandal; Cole Inquiry; East Timor military and political crisis; Alleged trans-Atlantic aircraft terrorist plot; Immigration law debates in the US; Iran's nuclear program; NSA warrantless surveillance controversy; Operación Puerto doping case; Natural disasters Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Ernesto; ; North American heatwave; North Indian cyclone season; Pacific hurricane season Hurricane John; Hurricane Kristy; ; Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Ioke; ; Southern Hemisphere cyclone season; edit sidebar

Elections
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Trials
Peru: Alberto Fujimori (extradition) Chile: Augusto Pinochet Ethiopia: 111 defendants, including leaders of the CUD and journalists, on charges related to the 2005 elections. Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal Saddam Hussein & military chiefs of staff Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor UK: Leo O'Connor & David Keogh U.S.: Brian Nichols U.S.: Jeffrey Skilling (sentencing) U.S.: Tom DeLay edit sidebar

Holidays and observances
1: Teachers' Day (Singapore) 1: Constitution Day (Slovakia) 2: National Day (Vietnam) 3: Father's Day (Australia, New Zealand) 3: Flag Day (Australia) 3: Armed Forces Day (Taiwan) 4: Labor Day (United States) 4: Labour Day (Canada) 5: Teachers' Day (India) 6: Defence Day (Pakistan) 6: Stillbirth Remembrance Day (United States, Canada) 7: Independence Day (Brazil) 8: International Literacy Day 9: Republic Day (North Korea) 9: Independence Day (Tajikistan) 10: National Grandparents' Day (United States) 11: Patriot Day (United States) 14: Feast of the Cross (Western Christianity) 16: Independence Day (Mexico) 18: Respect for the Aged Day (Japan) 21: International Day of Peace 22: Rosh Hashanah (Judaism, begins at sunset) 23: Ramadan (Islam, begins at sunset, est.) 24: Heritage Day (South Africa) 26: European Day of Languages 27: World Tourism Day 27: Meskel (Ethiopia) 27: French Community Holiday (Belgium) 28: St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Republic) 28: Teachers' Day (Taiwan) 29: Michaelmas edit sidebar

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