At A Glance

15 March 2006 at a glance

Day of the week
15 March 2006 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “You're Beautiful” by James Blunt.
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 15 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 March 2006 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 March 2006 was Full Moon.

On this day: 15 March

  • 1991 Cold War: The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • 2011 Beginning of the Syrian revolution.
  • 2019 Beginning of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.
  • 2019 Approximately 1.4 million young people in 123 countries go on strike to protest climate change.
  • 2022 The 2022 Sri Lankan protests begins amidst Sri Lanka's economic collapse.

Famous people born on March 15

  • Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach (born 1972)
  • Eva Longoria, American actress (born 1975)
  • Alia Bhatt, British actress (born 1993)
  • Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (1767–1845)

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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