2020 Timeline of Major Events

Any major event from the 2020 "apocalypse" and COVID-19 related dates. Click on the timeline points to see more info. Click on the coloured tags to filter the timeline. Key: RED -- Highlighted Key Events BLUE -- Coronavirus News GREEN -- General World Events BLACK -- Black Lives Matter Key Events Sources: * https://www.infoplease.com/2020-current-events * https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/how-coronavirus-start-story-timeline-21725861 * https://www.theguardian.com/world/natural-disasters * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/03/cyclone-nisarga-india-evacuates-100000-as-mumbai-braces-for-historic-storm * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/20/super-cyclone-amphan-evacuations-in-india-and-bangladesh-slowed-by-virus * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_George_Floyd * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32810887 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_trial_of_Donald_Trump * https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/26/us/calabasas-helicopter-crash-trnd/index.html * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/iit-ism-predicts-major-earthquake-in-delhi-ncr/articleshow/76224744.cms * https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ukraine-knew-flight-752-had-been-shot-down-but-it-was-careful-not-to-antagonize-iran/2020/01/12/0b8770ce-34a9-11ea-971b-43bec3ff9860_story.html * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Taal_Volcano_eruption * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/first-covid-19-case-happened-in-november-china-government-records-show-report * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52646460 * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52623151 * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-george-floyd-protests-tear-gas-kamala-harris-st-john-episcopal-church-white-house-a9543576.html * https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1285837/Pakistan-International-Airlines-crash-horror-audio-PAI-Karachi-crash-latest * https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/us-jobless-6-6-1.5518711 * https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1288799/locust-plague-news-biblical-warning-India-swarm-invasion-Delhi * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/locust-invasion-africa-famine-hunger-somalia-kenya-ethiopia-uganda-south-sudan-a9547961.html * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Delhi_riots * https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8390435/Hong-Kong-police-clash-protesters-anniversary-Tiananmen-Square-crackdown.html * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Hong_Kong_protests * https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/03/murder-hornets-spotted-us-first-time-12649564/ * https://www.rt.com/uk/484272-boris-johnson-positive-coronavirus/ * https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-johnson-admitted-to-hospital-with-covid-19/ * https://www.thebalance.com/fundamentals-of-the-2020-market-crash-4799950 * https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-internet-satellites-launch-success-june-2020.html * https://edition.cnn.com/business/live-news/spacex-launch-today-may-30/index.html * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Chilean_protests * https://www.sciencealert.com/russia-declares-state-of-emergency-after-20-000-litres-of-diesel-fuel-leak-into-river * https://www.tellerreport.com/life/2020-05-07-the-scheldt-pollution--%22the-biggest-ecological-incident-in-20-years%22.Hy7r8ZOW5I.html * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Qasem_Soleimani * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kim-jong-un-coronavirus-health-ill-heart-death-south-korea-latest-a9484946.html * https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2020/06/03/major-landslide-destroys-8-homes-in-northern-norway/#5d1d052b4419 * https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-congo.html * https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/25/us-coronavirus-timeline-trump-cases-deaths * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-51995800/zagreb-hit-by-largest-earthquake-in-140-years * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/04/eight-mercenaries-reported-dead-venezuela-foils-coup-attempt/ * https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/01/europe/pope-francis-slap-woman-apology-intl/index.html * https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/hundreds-protest-michigan-lawmakers-consider-extending-governors-emergency-powers-n1196886 * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/06/uk-anti-racism-protesters-defy-calls-to-avoid-mass-gatherings * https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/jun/08/i-did-a-little-dance-pm-ardern-declares-new-zealand-covid-19-free-video?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1591608217 * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52960227 * https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/07/blm-protesters-topple-statue-of-bristol-slave-trader-edward-colston * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/07/brazil-stops-releasing-covid-19-death-toll-and-wipes-data-from-official-site?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1591574985 * https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/08/george-floyd-killing-derek-chauvin-bail?