Timeline October 2006

Events in October 2006 9

• 1910 – 2006 Jane Wyatt (1910-2006) American actress, the mother in Father Knows Best and Spock's mother in Star Trek.
• 1917 – 2006 Red Auerbach (1917-2006) Died 28 October 2006, aged 89 Red Auerbach, the legendary coach and executive who built the Boston Celtics dynasty, died of a heart attack in Washington, D.C. He won nine NBA championships as head coach, including eight in a row. He remained the Celtics' president and a fixture of the franchise until his death.
• 2006 Praemium Imperiale Became the first Japanese woman to receive the Praemium Imperiale, one of Japan's highest honours for internationally recognised artists. Also received the Order of the Rising Sun in the same year.
• 2006 Google buys YouTube $1.65 billion acquisition Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock on October 9, 2006, just 18 months after YouTube was founded. It became one of the most valuable acquisitions in internet history.
• 2006 North Korea conducts first nuclear test Underground detonation at Punggye-ri North Korea announced it had successfully tested a nuclear device at the Punggye-ri site. The test drew international condemnation and led to UN Security Council sanctions. It confirmed North Korea as a de facto nuclear-armed state.
• 2006 Jane Wyatt dies in Los Angeles Jane Wyatt dies aged 96.
• 2006 Amy Winehouse releases Rehab Signature song Produced by Mark Ronson — her signature song.
• 2006 Amy Winehouse releases Back to Black Soul revival With the Dap-Kings — one of the best-selling British albums of the century.
• 2006 The Who release Endless Wire First album in 24 years Their first studio album since It's Hard in 1982.