Explore 907 historical events from 2020–2029.
The Norilsk diesel oil spill was an industrial disaster near Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It began on 29 May 2020 when a fuel storage tank at Norilsk-Taimyr Energy's Thermal …
An oil spill in Norilsk releases 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers
Crew Dragon Demo-2 was the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. The spacecraft, named Endeavour, launched on May 30, 2020 on a Falcon 9 rocket, and carried NASA …
The Crew Dragon Demo-2 launches from the Kennedy Space Center, becoming the first crewed orbital spacecraft to launch fr
The death of Giovanni López Ramírez occurred on 4 May 2020, in the municipality of Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, Jalisco, Mexico as a result of his arrest by police officers. He w…
Death of Giovanni López: Protests over the death of Giovanni López Ramírez, who had died on 4 May while in custody, begi
Irrfan Khan was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded as one of the finest actors in world cinema, Khan's career spanne…
Irrfan Khan, Indian actor (born 1967)
Guido Münch Paniagua was a Mexican astronomer and astrophysicist.
Guido Münch, Mexican astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1921)
Tony Oladipo Allen was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Africa '70 from 1968 to 1979, and was one of the…
Tony Allen, Nigerian drummer and composer (born 1940)
Rishi Kapoor was an Indian actor, film director, and producer who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning five decades, he established himself through a diverse range of roles …
Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor, film director and producer (born 1952)
On June 19, 2020, 65-year-old Canadian animal rights activist and protester Regan Russell was run over and killed by the driver of a livestock transport truck after a demonstration…
Animal rights advocate Regan Russell is run over and killed by a transport truck outside of a pig slaughterhouse in Burl
The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a national law of China on Hong Kong national security…
The Hong Kong National Security Law is passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and immediatel
The Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) is a free trade agreement among the United States, Mexico, and Canada, in effect f…
The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement replaces NAFTA.
Mars 2020 is a NASA mission that includes the rover Perseverance, the now-grounded small robotic helicopter Ingenuity, and associated delivery systems, as part of the Mars Explorat…
NASA's Mars 2020 mission was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
On 4 August 2020, a major explosion occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, caused by the ignition of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. The chemical, confiscated in 2014 from the cargo ship M…
Beirut Port explosion: At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate…
Victoria Ivanovna Barbă was a Moldovan animated film director, focused on movies for children. Having been born in modern Russia, she studied in Saint Petersburg and then in Chișin…
Victoria Barbă, Moldovan animated film director (born 1926)
David Paul Greenfield was an English keyboardist, singer and songwriter who was a member of rock band the Stranglers. He joined the band in 1975, within a year of its formation, an…
Dave Greenfield, English rock keyboardist (born 1949)
Donald Francis Shula was an American football defensive back and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995. The head coach of the Mia…
Don Shula, American football player and coach (born 1930)
Air India Express Flight 1344 was a scheduled international flight operated by a Boeing 737-800 on 7 August 2020 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Kozhikode, India, landing at C…
Air India Express Flight 1344 overshoots the runway at Calicut International Airport in the Malappuram district of…
The 2020 Midwest derecho was an unusually destructive and extremely powerful progressive derecho that devastated much of the Midwestern United States, primarily eastern Nebraska, I…
Derecho in Iowa becomes the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history.
Diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates trace their origins to the early days of the Oslo Accords, where Israeli and Emirati diplomats had contact with eac…
Israel–United Arab Emirates relations are formally established.
The August Complex fire was a massive wildfire complex that burned in the Coast Range of Northern California, in Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Tehama, Trinity, and Shasta Counties. The c…
The August Complex fire in California burns more than one million acres of land.
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Dela…
Joe Biden gives his acceptance speech virtually for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination at the 2020 Democratic…
Greg Zanis was an American carpenter known for building and delivering personalized crosses to shooting victims across the United States.
Greg Zanis, American carpenter and activist (born 1950)
Millicent Dolly May Small CD was a Jamaican singer who is best known for her international hit "My Boy Lollipop" (1964). The song reached number two in both the UK and US charts an…
Millie Small, Jamaican singer-songwriter (born 1947)
Gerald Isaac Stiller was an American comedian and actor. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over …
Jerry Stiller, American comedian, actor (born 1927)
Erin Michael O'Toole is a Canadian lawyer, former military officer and politician who was the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition f…
Erin O'Toole is elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.