2006
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2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
It was the Year of the Dog in the Chinese calendar. The next year of the dog will begin in the year 2018.
It was designated the International Year of Deserts and Desertification by the United Nations General Assembly. [1]
The International Asperger's Year, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr Hans Asperger, discoverer of Asperger's Syndrome. [2] [3]
The Year of Mozart, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
UNESCO has formally recognized sixty-three anniversaries for 2006. [4]
Climate
- January 1 to June 30, 2006 was predicted to have tied 1998 as the warmest semi-year, for any year since the 1890s. Overall, forecasters and scientists predict 2006 to be the third warmest year on record, behind 1998, and 2005.
- In the United Kingdom, it was the hottest year on record (Hottest day was on July 19, when 36.5 °C was recorded at Wisley, Surrey).
