2020 in Croatia
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Incumbent
- President
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (until February 18)
- Zoran Milanović (from February 19)
- Prime Minister – Andrej Plenković
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
January
- January 1 – Croatia assumed the presidency of the Council of the European Union.[1]
- January 5 – Former prime minister Zoran Milanović defeated president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović in the second round of the presidential election with 53% of the vote.[2]
February
- February 18 – Zoran Milanović was inaugurated as the fifth President of Croatia.[3]
- February 25 – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed.[4]
March
- March 12 – The Croatian Football Federation suspended all football leagues in the country.[5]
- March 13 – All classes in schools and universities were suspended, effective March 16.[5]
- March 21 – All public transport in the country was suspended.[6]
- March 22 – Zagreb was hit by a strong earthquake, killing a person, wounding 26 others, and damaging several structures.[7]
April
- April 14 – The number of active COVID-19 cases reached a peak of 1,258.[citation needed]
- April 24 – The number of recorded COVID-19 cases surpassed 2,000.[8]
May
- May 18 – The 9th Croatian Parliament dissolved itself.[9]
June
- June 21 – Adria Tour final in Zadar is cancelled after Grigor Dimitrov tested positive for COVID-19. Within a week, other participants of the Zadar event including Borna Ćorić, Viktor Troicki, Novak Djokovic and Goran Ivanišević tested positive too.[10][11]
July
- July 5 – Parliamentary elections were held.[12][13]
- July 10 – The country joined the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.[14]
September
- September 10 – Mate Pavić and Bruno Soares win the US Open Men's Doubles title.[15]
October
- October 12 – 2020 Zagreb shooting.[16][17]
December
- December 27 – COVID-19 vaccination begins.[18]
- December 28 – Sisak-Moslavina County was hit by a strong earthquake, with damage being reported.[19][20]
- December 29 – 2020 Petrinja earthquake. Seven people killed and 26 injured.[21]
Deaths
January
- January 1 – Damir Mihanović, comedian and musician (b. 1961).[22]
- January 4 – Zdravko Tomac, politician and writer (b. 1937).[23]
- January 24 – Duje Bonačić, rower (b. 1929).[24]
February
- February 15 – Vatroslav Mimica, film director (b. 1923).[25]
March
- March 3 – Božidar Alić, actor (b. 1954).[26]
- March 7 – Veronika Durbešić, actress (b. 1945).[27]
- March 8 – Zdenka Vučković, singer (b. 1942).[28]
- March 23 – Branko Cikatić, heavyweight kickboxer (b. 1955).[29]
May
- May 21 – Bekim Sejranović, writer (b. 1972).[30]
June
- June 20 – Ema Derossi-Bjelajac, communist politician (b. 1926).[31]
- June 30 – Ivo Banac, historian (b. 1947).[32]
August
- August 4 – Rajko Dujmić, musician and composer (b. 1954).[33]
- August 11 – Tonko Maroević, poet, writer and academic (b. 1941).[34]
- August 15 – Josip Kregar, sociologist, jurist and politician (b. 1953).[35]
September
- September 5 – Žarko Domljan, politician (b. 1932).[36]
October
- October 18 – Orlando Rivetti, sports journalist (b. 1951).[37]
- October 25 – Slaven Letica, sociologist, politician and university professor (b. 1940).[38]
- October 26 – Jean-Jacques Roskam, rock guitarist (b. 1954).[39]
- October 29 – Slaven Zambata, footballer (b. 1940).[40]
November
- November 2 – Mladen Kušec, poet, narrator, publicist and journalist (b. 1938).[41]
- November 7 — Vera Zima, actress (b. 1953).[42]
- November 11 – Anđelka Martić, writer and translator (b. 1924).[43]
- November 12 – Krasnodar Rora, footballer (b. 1945).[44]
- November 13 – Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac, folk singer (b. 1944).[45]
- November 15 – Anto Kovačević, politician, publicist and philosopher (b. 1952).[46]
- November 16 – Tomislav Merčep, convicted war criminal (b. 1952).[47]
- November 22 – Mustafa Nadarević, actor (b. 1943).[48]
- November 27 – Špiro Guberina, actor (b. 1933).[49]
- November 28 – Vera Tomašek, journalist and editor (b. 1958).[50]
December
- December 1 – Lazo Goluža, editor, quiz author and translator (b. 1936).[51]
- December 11 – Đurđa Ivezić, actress (b. 1936).[52]
- December 13 – Otto Barić, football player and manager (b. 1933).[53]
- December 18 – Vojmir Kačić, football manager (b. 1934).[54]
- December 23 – Pero Kvrgić, actor (b. 1927).[55]
- December 26 – Milka Babović, sprint and hurdles runner, and later sports journalist (b. 1928).[56]
See also
References
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- ^ Leftist beats conservative in Croatia’s presidential vote By DARKO BANDIC, AP, Jan 5, 2020
- ^ https://www.croatiaweek.com/video-zoran-milanovic-inaugurated-as-fifth-president-of-croatia/
- ^ "Croatia latest European country to confirm coronavirus case". The Guardian. 25 February 2020.
