At A Glance

14 September 2006 at a glance

Day of the week
14 September 2006 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “SexyBack” by Justin Timberlake.
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 14 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 September 2006 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 September 2006 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 14 September

  • 1999 Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
  • 2000 Microsoft releases Windows Me.
  • 2003 In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
  • 2003 Bissau-Guinean President Kumba Ialá is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Veríssimo Correia Seabra.
  • 2007 Prelude to the 2008 financial crisis: Northern Rock bank experiences the first bank run in the United Kingdom in 150 years.

Famous people born on September 14

  • Sam Neill, New Zealand actor (1947–2026)
  • Pope Leo XIV (born 1955)
  • Amy Winehouse, British singer-songwriter, musician, and businesswoman (1983–2011)
  • Nana, South Korean singer, actress and model (born 1991)

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.

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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