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** [[José Bonaparte]], Argentine paleontologist (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://noticiasmercedinas.com/site/2020/02/18/el-reconocido-paleontologo-jose-bonaparte-fallecio-este-martes/ El reconocido paleontólogo José Bonaparte falleció este martes] {{in lang|es}}</ref>
** [[José Bonaparte]], Argentine paleontologist (b. [[1928]])<ref>[https://noticiasmercedinas.com/site/2020/02/18/el-reconocido-paleontologo-jose-bonaparte-fallecio-este-martes/ El reconocido paleontólogo José Bonaparte falleció este martes] {{in lang|es}}</ref>
** [[Sonja Ziemann]], German actress (b. [[1926]])<ref>[https://www.badische-zeitung.de/kultur-sonstige/schwarzwaldmaedel-star-sonja-ziemann-ist-tot--182922230.html Schwarzwaldmädel-Star Sonja Ziemann ist tot] {{in lang|de}}</ref>
** [[Sonja Ziemann]], German actress (b. [[1926]])<ref>[https://www.badische-zeitung.de/kultur-sonstige/schwarzwaldmaedel-star-sonja-ziemann-ist-tot--182922230.html Schwarzwaldmädel-Star Sonja Ziemann ist tot] {{in lang|de}}</ref>
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** [[Pop Smoke]], American rapper and songwriter (b. [[1999]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://immiguy.com/pop-smoke-death-american-rapper-pop-smoke-dead/|title=Pop Smoke Death: American Rapper Pop Smoke is Dead|last=immiguy|date=February 19, 2020|website=Immi Guy|language=en-US|access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref>


==In fiction==
==In fiction==

Revision as of 14:06, 22 February 2020

Millennium: 3rd millennium
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2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade.

2020 has been designated as Year of the Nurse and Midwife by the World Health Organization.[1] The United Nations has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health.[2] 2020 has been designated as International Year of Sound by the International Commission for Acoustics.[3]

Events

January

February

Predicted and scheduled events

Scheduled

Date unknown

Deaths

January

Qasem Soleimani
Neil Peart
Buck Henry
Qaboos bin Said
Terry Jones
Kobe Bryant
Mary Higgins Clark

February

Daniel arap Moi
Kirk Douglas
Mirella Freni
Larry Tesler

In fiction

See Also

References

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  58. ^ Ушел из жизни абхазский политический деятель Анри Джергения (in Russian)
  59. ^ Wembley goalkeeper Hans Tilkowski is dead
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  73. ^ Sir Roger Scruton, conservative philosopher, dies at 75
  74. ^ Fallece la prolífica y comprometida escritora Isabel-Clara Simó a los 76 años (in Spanish)
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  76. ^ Christopher, le fils de J.R.R. Tolkien, s'est éteint dans le Var à l'âge de 95 ans (in French)
  77. ^ Muere a los 93 años ‘el Caimán’ Sánchez, leyenda del arco de la Selección Colombia (in Spanish)
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  100. ^ Spanish Writer-Director Jose Luis Cuerda Dies at 72
  101. ^ Kenya's former President Daniel arap Moi dies aged 95
  102. ^ Biochemist and Nobel Prize winner Stanley Cohen dies in Nashville at age 97
  103. ^ Kirk Douglas, Hollywood Icon and Spartacus Star, Dies at 103
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  105. ^ Veteran actor Orson Bean, 91, struck and killed by vehicle in Venice, friends say
  106. ^ Chinese Doctor Who Issued Early Warning on Virus Dies
  107. ^ Albanian music icon Nexhmije Pagarusha dies at the age of 86
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  119. ^ Morreu Mário Machungo, antigo primeiro-ministro de Moçambique (in Portuguese)
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