What died in 2006

2 endings on file for 2006. Longest run first. Dates coarser than a day are shown at the precision the sources support.

  1. Pluto's status as a planet18 February 1930 → 24 August 2006 · Names & Designations · Killed by regulation76y 6m
  2. Katrina, as a hurricane namec. 1981 → April 2006 · Names & Designations · Killed by disasterabout 25 years

Launched in 2006

Things born this year that are now in the archive.

  • Flip Videolasted about 5 years, until 12 April 2011
  • Groovesharklasted about 9 years, until 30 April 2015
  • HD DVDlasted 1y 10m, until 19 February 2008
  • Zunelasted about 4 years, until October 2011

The whole ledger, year by year, is on the timeline.