2006: As I Remember It

25 January: Pope Benedict's first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est, is promulgated
27 January: 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
February
11 February: US Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his friend, Harry Whittington

March
11 March: Slobodan Milošević is found dead in his cell at the Hague
22 March: ETA declares a permanent ceasefire in their campaign for Basque independence from Spain
April

May
9 May: Bishop Basil of Sourozh is retired by the Moscow Patriarchate pending an investigation into the disruption of Holy Week services

20 May: Finnish heavy metal band Lordi win the Eurovision song contest in Athens
23 May: Edward, Norman & I watch 'The Da Vinci Code' - much laughter ensue
27 May: The first gay rights demonstration in Moscow is broken up by police
June

8 June: Bishop Basil is received by the Ecumenical Patriarchate

July

9 July: Italy wins the 2006 FIFA World Cup, beating France 5-3 on penalties
10 July: Notorious Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev is accidentally killed while escorting a truck filled with explosives
12 July: Israel invades the Lebanon, on the pretext of rescuing two kidnapped soldiers
August


14 August: The 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict ends, leaving 1400 Lebanese dead and 975,000 displaced
24 August: The International Astronomical Union demotes Pluto to the status of 'dwarf planet'
September
6 September: Prince Hisahito of Akishino is born, the first male child born to the Japanese Imperial family since his father 41 years ago
12 September: Pope Benedict delivers lecture; quoting Byzantine Emperor Manuel II on Islam, sparking mass protests and acts of violence against Christians worldwide
19 September: The Royal Thai Army stage a coup d'état, removing Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power

October

November
3 November: I turn 19 years of age
8 November: Film composer Basil Poledouris passes away at 61 years of age

December
11 December: The Holocaust Conference is opened in Tehran
13 December: The baiji, or Chinese River Dolphin, becomes extinct

30 December: Saddam Hussein in executed in Baghdad
2 Comments:
Happy New Year! Fr. Teo is looking forward to the photos from the polyphonic mass. Don't worry if you're busy, do take your time.
-Paul M.
It was certainly an eventful year! Happy New Year to you!
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