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- ^ "Priopćenje za medije Stožera civilne zaštite Republike Hrvatske od 24. travnja 2020". civilna-zastita.gov.hr (in Croatian). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "9th Croatian Parliament dissolved". sabor.hr. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Još jedan tenisač koji je nastupio na Adria Touru zaražen koronavirusom: Da, supruga i ja smo pozitivni..." Tportal.hr (in Croatian). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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- ^ "Parlamentarni izbori 5. srpnja, za promidžbu 15 dana". Croatian Radiotelevision (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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- ^ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_1321
- ^ "Pavic/Soares Win US Open For First Grand Slam Title As A Team". atptour.com. ATP Tour. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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- ^ "5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Central Croatia Monday Morning". total-croatia-news. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Croatia earthquake: Seven dead as rescuers search rubble for survivors". BBC. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Preminuo je Damir Mihanović - Ćubi". www.slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). 1 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "UMRO POZNATI POLITIČAR: Zdravko otišao posle KRATKE I TEŠKE BOLESTI". Espreso.rs (in Serbian).
- ^ "Preminuo Duje Bonačić, najstariji hrvatski olimpijac i osvajač zlatne olimpijske medalje 1952. u Helsinkiju". tportal.hr. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Vatroslav Mimica". Kino Tuškanac (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "UMRO JE HRVATSKI GLUMAC BOŽIDAR ALIĆ, OTIŠAO JE NAKON TEŠKE BOLESTI". www.gloria.hr. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Umrla je glumica Veronika Durbešić". hrt.hr. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "UMRLA LEGENDARNA PJEVAČICA ZDENKA VUČKOVIĆ 'Bila je naša prva djevojčica koja je postala zvijezda, koja je ostvarila sjajnu karijeru'". jutarnji.hr. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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- ^ "U 48. godini umro Bekim Sejranović, jedan od najčitanijih BiH književnika, studirao je u Rijeci, magistrirao u Oslu, pamte ga i Splićani" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Umrla prva hrvatska predsjednica: Posljednji ispraćaj Derossi-Bjelajac bit će 29. lipnja". rtl.hr (in Croatian). 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Preminuo povjesničar Ivo Banac". Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ "Umro Rajko Dujmić: Legendarni glazbenik podlegao teškim ozljedama nakon nesreće". jutarnji.hr. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Umro Tonko Maroević: Otišao je istaknuti akademik, književnik, povjesničar umjetnosti i publicist". jutarnji.hr. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Umro Josip Kregar, sveučilišni profesor, nekadašnji političar i poznati društveni komentator". jutarnji.hr. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "U dobi od 87 godina preminuo je Žarko Domljan, prvi predsjednik Hrvatskog sabora". jutarnji.hr. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Preminuo legendarni sportski novinar Orlando Rivetti". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Umro je Slaven Letica". N1 (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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- ^ "Preminuo je kapetan slavne generacije Dinama iz 1967". Večernji list (in Croatian). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Odlazak legende, preminuo je Mladen Kušec". HRT (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "U dobi od 67 godina u Zagrebu umrla Vera Zima, jedna od naših najomiljenijih glumica". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Umrla je književnica Anđelka Martić, poznata je po romanu Pirgo i prozi za djecu". Jutarnji list. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ Ničota, Tomo (12 November 2020). "Nadvilo se crnilo nad Maksimir, otišla je zauvijek još jedna Dinamova legenda! Preminuo Krasnodar Rora". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Rožman, Klara (13 November 2020). "Umro je Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Kukec, Tomislav (15 November 2020). "U dobi od 68 godina umro bivši saborski zastupnik i nekadašnji politički zatvorenik Anto Kovačević". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "U 69. godini života preminuo osuđeni ratni zločinac Tomislav Merčep". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Preminuo Mustafa Nadarević". Index.hr (in Croatian). 22 November 2020.
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- ^ "Umrla novinarka Vera Tomašek" (in Croatian). HRT. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Pacek, Tatjana; Malić, Tonia (1 December 2020). "Preminuo je Lazo Goluža (84), tvorac legendarne 'Kviskoteke'". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hina (11 December 2020). "Od posljedica koronavirusa preminula istaknuta kazališta i filmska glumica Đurđa Ivezić". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Odlazak velikog trenera: Umro je Otto Barić, imao je koronavirus". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ Reić, Zdravko (18 December 2020). "Nesretni COVID-19 bio je jači: Preminula legenda Hajduka, čovjek koji je otkrio brojne velike igrače". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Umro je Pero Kvrgić". N1 HR (in Croatian). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hina (26 December 2020). "Uz njen glas su odrastale generacije: Preminula legendarna Milka Babović". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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