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** [[Tengiz Sigua]], 2nd [[Prime Minister of Georgia]] (b. [[1934]])<ref>[https://1tv.ge/news/tengiz-sigua-gardaicvala/ თენგიზ სიგუა გარდაიცვალა] {{in lang|ka}}</ref> |
** [[Tengiz Sigua]], 2nd [[Prime Minister of Georgia]] (b. [[1934]])<ref>[https://1tv.ge/news/tengiz-sigua-gardaicvala/ თენგიზ სიგუა გარდაიცვალა] {{in lang|ka}}</ref> |
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**[[Terry Jones]], Welsh actor and comedian (b. [[1942]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apple.news/AMZIf_BFpROuwyd1kNqShDA|title=Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77 — Sky News|last=Minelle|first=Bethany|date=2020-01-22|website=Sky News|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> |
**[[Terry Jones]], Welsh actor and comedian (b. [[1942]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apple.news/AMZIf_BFpROuwyd1kNqShDA|title=Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77 — Sky News|last=Minelle|first=Bethany|date=2020-01-22|website=Sky News|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> |
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* [[January 23]] - [[Jim Lehrer]], American journalist (b. [[1934]]) |
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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]
Events
January
- January 2 – The government of New South Wales, Australia, declares a state of emergency whilst the government of Victoria, Australia declares a state of disaster amid large bushfires that have killed as many as 500 million animals.[3][4][5]
- January 3 – 2019–20 Persian Gulf crisis: A U.S. drone strike at Baghdad International Airport kills Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.[6][7]
- January 5
- Second Libyan Civil War: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that Turkish troops will be deployed to Libya on behalf of the United Nations-backed Government of National Accord.[8]
- Persian Gulf crisis: Iran removes all limits on uranium enrichment, in effect ending its remaining commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal.[9]
- Former Prime Minister Zoran Milanović wins the 2019–20 Croatian presidential election.[10]
- January 7
- Persian Gulf crisis: 56 people are reported killed and over 200 injured in a crush at the funeral of general Qasem Soleimani in the city of Kerman, Iran.[11]
- January 8
- Persian Gulf crisis: Iran launches ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases hosting American soldiers, injuring 11.[12]
- Persian Gulf crisis: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 is shot down by Iran shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport, killing all 176 people on board.[13]
- The world's first driverless bullet-train, a Chinese Fuxing, goes into operation.[14]
- January 9
- A rare, circumbinary planet called TOI 1338-b is discovered.[15]
- ISIL militants assault a Nigerien military base at Chinagodrar, killing at least 89 Nigerien soldiers.[16]
- January 10
- The Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said, dies aged 79. Haitham bin Tariq is sworn in as his successor.[17][18][19]
- Syrian Civil War: Russia announces a new ceasefire between Russia, Syria, Syrian rebels and Turkey.[20][21][22] However, some regional news outlets reported that Syria launched further attacks near Idlib, even after the ceasefire had officially begun.[23]
- January 15
- China–United States trade war: China and the U.S. sign the interim "Phase 1" trade deal, by which China agrees to buy more American products while the U.S. relaxes some of the tariffs imposed on Chinese imports.[24]
- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his cabinet resigns. President Vladimir Putin accepts the resignation and Mikhail Mishustin is appointed his successor.[25][26]
- January 18 – Yemeni Civil War: 111 Yemeni soldiers and five civilians are killed in a drone and missile attack on a military camp near Ma'rib.[27]
- January 21 – The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for an emergency meeting regarding the Wuhan coronavirus.[28]
Predicted and scheduled events
Scheduled
- January 31 – After the Brexit withdrawal agreement passed its second reading in the House of Commons on December 20, 2019, the United Kingdom and Gibraltar are scheduled to leave the European Union.[29]
- May 12–16 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 will be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[30]
- June 12 – July 12 – UEFA Euro 2020 will be held in 12 European countries, and the 2020 Copa América will be held in Argentina and Colombia.
- July 17 – Planned launch of NASA's Mars 2020 mission to study the habitability of Mars in preparation for future human missions.[31]
- July 24 – August 9 – The 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan.[32]
- September 6 – 2020 New Caledonian independence referendum.
- October 18 – The 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be held in Australia in eight cities.[33]
- October 20 – The 2020 World Expo will open in Dubai.[34]
- November 3 – United States presidential election.
- December 31 – Following the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union, expected on January 31, 2020, this is when the current transition period for negotiations on a future relationship is set to expire.[35]
Date unknown
- Earliest year that power aboard the space probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 is expected to terminate (though either probe may function past this date).
- Egypt, which has the highest rate of hepatitis C in the world, is expected to eradicate the disease by 2020 after an ambitious nationwide campaign against the disease.[36]
- ESA's ExoMars Rover launches from Earth.[37]
- Estimated completion date for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System.[38]
- Estimated completion of the Aegis Ashore missile defense system in Poland.[39]
- Liberia will become the first nation of the world to completely stop cutting down its trees in return for development aid – Norway will pay the impoverished country $150 million to stop deforestation by 2020.[40]
- The Grand Egyptian Museum, described as the largest archaeological museum in the world, is expected to be completed.[41]
- The New Administrative Capital of Egypt is expected to be completed.[42]
- Planned launch of NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the Moon to test the Space Launch System rocket.[43][importance?]
