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December 26, 2006

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 20, 2006, covering December 26, 2006.

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    Album cover for Ciara: The Evolution by Ciara

    Ciara: The Evolution

    Ciara

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    Album cover for Eminem Presents: The Re-Up by Various Artists

    Eminem Presents: The Re-Up

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani

    The Sweet Escape

    Gwen Stefani

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    Album cover for Hannah Montana by Soundtrack

    Hannah Montana

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for NOW 23 by Various Artists

    NOW 23

    Various Artists

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Notable Deaths

Gerald Ford

2006Gerald Ford, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 38th President of the United States (born 1913)[†]

Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford assumed the presidency after the resignation of President Richard Nixon, under whom he had served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 following Spiro Agnew's resignation. Prior to that, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973.

Ivar Formo

2006Ivar Formo, Norwegian skier and engineer (born 1951)[†]

Ivar Formo was a Norwegian cross-country skier and orienteer who competed during the 1970s.

2006Munir Niazi, Pakistani poet (born 1923)[†]

Munir Niazi, was a Pakistani poet. He mostly wrote in the Punjabi and Urdu languages and also wrote for newspapers, magazines and radio. In 1960, he established a publication institute, Al-Misal. He was later associated with Pakistan Television, Lahore and lived in Lahore till his death.

Historical Events

2006 Hengchun earthquakes

2006Two earthquakes in Hengchun, Taiwan measuring 7.0 and 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale kill two and disrupt telecommunications across Asia.[†]

The 2006 Hengchun earthquakes occurred on December 26 at 20:26 and 20:34 local time off the southwest coast of Taiwan in the Luzon Strait, which connects the South China Sea with the Philippine Sea. The International Seismological Centre measured the shocks at 7.0 and 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale. The earthquakes not only caused casualties and building damage, but several submarine communications cables were cut, disrupting telecommunication services in various parts of Asia.

Historical Context for December 26, 2006

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