732 notable events from 2020 — murders, fires and massacres. Page 4 of 8.
- Grizzly Creek Fire
from Aug 10, 2020 · United States · Fire
- 2020 Central Vietnam floods
Oct 5, 2020 · Vietnam · Natural disaster
- Oireachtas Golf Society scandal
Aug 2020 · Ireland · Scandal & controversy
- Lopburi mall shooting
Jan 9, 2020 · Thailand · Shooting
- Death of Facundo Astudillo Castro
Apr 30, 2020 · Argentina · Disappearance
- 2020 Malian protests
Jun 5, 2020–Aug 19, 2020 · Mali · Riot & unrest
- Airbus A321 incident in Antalya
Jan 10, 2020 · Türkiye · Aviation accident
- Avonmouth explosion
Dec 3, 2020 · United Kingdom · Bombing & explosion
- 2020 Caribbean earthquake
Jan 28, 2020 · Jamaica · Earthquake
- Kankara kidnapping
Dec 11, 2020 · Nigeria · Kidnapping & hostage
- 2020 Washington wildfires
from Mar 1, 2020 · United States · Fire
- Glasgow hotel stabbings
Jun 26, 2020 · United Kingdom · Attack (other)
- Murder of Ruqia Haidari
Jan 18, 2020 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- 2020 IAI Westwind overrun accident in Manila
Mar 29, 2020 · Philippines · Aviation accident
- Killing of Dolal Idd
Dec 30, 2020 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Caroline Grandjean-Paccoud affair
2020s · France · Scandal & controversy
- Vietnamese technical intern trainee isolated childbirth incident
Nov 15, 2020 · Japan
- Chilapa massacre
Jan 17, 2020 · Mexico · Murder & homicide
- 2020 Hpakant jade mine disaster
Jul 2, 2020 · China · Natural disaster
- João Pedro Case
May 18, 2020 · Brazil · Shooting
- 2020–21 Australian bushfire season
Aug 1, 2020–Jun 1, 2021 · Australia · Fire
- Punggol Field murder
May 10, 2020 · Malaysia · Murder & homicide
- Hachalu Hundessa riots
from Jun 29, 2020 · Ethiopia · Riot & unrest
- Death of Giovanni López
May 4, 2020 · Mexico · Attack (other)
- Murder of Charl Kinnear
Sep 18, 2020 · South Africa · Murder & homicide
- 2020 bombardment of Stepanakert
Sep 27, 2020–Nov 9, 2020 · Azerbaijan · War & armed conflict
- 2020 Springfield, Missouri shooting
Mar 15, 2020 · United States · Shooting
- Guérini corruption case
2020s · France · Scandal & controversy
- Murder of Allison Bonilla
Mar 4, 2020 · Costa Rica · Murder & homicide
- Shooting of Linden Cameron
Sep 4, 2020 · United States · Shooting
- Fang Bin
Feb 9, 2020 · China · Disappearance
- Al-Jawf offensive
Feb 29, 2020–Apr 29, 2020 · Yemen · War & armed conflict
- Death of Javier Ordóñez
Sep 8, 2020 · Colombia · Murder & homicide
- 2020 Colorado wildfires
2020 · United States · Fire
- Kumba school massacre
Oct 24, 2020 · Cameroon · Massacre
- Murder of Pınar Gültekin
Jul 16, 2020 · Türkiye · Murder & homicide
- 2020 Sparta earthquake
Aug 9, 2020 · United States · Earthquake
- Mangum Fire
from Jun 8, 2020 · United States · Fire
- Collapse of Xinjia Express Hotel
Mar 7, 2020 · China · Industrial & structural disaster
- Kabul gurdwara attack
Mar 25, 2020 · Afghanistan · Terrorism
- Killing of Tony McDade
May 27, 2020 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2020 Aden airport attack
Dec 30, 2020 · Yemen · Bombing & explosion
- 2020 Jolo bombings
Aug 24, 2020 · Philippines · Terrorism
- 2020 African Express Airways Embraer EMB 120 crash
May 4, 2020 · Somalia · Aviation accident
- 2020 Kabul University attack
Nov 2, 2020 · Afghanistan · Terrorism
- Javier Ordóñez protests
Sep 21, 2020 · Colombia · Riot & unrest
- Mekelle offensive
Nov 17, 2020–Nov 28, 2020 · Ethiopia · War & armed conflict
- Bush Fire (Arizona)
Jun 13, 2020–Jul 6, 2020 · United States · Fire
- 2020 Central Idaho earthquake
Mar 31, 2020 · United States · Earthquake
- 2020 St. Mark's Square shooting
Oct 12, 2020 · Croatia · Shooting
- Chemical Industries of Ethylene Oxide explosion
Jan 14, 2020 · Spain · Bombing & explosion
