Deaths on February 7

Princess Durru Shehvar

Died on February 7, 2006

Princess Durru Shehvar of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1914)

Durru Shehvar Durdana Begum Sahiba, Princess of Berar (born Hatice Hayriye Ayşe Dürrüşehvar Sultan; Ottoman Turkish: خدیجه خیریه عائشه درشهوار سلطان; 16 January 1914 – 7 February 2006) was an Ottoman princess, the only daughter of Abdulmejid II, who was the last heir apparent to the Ottoman Imperial throne and the last Caliph of the Ottoman Caliphate.

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4 Jan

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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
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11 Apr

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces Iran's claim to have successfully enriched uranium.
5 Jun

State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
29 Jun

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Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.

Deaths on February 7

Princess Durru Shehvar

Died on February 7, 2006

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