What are the important events that happened on December 11, 2006? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 11, 2006: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 11, 2006 is the 345th day of the year 2006 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 28, 2006 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 19,429,920 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatetracontapentagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $416.70. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Dog is the mythical animal and Fire is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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December 11, 2006 Historical Events
- 2006 –Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, the president of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacan. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican Drug War.
- 2006 –The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; Nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.
Who died on December 11, 2006?
- 2006 –Elizabeth Bolden, American supercentenarian (b. 1890)
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