At A Glance

13 September 2006 at a glance

Day of the week
13 September 2006 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “I Don't Feel Like Dancin'” by Scissor Sisters.
Top Film of 2006
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2006 was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 September 2006 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 September 2006 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 13 September

  • 1989 Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.
  • 1993 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy.
  • 2001 Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
  • 2007 The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
  • 2007 The McLaren F1 team are found guilty of possessing confidential information from the Ferrari team, fined $100 million, and excluded from the constructors' championship standings.

Famous people born on 13 September

  • Lili Reinhart, American actress (born 1996)
  • Jean Smart, American actress (born 1951)
  • Tyler Perry, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1969)
  • Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (1916–1990)

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Events of 2006 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2006 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 22 February – Securitas depot robbery: around £53 million (US$92 million) is stolen from a Securitas depot at Tonbridge, Kent, in the largest cash robbery in British crime history.
  • 1 March – The Senedd, debating chamber of the National Assembly for Wales on Cardiff Bay, designed by Richard Rogers, is opened by the Queen.
  • 28 March – Royal Regiment of Scotland created.

Life in 2006

Prime Minister

Tony Blair

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£2.45

Loaf of Bread

85p

Average House

£180,444

Weekly Wage

£617.00

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