What Happened In September 2006 In History

Historical Events for September, 2006

• 13th » Kimveer Gill kills one student and injures 19 more in the Dawson College shooting.
• 17th » Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the long-dormant volcano in at least 10,000 years.
• 28th » Suvarnabhumi Airport opens in Bang Phli District known as Amphoe Bang Phli, Samut Prakan Province from Don Mueang International Airport after the older airport ceased international commercial flights.
• 29th » Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collides in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy business jet near Peixoto de Azevedo, Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing 154 total people, and triggering a 2006–2007 Brazilian aviation crisis called Brazilian aviation crisis.

Famous Birthdays on September in 2006

• 6th » Prince Hisahito of Akishino

Famous Deaths for September 2006

• 1st » Nellie Connally, American wife of John Connally (b. 1919)
• 1st » György Faludy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1910)
• 1st » Warren Mitofsky, American journalist (b. 1934)
• 1st » Kyffin Williams, Welsh painter (b. 1918)
• 2nd » Bob Mathias, American decathlete and politician (b. 1930)
• 2nd » Willi Ninja, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)
• 4th » Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer (b. 1942)
• 4th » Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (b. 1962)
• 4th » Colin Thiele, Australian author, poet, and educator (b. 1920)
• 4th » Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano (b. 1918)
• 7th » Robert Earl Jones, American actor (b. 1911)
• 7th » Hiroshi Takase, Japanese cinematographer (b. 1955)
• 8th » Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author and activist (b. 1915)
• 8th » Peter Brock, Australian race car driver (b. 1945)
• 8th » Frank Middlemass, English actor (b. 1919)
• 8th » Erk Russell, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
• 9th » Gérard Brach, French director and screenwriter (b. 1927)
• 9th » Richard Burmer, American composer and engineer (b. 1955)
• 9th » Matt Gadsby, English footballer (b. 1979)
• 9th » Émilie Mondor, Canadian runner (b. 1981)
• 9th » William Bernard Ziff, Jr., American businessman, founded Ziff Davis (b. 1930)
• 10th » Patty Berg, American golfer (b. 1918)
• 10th » Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, Tongan king (b. 1918)
• 10th » Daniel Wayne Smith, American son of Anna Nicole Smith (b. 1986)
• 11th » William Auld, Scottish poet and author (b. 1924)
• 11th » Pat Corley, American actor (b. 1930)
• 11th » Joachim Fest, German journalist and author (b. 1926)
• 11th » Johannes Bob van Benthem, Dutch lawyer (b. 1921)
• 13th » Ann Richards, American educator and politician, 45th Governor of Texas (b. 1933)
• 14th » Norman Brooks (singer) named Norman Brooks, Canadian singer and actor (b. 1928)
• 14th » Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American bodybuilder and actor (b. 1926)
• 14th » Esme Melville, Australian actress (b. 1918)
• 15th » Raymond Baxter, English television host and author (b. 1922)
• 15th » Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist and author (b. 1929)
• 15th » Pablo Santos (actor) called Pablo Santos, Mexican actor (b. 1987)
• 16th » Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925)
• 16th » Fouad el-Mohandes, Egyptian actor (b. 1924)
• 17th » Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (b. 1924)
• 17th » Kazuyuki Sogabe, Japanese voice actor (b. 1948)
• 18th » Edward J. King, American football player, lawyer, and politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1925)
• 19th » Elizabeth Allen (actress) or Elizabeth Allen, American actress (b. 1929)
• 19th » Danny Flores, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (The Champs) (b. 1929)
• 19th » Martha Holmes (photographer) named Martha Holmes, American photographer and journalist (b. 1923)
• 19th » Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist (b. 1950)
• 20th » Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (b. 1932)
• 20th » Sven Nykvist, Swedish director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1922)
• 20th » John W. Peterson, American pilot and songwriter (b. 1921)
• 21st » Tasos Athanasiadis, Greek author (b. 1913)
• 21st » Boz Burrell, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Bad Company and King Crimson) (b. 1946)
• 22nd » Edward Albert, American actor and singer (b. 1951)
• 22nd » Carla Benschop, Dutch basketball player and educator (b. 1950)
• 23rd » Malcolm Arnold, English trumpet player and composer (b. 1921)
• 23rd » Etta Baker, American singer and guitarist (b. 1913)
• 24th » Michael Ferguson (Irish politician) known as Michael Ferguson, Irish politician (b. 1953)
• 24th » Phil Latulippe, Canadian soldier and runner (b. 1909)
• 25th » Jeff Cooper, American target shooter and author (b. 1920)
• 25th » John M. Ford, American author and poet (b. 1957)
• 26th » Byron Nelson, American golfer and coach (b. 1912)
• 29th » Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer and manager (b. 1915)
• 29th » Michael A. Monsoor, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1981)
• 29th » Louis-Albert Vachon, Canadian cardinal (b. 1912)
• 29th » Jan Werner Danielsen, Norwegian singer (b. 1976)

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