Sunday, 31 December 2006 Sydney celebrates first NYE fireworks 11:27:12 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! On This Day : Dec 31 December 31: New Year’s Eve, Eid ul-Adha in Islam ( 2006 ), Hogmanay in Scotland. 406 - The Vandals, Alans and Suebians crossed the Rhine River to begin an invasion of Gaul. 1600 - The British East India Company was founded by a Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I. 1963 - The Central African Federation officially collapsed, eventually to become Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia. 1972- American baseball player Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. 1999- Boris Yeltsin (pictured) , the first democratically elected President of Russia , resigned and named Vladimir Putin as Acting President. 9:19:15 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Geek • Random A coathanger on the Coat Hanger Sydney NYE2006 9:16:43 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! © Copyright 2007 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 1/01/2007; 12:55:47 AM.