At A Glance

13 November 2006 at a glance

Day of the week
13 November 2006 was a Monday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “My Love” by Justin Timberlake featuring T.I..
Top Film of 2006
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2006 was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
Bestselling Novel of 2006
“For One More Day” by Mitch Albom was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2006.
Top-Rated TV Show
“American Idol” (FOX) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2006–07 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 November 2006 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 November 2006 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 13 November

  • 1995 Mozambique becomes the first state to join the Commonwealth of Nations without having been part of the former British Empire.
  • 1996 As part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project, Joel Armengaud discovers the project's first Mersenne prime number,
  • 2000 Philippine House Speaker Manny Villar passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
  • 2002 Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
  • 2012 A total solar eclipse occurs in parts of Australia and the South Pacific.

Famous people born on November 13

  • Steve Zahn, American actor and singer (born 1967)
  • Lando Norris, British-Belgian race car driver (born 1999)
  • Gerard Butler, Scottish actor (born 1969)
  • Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian, and talk show host (born 1955)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2006 in the United States

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

  • January 19 – NASA launches the New Horizons spacecraft in a 9-year, 3 billion mile space mission, to flyby and observe the dwarf planetary system of Pluto/Charon and possibly other Kuiper belt objects.
  • March 6–20 – The first World Baseball Classic is held in San Diego, California.
  • March 16 – The Blu-ray disc format is released in the United States.
More events of 2006 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 2006

President

George W. Bush

Gas (per gallon)

$2.59

Loaf of Bread

$1.25

Average House

$305,900

Weekly Wage

$656

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