Historical Events In 2020

Feb 09   92nd Academy Awards: "Parasite" 1st non English film to win Best Picture, Best Director Bong Joon-ho, Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix , Best Actress Renée Zellweger in the year 2020.   

Feb 11   In the year 2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] The World Health Organization (WHO) names the disease COVID-19.   

Feb 13   NASA publishes a detailed study of Arrokoth, the most distant body ever explored by a spacecraft, which New Horizons passed by on its journey through the Kuiper belt in the year 2020.   

Feb 17   On this day in history amazon boss Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to help fight climate change   

Feb 17   In the year 2020 laureus World Sports Awards, Berlin, Germany: Sportsman: Lewis Hamilton & Lionel Messi ; Sportswoman: Simone Biles ; Team: South Africa National Rugby Union team   

Feb 20   New Bank of England £20 note with painter JMW Turner released, replacing earlier one with economist Adam Smith in the year 2020.   

Feb 22   In the year 2020 portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo marks his 1,000th senior appearance by scoring in Juventus' 2-1 Serie A win over SPAL; 725 career goals in 836 club games and 164 internationals   

Feb 23   On this day in history china's Supreme Leader Xi Jinping describes the country's coronavirus outbreak as the China's largest health emergency since 1949   

Feb 23   President Moon Jae-in puts South Korea on high alert, empowering the government to lock down cities after 602 cases of Coronavirus reported with six deaths on this day in history.   

Feb 24   In the year 2020 former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and a criminal sexual act in landmark case that ignited #MeToo movement   

Feb 24   Malaysia's 94-year old Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns only to be reinstated later in the day as interim Prime Minister on this day in history.   

Feb 24   The Pakatan Harapan coalition government of Malaysia collapses and is replaced by the Perikatan Nasional coalition. On 1 March 2020, Muhyiddin Yassin is sworn as 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia in the year 2020.   

Feb 24   In the year 2020 uS President Donald Trump begins a 2 day trip to India meeting Indian PM Narendra Modi   

Feb 27   2020 stock market crash: The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) plunges by 1,190.95 points, or 4.4%, to close at 25,766.64, its largest one-day point decline at the time. This follows several days of large falls, marking the worst week for the index since 2008, triggered by fears of the spreading COVID-19 in the year 2020.   

Feb 27   In the year 2020 dow Jones Index suffers its biggest points fall in history closing down 1,190.95 in New York amid concerns about coronavirus Learn More   

Feb 28   On this day in history syrian Civil War: Ambassadors of all 29 NATO allies meet in the North Atlantic Council to express solidarity with Turkey after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike by pro-Syrian government forces.   

Feb 29   On this day in history a conditional peace agreement is signed between the U.S. and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, leading the U.S. to begin gradually withdrawing troops from Afghanistan on March 10.   

Feb 29   Luxembourg becomes the first country in the world to make all public transport free to use on this day in history.   

Mar 02   On this day in history american rap group Public Enemy part ways with Flavor Flav after 35 years over playing for free at Bernie Sanders rally   

Mar 02   Amy Klobuchar drops out of the US Democratic presidential race and endorses Joe Biden on this day in history.   

Mar 02   On this day in history russian President Vladimir Putin proposes constitutional amendment banning gay marriage   

Mar 02   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey can not longer enforce 2016 deal with EU to stop migrants entering Europe, warns millions may try on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 2020 italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announces all sport in Italy will be played behind closed doors for at least a month in an effort to contain coronavirus   

Mar 05   The International Criminal Court authorizes the Afghanistan War Crimes inquiry to proceed, reportedly allowing for the first time for U.S. citizens to be investigated on this day in history.   

Mar 05   On this day in history uS senator Elizabeth Warren drops out of the Democratic presidential race   

Mar 08   [COVID-19 pandemic] Italy places 16 million people in quarantine, more than a quarter of its population, in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19 on this day in history.   

Mar 09   International share prices fall sharply in response to a Russo-Saudi oil price war and the impact of COVID-19. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) plunges more than 2,000 points, the largest fall in its history up to that point in the year 2020.   

Mar 09   In the year 2020 italy announces it is locking down the whole country due to spike in coronavirus COVID-19 cases with 10,040 cases and 630 deaths Learn More   

Mar 10   On this day in history new York governor Andrew Cuomo deploys the national guard to New Rochelle after one-mile radius zone established as 108 cases of coronavirus COVID-19 detected   

Mar 10   Three months into the COVID-19 epidemic Chinese President Xi Jinping finally travels to Wuhan, epicenter of the outbreak as the rate of daily new infections declines in China falls to 19 new cases and 17 deaths on this day in history.   

Mar 11   On this day in history coronavirus COVID-19 declared a pandemic by the head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , with 121,564 cases worldwide and 4,373 deaths   

Mar 11   On this day in history harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison for a criminal sex act and rape in New York   

Mar 11   In the year 2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] The World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.   

Mar 12   Global stock markets crash due to continued concerns over COVID-19 and the U.S. travel ban on the Schengen Area. The DJIA goes into free fall, closing at over −2,300 points, the worst losses for the index since 1987 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 2020 death of david Stern, American businessman and NBA commissioner   

Jan 02   On this day in history death of john Baldessari, American conceptual artist   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Iraqi-Iranian military commander   

Jan 03   Qasem Soleimani, Iranian general died in the year 2020.   

Jan 05   Anri Jergenia, 4th Prime Minister of Abkhazia died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of hans Tilkowski, German football goalkeeper and manager   

Jan 06   Luís Morais, Brazilian football player died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 2020 death of silvio Horta, American screenwriter and television producer