January 2006 Timeline
January 1Austria took over the EU presidency for 6 months
January 1
Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Peru, Qatar, and Slovakia became the new members of ten non-permament members of the UN Security Council
January 1
Marilson Gomes dos Santos from Brasil and Olivera Jevtic from Serbia won the Sao Silvestre road race
January 2
The Bad Reichenhall ice rink roof in Germany collapsed after heavy snowfall and killed 15 people
January 3
12 miners were killed in the Sago Mine disaster in West Virginia
January 4
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a massivehemorrhagic stroke
January 6
A hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, collapsed and killed 76 pilgrims
January 7
US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay announced he would give up his effort to remain in his post, after he was indicted in Texas on a felony money-laundering charge
January 10
Iran had broken UN seals at the Natanz uranium enrichment plant
January 12
Mehmet Ali Agca who tried to kill Pope John Paul II on May 13, 1981, has been released from prison
January 15
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait died
January 16
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became Liberian president and first elected female president in Africa
January 22
Anibal Cavaco Silva won the Portugese presidential election
January 23
45 people were killed in Montenegro train wreck
January 24
Republic of the Congo takes over the African Union presidency
January 25
Hamas won the majority of seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council
January 27
Johannes Rau, former President of Germany (1999-2004) died
January 28
A Trade hall roof collapsed in Katowice, Poland, killing 67 people
January 28
Amelie Mauresmo won the 2006 Australia Open
January 29
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah sworn in as the Emir of Kuwait
January 29
Tarja Halonen was re-elected President of Finland
January 29
Roger Federer won the 2006 Australia Open
January 31
Samuel Alito sworn in as US 110th Supreme Court justice