(This article is about the year 2006.) 2006 (MMVI)was a common year starting on Sunday (dominical letter A) of the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 6th year of the 3rd millennium, the 6th year of the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade. 2006 was designated as: * International Year of Deserts and Desertification * International Asperger's Year * Year of Mozart, marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart