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October 12, 2006

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 11, 2006, covering October 12, 2006.

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    Album cover for Release Therapy by Ludacris

    Release Therapy

    Ludacris

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    Album cover for 20 Y.O. by Janet Jackson

    20 Y.O.

    Janet Jackson

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    Album cover for Duets: An American Classic by Tony Bennett

    Duets: An American Classic

    Tony Bennett

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    Album cover for Like Red On A Rose by Alan Jackson

    Like Red On A Rose

    Alan Jackson

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    Album cover for FutureSex/LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake

    FutureSex/LoveSounds

    Justin Timberlake

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Notable Deaths

Angelika Machinek

2006Angelika Machinek, German glider pilot (born 1956)[†]

Angelika Machinek was a German glider pilot. She was five times German gliding champion and broke nine FIA gliding world records, four in the D1M class, four in D15 and one in DO. She was also a dramaturge and published writer.

Gillo Pontecorvo

2006Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1919)[†]

Gilberto Pontecorvo Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian filmmaker associated with the political cinema movement of the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for directing the landmark war docudrama The Battle of Algiers (1966). It won the Golden Lion at the 27th Venice Film Festival, and earned him Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

Historical Context for October 12, 2006

In 2006, the world population was approximately 6,671,452,015 people[†]