- Battle of Talahandak (2020)
Jun 3, 2020 · Mali · War & armed conflict
- Battle of Bangui (2021)
from Dec 2020 · Central African Republic · War & armed conflict
- Murder of Colm Horkan
Jun 17, 2020 · Ireland · Murder & homicide
- 2020 Ghazanchetsots Cathedral shelling
Oct 8, 2020 · Azerbaijan · War & armed conflict
- 2020 failed USNS Mercy attack
Mar 31, 2020 · United States · Attack (other)
- 6 March 2020 Kabul shooting
Mar 6, 2020 · Afghanistan · Murder & homicide
- Ali Abbas al-Faraj family homicides
Jul 14, 2020 · Saudi Arabia · Massacre
- 2020 Minneapolis false rumors riot
Aug 28, 2020 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Northern Command attacks (Ethiopia)
Nov 4, 2020 · Ethiopia · Attack (other)
- Killing of David McAtee
Jun 1, 2020 · United States · Shooting
- Killing of Nina Pop
May 3, 2020 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2020 Camp Taji attacks
Mar 2020 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- 2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike
Oct 26, 2020 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- Dolan Fire
Aug 18, 2020–Dec 31, 2020 · United States · Fire
- 2020 Jakarta floods
Jan 1, 2020 · Indonesia · Natural disaster
- Killing of Christian Hall
Dec 30, 2020 · United States · Murder & homicide
- George Floyd protests in Richmond, Virginia
from May 29, 2020 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Killing of Zohra Shah
Jun 1, 2020 · Pakistan · Murder & homicide
- 2020 Riyadh drone and missile attack
Jun 23, 2020 · Saudi Arabia · War & armed conflict
- Koskela teen murder
Dec 4, 2020 · Finland · Murder & homicide
- Battle of Chinagodrar
Jan 9, 2020 · Mali · Terrorism
- Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2020
Sep 28, 2020 · Iraq · Terrorism
- Villejuif stabbing
Jan 3, 2020 · France · Terrorism
- 2020 Rot am See shooting
Jan 24, 2020 · Germany · Shooting
- 2020 Morges stabbing
Sep 12, 2020 · Switzerland · Attack (other)
- Collapse of Zaldibar dumping site
Feb 6, 2020 · Spain · Disaster
- Killing of Andres Guardado
Jun 18, 2020 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Llangennech derailment
Aug 26, 2020 · United Kingdom · Rail accident
- 2020–2021 Georgian political crisis
Nov 1, 2020–Apr 19, 2021 · Georgia · Crisis
- 2020 Kerala floods
Aug 2020 · India · Natural disaster
- Killing of Angelo Quinto
Dec 26, 2020 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Al Bayda offensive
Sep 1, 2020 · Yemen · War & armed conflict
- Los Olivos stampede
Aug 22, 2020 · Peru · Stampede & crowd crush
- 2019–20 Australian region cyclone season
Jan 4, 2020–May 23, 2020 · Australia · Natural disaster
- Battle of Niaki
Nov 12, 2020 · Mali · War & armed conflict
- Koshebe massacre
Nov 28, 2020 · Nigeria · Massacre
- Pine Gulch Fire
from Jul 31, 2020 · United States · Fire
- Killing of Alvin Cole
Feb 2, 2020 · United States · Shooting
- 2020 Hyderabad floods
Oct 14, 2020 · India · Natural disaster
- 2020 Sweden riots
Aug 29, 2020–Aug 30, 2020 · Sweden · Riot & unrest
- Erdoğan Iran poem controversy
Dec 10, 2020 · Azerbaijan · Scandal & controversy
- Killing of Casey Goodson
Dec 4, 2020 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2020 Hong Kong Garrison helicopter crash
Mar 30, 2020 · Hong Kong · Aviation accident
- 2020 electronic payment service fraudulent withdrawal incident
Sep 1, 2020 · Japan · Crime & justice
- Konarak vessel incident
May 10, 2020 · Iran · War & armed conflict
- QBF fraud case
2020s · Russian Federation · Crime & justice
- 2020 Knox County stabbing
Apr 7, 2020 · United States · Attack (other)
- 2020 Barda missile attacks
Oct 28, 2020 · Azerbaijan · War & armed conflict
- 2020 Lugano stabbing
Nov 24, 2020 · Switzerland · Attack (other)