Revolts, massacres and attacks265
- murder of George FloydMurders
- 2025–2026 Iranian protests2020–2026 · Revolts & coups
- 2020–2021 Belarusian protests2020–2021 · Revolts & coups
- George Floyd protestsRevolts & coups
- murder of Samuel PatyAttacks
- assassination of Qasem SoleimaniAttacks
- 2020 Vienna attacksAttacks
- 2020 Nova Scotia shootingAttacks
- 2020 Hanau shootingsAttacks
- 2020 Kyrgyz RevolutionRevolts & coups
- Nakhon Ratchasima shootingsAttacks
- 2020 Kabul University attackAttacks
- 2020 Malian coup d'étatRevolts & coups
- 2020 Nice attackAttacks
- 2020–2021 Thai protests2020–2021 · Revolts & coups
- protests against the tightening of the abortion law in Poland in 2020Revolts & coups
- Gen Z protestsRevolts & coups
- End SARSRevolts & coups
- 2020 Delhi riotsRevolts & coups
- 2020−2021 Armenian protests2020–2021 · Revolts & coups
- poisoning of Alexei NavalnyAttacks
- 2020 Aden Airport attackAttacks
- 2020 Jolo bombingsAttacks
- 2020–2021 Khabarovsk Krai protests2020–2021 · Revolts & coups
- 2020 Darfur attacksAttacks
- 2020 Nashville bombingAttacks
- murder of Ahmaud ArberyMurders
- 2020 Ghazanchetsots Cathedral shellingAttacks
- Kabul gurdwara attackAttacks
- Operation Gideon (2020)Attacks
- 2020 Pakistan Stock Exchange attackAttacks
- 2020–2021 Bulgarian protests2020–2021 · Revolts & coups
- 2020 Inner Mongolia protestsRevolts & coups
- 2020 Malian protestsRevolts & coups
- 2020 Trier attackMurders
- 2020–2021 United States election protests2020–2021 · Revolts & coups
- Hachalu Hundessa riotsRevolts & coups
- Kenosha unrestRevolts & coups
- Lekki Tollgate massacreMassacres
- United States racial unrestRevolts & coups
+225 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters123
- Aegean Sea earthquake of 2020Natural disasters
- 2020 Zagreb earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2020 Petrinja earthquakeNatural disasters
- Elazığ–Sivrice earthquake of 2020Natural disasters
- 2020 Kyushu floodsNatural disasters
- 2020 Hpakant jade mine disasterNatural disasters
- 2020 Chernobyl wildfiresNatural disasters
- 2020 Gjerdrum landslideNatural disasters
- 2020 Jamaica earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2020–2022 Taal Volcano eruptionsNatural disasters
- 2020 Hyderabad floodsNatural disasters
- 2020 Oaxaca earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2020 Van avalanchesNatural disasters
- 2020 Brazil rainforest wildfiresNatural disasters
- 2020 Brazilian floods and mudslidesNatural disasters
- 2020 African Sahel floodsNatural disasters
- 2020 Masbate earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2020 Puerto Rico earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2020 Pettimudi landslideNatural disasters
- Karlıova earthquake of 2020Natural disasters
- 2020 Kashgar earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2020 Qiaojia earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2020 Salt Lake City earthquakeNatural disasters
- August Complex fireNatural disasters
- Creek FireNatural disasters
- Cyclone NivarNatural disasters
- 2020 Alaska Peninsula earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2020 Tangshan earthquakeNatural disasters
- CZU Lightning Complex firesNatural disasters
- El Dorado FireNatural disasters
- Loyalton FireNatural disasters
- SQF Lightning Complex firesNatural disasters
- 2020 Central Idaho earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2020 Damavand earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2020 Jonesboro tornadoNatural disasters
- 2020 Kuril Islands earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2020 Monte Cristo Range earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2020 Nashville tornadoNatural disasters
- 2020 Sparta earthquakeNatural disasters
- Apple FireNatural disasters
+83 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges82
- Gaza WarWars & conflicts
- Second Nagorno-Karabakh WarWars & conflicts
- Tigray war2020–2022 · Wars & conflicts
- 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes2020–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- 2020 Iranian attack on U.S. forces in IraqWars & conflicts
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Avdiivka2020–2024 · Battles
- 2024 Lebanon War2020–2024 · Wars & conflicts
- southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian warWars & conflicts
- eastern front of the Russian invasion of UkraineWars & conflicts
- Battle of ShushaBattles
- July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashesWars & conflicts
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza StripWars & conflicts
- 2022 Kherson counteroffensiveWars & conflicts
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructureWars & conflicts
- Battle of Marinka2020–2023 · Battles
- Battle of Vuhledar2020–2024 · Battles
- Operation Spring ShieldWars & conflicts
- Battle of KreminnaBattles
- Battle of Soledar2020–2023 · Battles
- Western Saharan clashes (2020–present)Wars & conflicts
- attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian warWars & conflicts
- Luhansk Oblast campaignBattles
- Crimea attacksWars & conflicts
- European Maritime Awareness in The Strait of HormuzWars & conflicts
- 2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashesWars & conflicts
- Madagiz offensiveWars & conflicts
- Velyka Novosilka offensiveBattles
- attacks on health facilities during the Gaza warWars & conflicts
- Battle of HadrutBattles
- Battle of MekelleBattles
- Battle of SvatoveBattles
- 2020 Tillabéri attackWars & conflicts
- Dnieper campaignWars & conflicts