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1591652939 * https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/kkk-president-arrested-for-hitting-protester-with-his-truck * https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/20/business/oil-price-crash-bankruptcy/index.html * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52457805 * https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/11/chaz-seattle-autonomous-zone-police-protest * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53044826 * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-53046454 * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-53046160?ns_linkname=5ee7381ba6a6aa067fd22a25%26Masks%3A%20the%20new%20normal%20-%20and%20here%20to%20stay%262020-06-15T09%3A22%3A01.429Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:8138b842-ebc2-4b68-b1d0-cbf307f297e2&pinned_post_asset_id=5ee7381ba6a6aa067fd22a25&pinned_post_type=share * https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/10/africa/boko-haram-faduma-attack/index.html * https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1296478/World-war-3-China-vs-India-border-china-soldiers-dead-injured-Ladakh * https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/51808683 * https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/nhs-hospitals-urged-to-start-using-dexamethasone-after-dramatic-breakthrough-vp2mnw29b * https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-beijing-idUSKBN23N2ER * https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/jun/16/north-korea-blows-up-liaison-office-in-row-over-defectors-leaflet-campaign-video?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1592306700 * https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-newzealand-cases/new-zealand-no-longer-free-of-coronavirus-as-two-women-test-positive-idUKKBN23N042 * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-deaths-uk-covid-test-trace-lockdown-nhs/?utm_content=telegraph&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1592559990 * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/19/coronavirus-accelerating-new-dangerous-phase-says-world-health/ * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/20/more-anti-racism-protests-taking-place-around-uk * https://www.fox5dc.com/news/four-states-report-record-highs-in-coronavirus-cases-florida-and-arizona-hit-hard * https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/lockdown-coronavirus-dreams-vivid-strange-sleep-emotional-state-a9486206.html * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/22/coronavirus-global-report-new-covid-19-cases-surge-south-korea-israel * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/22/meat-plant-must-be-held-to-account-covid-19-outbreak-germany * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-infections-pick-speed-across-africa/ * https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/malawi-holds-landmark-re-run-of-rigged-election-t6gqqg35d * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/24/west-germany-district-re-enters-lockdown-after-new-covid-19-outbreak * https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/24/california-increase-coronavirus-covid-19-cases * https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/major-incident-declared-as-thousands-flock-to-bournemouth-beach-xvqcb3xrv * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/29/pakistan-stock-exchange-attacked-by-armed-men * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-update-leicester-local-lockdown-deaths-cases/ * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/04/kazakhstan-becomes-first-country-re-impose-nationwide-lockdown/ * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/01/hong-kongs-security-laws-usher-in-new-era-of-chinese-control * https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/britain-opens-its-doors-to-3m-hong-kong-migrants-9w95mt36g * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/04/japanese-floods-leave-fourteen-feared-dead-at-nursing-home * https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/take-over-a-tuscan-farm-to-aid-coronavirus-recovery-italians-urged-k6f99snnb#Echobox=1593948964 * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53302773 * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/arctic-heatwave-siberia-wildfires-record-temperature-climate-crisis-a9590051.html * https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/temperature-records-siberia-while-wildfires-arctic-surpass-last-years-activity * https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-07/victoria-announces-6-week-lockdown-across-melbourne-metro-area * https://www.sweetwaternow.com/over-90-earthquakes-in-24-hours-reported-near-yellowstone-lake-1/ * https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1327396/yellowstone-volcano-earthquakes-usgs-supervolcano-erupt-2020 * https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-timeline-key-events-january-18772382 * https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1334385/R-rate-number-1-UK-meaning-coronavirus-cases * https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-coronavirus-r-rate-above-22665374 * https://time.com/5878424/poland-lgbt-protests-police-brutality/ * https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/09/possible-sign-of-life-found-on-venus-phosphine-gas/ * https://nypost.com/2020/08/13/trump-announces-peace-deal-between-israel-united-arab-emirates/ * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54124996 * https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1334802/Paris-riots-france-news-yellow-vest-protests-gilet-jaunes-armed-police * https://www.france24.com/en/20200613-protesters-gather-in-paris-for-fresh-march-against-racism-and-police-brutality * https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1339937/Charlie-Hebdo-stabbing-Paris-terror-attack-dead-injured-police-latest-news-update * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/25/four-injured-paris-knife-attack-police-hunt-suspects-run/ * https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/02/trump-melania-test-positive-coronavirus/5891100002/ * https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/23/europe/alexander-lukashenko-inaugurated-belarus-intl/index.html * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-global-death-toll-million-cases-latest-covid-19-b573118.html * https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/02/trump-in-quarantine-process-after-top-aide-gets-covid-19/ * https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-moved-to-military-hospital-after-covid-19-diagnosis-idUKKBN26N0MX * https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-positive-coronavirus-test-prompts-pentagon-to-deploy-nuclear-command-plane * https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/powder-keg-61-say-us-on-verge-of-civil-war-52-already-prepping * https://www.thequint.com/news/world/donald-trump-coronavirus-brief-visit-outside-hospital * https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-gretchen-whitmer-plot-abduct-kill-assassinate * https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/11/us/michigan-whitmer-plot/index.html * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/23/poles-protest-change-law-could-see-almost-abortions-banned/ * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54669257 * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-54687379 * https://explorersweb.com/2020/10/21/kilimanjaro-fire-out-at-last/ * https://www.ksl.com/article/50036946/fingers-crossed-and-prayers-colorado-wildfire-kills-couple-forces-more-evacuations * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/26/chile-vote-scrap-pinochet-constitution * https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1352449/nasa-moon-discovery-water-on-moon-space-news-evg * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nice-stabbings-attack-france-today-deaths-injured-latest-b1417706.html * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/29/taiwan-domestic-covid-19-infection * https://variety.com/2020/film/actors/sean-connery-dies-oscar-winner-and-james-bond-star-dead-at-90-1234820498/ * https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1355284/vienna-terror-attack-shooting-austria-police-latest-synagogue-news * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/02/killed-ethiopia-massacre-amnesty-oromia-amhara * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-terror-news-nice-knife-attack-stabbing-avignon-today-saudi-arabia-b1420775.html * https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1355426/Paris-riot-protests-lockdown-latest-update-France-news-Emmanuel-Macron * https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-security-lyon/french-police-hunt-assailant-who-shot-and-wounded-orthodox-priest-in-church-idUKKBN27G0P8 * https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/19/wales-to-enter-two-week-firebreak-lockdown-with-people-told-to-stay-at-home-13444651/ * https://news.sky.com/story/uk-terror-threat-level-to-be-raised-to-severe-meaning-attack-is-highly-likely-12122703 * https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2020/11/10/covid-19-vaccine-when-will-it-be-ready-and-how-can-i-get-it/ * https://twitter.com/i/events/1325795914183704576 * https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/president-vizcarra-voted-out-in-perus-congress-coup-jxfg6ntvm * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54905018 * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/13/montreal-possible-hostage-ubisoft-offices * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54950051 * https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/moderna-covid-19-vaccine-reports-95-success-rate-jxlk70vdm * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-55155953 * https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/04/trump-baselessly-claims-amid-nail-biter-results * https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/524404-trump-says-hell-go-to-supreme-court-to-stop-votes-from-being-counted * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55173402 * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/adolf-hitler-namibia-election-b1765812.html * https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=174063961085988 * https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-boris-johnson-warns-there-is-a-strong-possibility-of-no-trade-deal-with-eu-12157273 * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/11/fda-approves-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-for-use-in-us * https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/trudeau-confirms-covid-19-vaccine-free-canada/ * https://www.dawn.com/news/1594913 * https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-trade-talks-to-continue-after-uk-and-eu-negotiators-make-progress-12159935 * https://uk.reuters.com/article/new-york-shooting-cathedral/update-3-gunman-shot-and-killed-by-police-at-nyc-church-after-outdoor-concert-idUKL1N2IT0R0 * https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/14/joe-biden-electoral-college-victory-donald-trump * https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/masks-block-999-of-large-covid-linked-droplets-study * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-55433447 * https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mom-food-thousands-south-sudan-famine-74892747 * https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nigeria-new-coronavirus-variant-1.5854188 * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/stimulus-checks-trump-vote-covid-aid-b1778648.html * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/new-coronavirus-strain-uk-variant-b1777505.html * https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/scientists-start-trials-on-coronavirus-antibody-therapy-to-back-up-vaccine-wf5lqflmc * https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/30/oxford-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-approved-by-uk-regulator * https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-brexit-deal-officially-passes-23239791