Deaths
January
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- January 1
- Don Larsen, American baseball player (b. 1929)[44]
- David Stern, American businessman and NBA commissioner (b. 1942)[45]
- January 2 – John Baldessari, American conceptual artist (b. 1931)[46]
- January 3
- Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Iraqi-Iranian military commander (b. 1954)[47]
- Qasem Soleimani, Iranian general (b. 1957)[48]
- January 5
- Anri Jergenia, 4th Prime Minister of Abkhazia (b. 1941)[49]
- Hans Tilkowski, German football goalkeeper and manager (b. 1935)[50]
- January 6 – Luís Morais, Brazilian football player (b. 1930)[51]
- January 7
- Khamis Al-Dosari, Saudi Arabian footballer (b. 1973)[52]
- Silvio Horta, American screenwriter and television producer (b. 1974)[53]
- Neil Peart, Canadian drummer and lyricist (b. 1952)[54]
- Elizabeth Wurtzel, American writer and journalist (b. 1967)[55]
- January 8
- Edd Byrnes, American actor (b. 1932)[56]
- Buck Henry, American actor, screenwriter and television producer (b. 1930)[57]
- Infanta Pilar de Borbón, Spanish royal (b. 1936)[58]
- January 9 – Mike Resnick, American science fiction author (b. 1942)[59]
- January 10
- Neda Arnerić, Serbian film actress (b. 1953)[60]
- Guido Messina, Italian racing cyclist (b. 1931)[61]
- Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman (b. 1940)[62]
- January 11 – Tom Belsø, Danish motor racing driver (b. 1942)[63]
- January 12 – Roger Scruton, British philosopher and writer (b. 1944)[64]
- January 13 – Isabel-Clara Simó, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1943)[65]
- January 15
- Rocky Johnson, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1944)[66]
- Christopher Tolkien, British academic and editor (b. 1924)[67]
- January 16 – Efraín Sánchez, Colombian footballer and manager (b. 1926)[68]
- January 17
- Pietro Anastasi, Italian football player (b. 1948)[69]
- Derek Fowlds, English actor (b. 1937)[70]
- Khagendra Thapa Magar, Nepalese former shortest man in the world (b. 1992)[71][importance?]
- January 19
- Jimmy Heath, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1926)[72]
- Shin Kyuk-ho, South Korean businessman (b. 1921)[73]
- January 21
- Hédi Baccouche, 6th Prime Minister of Tunisia (b. 1930)[74]
- Tengiz Sigua, 2nd Prime Minister of Georgia (b. 1934)[75]
- Terry Jones, Welsh actor and comedian (b. 1942)[76]
- January 23 - Jim Lehrer, American journalist (b. 1934)
In fiction
See also
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References
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- ^ "International Year of Plant Health 2020". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Metro US, Yankees World Series hero Don Larsen dies 90
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- ^ John Baldessari, Who Gave Conceptual Art a Dose of Humor, Is Dead at 88
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- ^ Ушел из жизни абхазский политический деятель Анри Джергения (in Russian)
- ^ Wembley goalkeeper Hans Tilkowski is dead
- ^ Histórico goleiro do Corinthians e primeiro a usar luvas no Brasil, Cabeção morre aos 89 anos (in Portuguese)
- ^ وفاة نجم الكرة السعودية خميس العويران بعد صراع مع المرض (in Arabic)
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- ^ Neil Peart, Rush Drummer Who Set a New Standard for Rock Virtuosity, Dead at 67
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- ^ "Edd Byrnes, Kookie on '77 Sunset Strip,' Dies at 87". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Buck Henry Dies: ‘The Graduate’ Writer, ‘Get Smart’ Co-Creator & Early ‘SNL’ Favorite Was 89
- ^ Muere la infanta Pilar de Borbón a los 83 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Heavy, Mike Resnick dead
- ^ "Preminula Neda Arnerić". www.blic.rs. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Addio a Guido Messina, era la maglia rosa più anziana (in Italian)
- ^ Sultan Qaboos of Oman dies aged 79
- ^ Obituary: Denmark's first F1 driver Tom Belso 1942-2020
- ^ Sir Roger Scruton, conservative philosopher, dies at 75
- ^ Fallece la prolífica y comprometida escritora Isabel-Clara Simó a los 76 años (in Spanish)
- ^ "Rocky 'Soulman' Johnson, The Rock's Dad and WWE Superstar, Dead at 75". TMZ. January 15, 2020.
- ^ Christopher, le fils de J.R.R. Tolkien, s'est éteint dans le Var à l'âge de 95 ans (in French)
- ^ Muere a los 93 años ‘el Caimán’ Sánchez, leyenda del arco de la Selección Colombia (in Spanish)
- ^ Il calcio piange Pietro Anastasi: fu un simbolo della Juve negli Anni 70 (in Italian)
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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jazz Saxophone Legend Jimmy Heath Has Died
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