- Operation IRINI2020–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- Shelling of OrikhivBattles
- al-Jawf OffensiveBattles
- Battle of BanguiBattles
- 2020–2021 Ayn Issa clashes2020–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Free BafutWars & conflicts
+42 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires69
- 2020 Beirut explosionsAccidents
- Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752Accidents
- Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303Accidents
- Air India Express Flight 1344Accidents
- Visakhapatnam gas leakAccidents
- Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193Accidents
- 2020 Calabasas helicopter crashAccidents
- 2020 Chuhuiv An-26 crashAccidents
- 2020 United States Air Force E-11A crashAccidents
- 2020 Guizhou bus crashAccidents
- collapse of Quanzhou Xinjia HotelAccidents
- 2020 New Taipei helicopter crashAccidents
- Caspian Airlines Flight 6936Accidents
- Livraga train derailmentAccidents
- Stonehaven derailmentAccidents
- 2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crashAccidents
- Kōriyama gas explosionAccidents
- Inter-Korean Liaison Office bombingFires & explosions
- Volga-Dnepr Airlines Flight 4066Accidents
- 2020 East African Express Airways Brasilia crashAccidents
- 2020 Iran explosionsFires & explosions
- Konarak incidentAccidents
- train accident in Pernink, CzechiaAccidents
- 2020 Czech Republic apartment fireFires & explosions
- 2020 Icheon fireFires & explosions
- 2020 Ingenheim derailmentAccidents
- 2020 Kenai Peninsula mid-air collisionAccidents
- 2020 New York City Subway fireFires & explosions
- Abule-Ado ExplosionAccidents
- Aurangabad railway accidentAccidents
- Collapse of Zaldibar dumping siteAccidents
- drowning of Afghan refugees in Harirud RiverAccidents
- Explosion of Tasajera, Magdalena of 2020Fires & explosions
- Los Olivos stampedeAccidents
- Piatra Neamț hospital fireFires & explosions
- 2020 Natanz incidentFires & explosions
- 2020 Raigad building collapseAccidents
- 2020 SLAF Y-12 CrashAccidents
- 2020 Wallan derailmentAccidents
- 2020 Wenling explosionFires & explosions
+29 less-known, on the globe.
Expeditions7
- Maungaharuru Myosotis Research Field Trip 2020Expeditions
- Maungapohatu Myosotis Research Field Trip 2020Expeditions
- Mount Hikurangi & East Cape Myosotis Research Field Trip 2020Expeditions
- Mount Hikurangi Myosotis Research Field Trip 2020Expeditions
- Nansen Legacy Mooring Service Cruise 6th October - 27th October 2020Expeditions
- Southland, Fiordland & Otago Myosotis Research Field Trip 2020Expeditions
- Whanokao Myosotis Research Field Trip 2020Expeditions
Treaties, councils and politics6
- 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreementTreaties
- Doha AgreementTreaties
- Israel–United Arab Emirates normalization agreementTreaties
- Bahrain–Israel peace agreementTreaties
- PACERPlusTreaties
- New Decade, New ApproachTreaties
Other events1
- evacuations during the Gaza warOther events
Already under way in 202040
- Syrian Civil War2011–2024 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Donbas2014–2022 · Wars & conflicts
- War on Terrorism2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Darfur2003–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Libyan Civil War2014–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- South Sudanese Civil War2013–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- 2019–2021 Chilean protests2019–2020 · Revolts & coups
- New START2010–2021 · Treaties
- Venezuelan presidential crisis2019–2023 · Politics
- Minsk II2015–2022 · Treaties
- Operation Inherent Resolve2014–2026 · Wars & conflicts
- Persian Gulf crisis (2019–2020)2019–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- crisis in Venezuela2010–2025 · Politics
- African Union Mission to Somalia2007–2022 · Wars & conflicts
Came to an end in 202012
- War in Darfur2003–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Libyan Civil War2014–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- South Sudanese Civil War2013–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- 2019–2021 Chilean protests2019–2020 · Revolts & coups
- Persian Gulf crisis (2019–2020)2019–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019 – March 2020)2019–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile2011–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Statue of Ivan Konev1980–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Batwa-Luba clashes2013–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Al-Watiya Airbase2019–2020 · Battles
Founded or built in 202079
- VarsoBuildings
- AtenArchaeology
- The LinkBuildings
- Tour AltoBuildings
- Tour TrinityTowers
- Çamlıca TowerTowers
- Parc1Buildings
- Suzhou Zhongnan CenterBuildings
- Libeskind TowerBuildings
- Castle of Magical DreamsBuildings
- Dwight D. Eisenhower MemorialMonuments
- Nanning China Resources TowerBuildings
- Ruyi BridgeBridges & tunnels
- Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1Buildings
- Pyongyang General HospitalHospitals
- Statue of PeaceMonuments
- The Sky TaipeiBuildings
- Women's Rights Pioneers MonumentMonuments
- Alabay statueMonuments
- Buddha of IbiraçuMonuments
- GuldbronBridges & tunnels
- Pertamina Energy TowerTowers
- Roman Baths, AmmanArchaeology
- The Warsaw HubBuildings
- A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020Monuments
- Museum of West African ArtMuseums & galleries
- SkylinerBuildings
- Squid KingMonuments
- AlokbortikaMonuments
- Black Lives Matter Memorial FenceMonuments
+49 more, on the globe.
Stories that pass through 2020
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