Wikipedia[1] (Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria) gives Japan 22 June 2006.
Square Enix and tri-Ace released Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on 22 June 2006; it was the top-selling game in its release week with 281,510 copies.
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The Shilla Seoul, Dongho-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Estimated: Maeil Business (25 Apr 2012) says The Shilla Seoul's The Park View opened in 2006; the hotel's 3 Jul 2006 press release presents the completed makeover with the new Parkview buffet (214 seats). No opening day is published, so the press-release date is an on-or-before estimate.[1]
December 2026 year-end 'New York' buffet: unlimited sommelier red wine at dinner in mid season (Dec 1-17), white wine and a Polaroid added in high season (Dec 18-31).
The Shilla Seoul, Dongho-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul (1F)
Estimated: The Shilla Seoul's 3 Jul 2006 press release presents the completed two-year makeover with the new Library Bar & Lounge (six private rooms, live jazz). No opening day is published, so the release date is an on-or-before estimate for this lounge.[1]
Golden Autumn Royal Tea with a children's table-manner class ('Little Ladies & Gentlemen' package) through Nov 29, 2026.
Wikipedia[1][5] says it premiered at the Disneyland Resort on 24 June 2006 and was released in the US on 7 July; Rotten Tomatoes[2] lists a wide release on 7 July 2006.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest opened in US theaters on 7 July 2006 with a record US$136 million opening weekend. It became the fastest film to reach US$1 billion worldwide and won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
Broadcast premiere date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
GONZO's Welcome to the N-H-K begins airing, a dark comedy adapting Tatsuhiko Takimoto's novel about recluse Tatsuhiro Satou, convinced a shadowy conspiracy is behind his isolation, and the mysterious Misaki who tries to draw him back into society.
AnandTech[2] marks July 27, 2006 as Core 2 launch day and a CPU database gives the same release date.
Intel launched the Core 2 Duo on July 27, 2006: Conroe was the first desktop chip on the Core microarchitecture, replacing NetBurst, with the E6600 at $316 and E6700 at $530 per 1,000 units.
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Hyatt Regency Dongguan, Song Shan Lake National High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Qinyuan Road, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
An older report found via search said the guest rooms, café, lobby bar, Song Shan Tea House (松山茶居), Qinyuan VIP room and ballroom opened on 1 August 2006, matching Baidu Baike's 'August 2006' hotel opening (other listings say 2008). The report URL was not retrieved, so the exact day is unverified; marked estimated. Estimated: the exact day 2006-08-01 comes from a proxy source (registration, announcement or hotel opening) and is not a confirmed opening day.[1]
Lake-side Cantonese dining and dim sum with a September operator-published all-you-can-eat morning tea and lunch menu.
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Wikipedia[1] gives August 25, 2006 for the EC2 limited beta announcement; AWS's own What's New post is dated August 24, 2006, the same evening in US time.
In late August 2006 Amazon opened a limited public beta of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), letting developers rent virtual servers at about 10 cents per instance-hour on a first-come, first-served basis.
Wikipedia's[3] Emma Mærsk article states she entered service on 31 August 2006 after delivery from Odense Steel Shipyard.
At 397 metres long and able to carry roughly 14,770 TEU, Emma Maersk was the largest container ship in the world when she entered service in 2006. Built by Odense Steel Shipyard, she led Maersk's E-class fleet with one of the largest diesel engines ever installed on a ship.
Renton Municipal Airport, West Perimeter Road, Renton, King County, Washington, 98057, United States
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Boeing's release says the jet flew "Friday" (1 September 2006) and Flight International dates the flight 1 September 2006; Wikipedia[2] says September 2006. The 8 August 2006 event was the unveiling, not the flight.
The first 737-900ER, the longest-range and largest 737 Next-Generation, took off from Renton Municipal Airport at 9:21 a.m. PDT on 1 September 2006 and landed at Boeing Field after 1 hour 45 minutes.
Release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Production I.G's Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society premieres, a feature-length special set two years after the TV series in which Section 9, now led by Togusa, investigates a hacker known as the Puppeteer.
Opened on September 6, 2006, per Wikipedia. Restaurant information verified October 9, 2026.[1]
William Bradley’s destination for California tasting menus at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar. 3 MICHELIN stars.
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Wikipedia's[1] Prime Video history gives September 7, 2006 for the Amazon Unbox debut.
Amazon's video service debuted in the US on September 7, 2006 as Amazon Unbox, a download store; it was folded into Prime in February 2011 and is now Prime Video.
Wikipedia[1][3][4][5] lists Europe 22 September 2006, North America 27 September and Australia 29 September; GameSpy's[2] Just Cause page (opened) contains the date.
Avalanche Studios' open-world Just Cause, published by Eidos Interactive, was released in Europe on 22 September 2006 on Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360 (North America 27 September).
Start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Okajima Rokuro - now known almost exclusively as 'Rock' - was once a typical, put-upon Japanese businessman.
Broadcast start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Madhouse's Death Note begins broadcast, adapting Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's manga about high schooler Light Yagami, who gains the power to kill by writing a name in a supernatural notebook.
Broadcast start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Sunrise's original mecha series Code Geass begins airing, in which exiled prince Lelouch Lamperouge gains a mind-control power and leads a rebellion against the Britannian Empire occupying Japan.
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Start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
From wimp to warrior. Sort of… Yeah, Kenichi’s a total wimp. He’s always getting picked on and doesn’t have a lot of friends to stick up for him. The guy needs motivation if he hopes to graduate in one piece.
Level 1, Jinjiang Hotel, 98 Beijing Road, Guandu District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Operating company 昆明福照楼锦程餐饮有限公司 was founded 2006-10-10 at 北京路98号 Kunming Jinjiang Hotel, so the Jinjiang outlet most likely opened around Oct 2006 (a company-registration proxy; a pre-company opening is possible). This is the venue-level date, not the 2002/1938 brand date. Estimated: 2006-10 is a best estimate and 2006-10-31 is used only as a period-end sorting date, not a confirmed opening day.[1]
Yunnan cooking near Kunming Railway Station, with steam-pot chicken, Jianshui tofu and cold rice noodles.
Wikipedia[1] gives release on 11 November 2006 in Japan and 17 November in North America with the 20 GB at ¥49,980 / US$499.99 and 60 GB at US$599.99; dated to the Japan release.
The PlayStation 3 went on sale in Japan on 11 November 2006 (20 GB model ¥49,980) and in North America on 17 November at US$499.99 for the 20 GB and US$599.99 for the 60 GB model.
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Nintendo's September 2006 announcement and contemporary coverage set the North American launch for November 19, 2006 at $249.99.[1]
The Nintendo Wii went on sale in North America on November 19, 2006 at $249.99 with Wii Sports included, two days after the PlayStation 3, and sold over 600,000 units in its first eight days in the Americas.
$249.99
EADS's ad-hoc release is headed "Ad-hoc release, 1 December 2006"; the Associated Press report of 1 December 2006 says the EADS board "approved the launch of the Airbus[1][2] A350 XWB, ... the company said Friday".
The board of Airbus parent EADS, meeting in Amsterdam, gave Airbus the go-ahead on 1 December 2006 to launch the A350 XWB family, a clean-sheet rival to the Boeing 787 with entry into service planned for 2013. Funding was to come mainly from company cash flow and the Power8 savings plan.
EASA release dated 12 Dec 2006: "issued today its safety approval for the Airbus[2] A380 in a hand-over ceremony in Toulouse"; Airbus's release says the ceremony was held "on Tuesday".
On 12 December 2006 EASA and the FAA handed Airbus the A380 type certificates at a ceremony in Toulouse, ten months before the first delivery. It was the first large aircraft certified by EASA.
Lockheed Martin's[1] own release of 15 December 2006 says the F-35 "completed its first flight moments ago" in Fort Worth; This Day in Aviation[2], FlightGlobal[4] (15 December 2006) and Wikipedia[3] give the same day.
On 15 December 2006 Lockheed Martin chief test pilot Jon Beesley flew the first prototype F-35A Lightning II, AA-1, for 35 minutes from Fort Worth, Texas.
3F UNAGIDANI BLOCK, 1-19-15 Higashishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Operator-managed exact-branch Tabelog[3][4][5][6][7][10] opening field gives December20,2006for the third-floor Shinsaibashi Honten; operator history confirms2006. This is not the former second-floor Karato restaurant or other group cafes.
Yasushi Karato’s Shinsaibashi French flagship, with vegetable-focused cuisine, seasonal courses and separately announced Christmas dinner services.
Wikipedia[1][2] (Dawn of Mana) gives 21 December 2006 for Japan; IGN[3][4][6] and Eurogamer[5] pre-release coverage place it as the Christmas 2006 Japanese release.
Square Enix released the action-adventure Dawn of Mana for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on 21 December 2006; it was the last Mana game developed in-house by Square Enix with series creator Koichi Ishii designing, directing and producing.
Release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre premieres, a two-episode OVA bridging the original Rozen Maiden TV series and its sequel Träumend, centered on Suigintou's tragic backstory and her enduring hatred of her 'sister' doll Shinku.
Wikipedia[1][3][4] (JP December 28, 2006), the Dragon Quest[2] Wiki and Japanese Wikipedia (2006年12月28日) agree on the Japanese release; North America followed on 6 November 2007.
Square Enix released Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker on the Nintendo DS in Japan on 28 December 2006, the series' first 3D entry and first with online play. It sold 593,994 units in four days.
Release date of the first episode confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Maria Watches Over Us 3rd Season OVA continues the Lillian Girls' Academy drama with a summer arc in which old acquaintances of Sachiko's threaten to spoil her and Yumi's holiday.
Opened in 2006 (year only, so estimated at year end), per Wikipedia. Restaurant information verified October 9, 2026.[1]
Guy Savoy’s Las Vegas restaurant at Caesars Palace.
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