732 notable events from 2020 — murders, fires and massacres. Page 5 of 8.
- Loyalton Fire
from Aug 14, 2020 · United States · Fire
- Killing of Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal
May 23, 2020 · Murder & homicide
- 2020 Brazilian floods and mudslides
Jan 17, 2020–Jan 29, 2020 · Brazil · Natural disaster
- Kouré shooting
Aug 9, 2020 · Niger · Terrorism
- Berlin highway attac
Aug 18, 2020 · Germany · Attack (other)
- Murders of Bryan Pintado and Inti Sotelo
Nov 14, 2020 · Peru · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Major Sinha Mohammed Rashed Khan
Jul 31, 2020 · Bangladesh · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Chris Grinwis
Dec 9, 2020 · Netherlands · Murder & homicide
- Bombardment of Tartar
Nov 10, 2020 · Azerbaijan · War & armed conflict
- George Floyd protests in California
May 25, 2020 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Terrorism in France in 2020
2020 · France · Terrorism
- Vrútky school stabbing
Jun 11, 2020 · Slovakia · Attack (other)
- 2020 Rochester shooting
Sep 19, 2020 · United States · Shooting
- Soure train crash
Jul 31, 2020 · Portugal · Rail accident
- Attack of the 27 April 2020 in Colombes
Apr 27, 2020 · France · Terrorism
- 2020 Saint-Just shooting
Dec 23, 2020 · France · Shooting
- April 2020 Virunga National Park massacre
Apr 24, 2020 · Uganda · Massacre
- Killing of Julian Lewis
Aug 7, 2020 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Apple Fire
from Jul 31, 2020 · United States · Fire
- Killing of Seth Smith
Jun 15, 2020 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Aurangabad railway accident
May 8, 2020 · India · Rail accident
- List of terrorist attacks in Mali
Jan 1, 2020 · Mali · Terrorism
- Eluru outbreak
from Dec 5, 2020 · India · Epidemic & disease
- Murder of Isabel Cabanillas
Jan 18, 2020 · Mexico · Murder & homicide
- 2020 Moss Side shooting
Jun 21, 2020 · United Kingdom · Shooting
- 2020 shooting of Los Angeles police officers
Sep 12, 2020 · United States · Massacre
- 2020 Al-Watiya airstrike
Jul 4, 2020 · Libya · War & armed conflict
- Kitaya massacre
Oct 15, 2020 · Tanzania · Massacre
- George Floyd protests in Columbus, Ohio
2020 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Killing of Luis Espinoza
May 15, 2020 · Argentina · Murder & homicide
- Guanare prison riot
May 1, 2020 · Venezuela · Massacre
- Killing and dismemberment of Muhammad al-Na'im
Feb 23, 2020 · Palestine · Terrorism
- Archie Creek Fire
Sep 7, 2020–Nov 16, 2020 · United States · Fire
- Kafolo attack
Jun 10, 2020 · Côte d'Ivoire · War & armed conflict
- Battle of Mocímboa da Praia
Jun 27, 2020 · Mozambique · War & armed conflict
- Caprigliola bridge collapse
Apr 8, 2020 · Italy · Industrial & structural disaster
- 2020 Darfur attacks
Jul 12, 2020–Jul 26, 2020 · Sudan · Shooting
- 2020 Irapuato massacres
Jun 6, 2020 · Mexico · Massacre
- Oregon State Capitol breach
Dec 21, 2020 · United States · Attack (other)
- Hong Kong 12
Aug 23, 2020 · Hong Kong · Crime & justice
- 2020 Sudan floods
2020 · Sudan · Natural disaster
- Killing of Hayat Baloch
Aug 13, 2020 · Pakistan · Shooting
- Hooghalen train crash
May 22, 2020 · Netherlands · Rail accident
- Murder of Ihor Humenyuk
Mar 12, 2020 · Portugal · Murder & homicide
- Attack against Omar Garcia Harfuch
Jun 28, 2020 · Mexico · Terrorism
- Killing of Dion Johnson
May 25, 2020 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2020 Córdoba wildfires
Jul 1, 2020–Nov 1, 2020 · Argentina · Fire
- 2020 Monte Cristo Range earthquake
May 15, 2020 · United States · Earthquake
- Controversy over academic freedom at the University of Ottawa
from Oct 2020 · Canada · Scandal & controversy
- Anshun bus crash
Jul 7, 2020 · China · Road accident
- Case against officials of the Jeanine Áñez government
Nov 12, 2020 · Bolivia · War & armed conflict
- Kaiyuan stabbing attack
Dec 27, 2020 · China · Attack (other)
- Wreck of the trawler Onega
Dec 28, 2020 · Russian Federation · Maritime disaster
- 2020 prison riots in Italy
Mar 7, 2020–Apr 2020 · Italy · Riot & unrest
- 2020 Rukum massacre
May 23, 2020 · Nepal · Massacre
- Xitaxi massacre
Apr 7, 2020 · Mozambique · Massacre
- George Floyd protests in San Diego County, California
May 28, 2020–May 26, 2021 · United States · Riot & unrest
- 2020 Icheon fire
Apr 29, 2020 · South Korea · Fire
- 2020 East Africa floods
Mar 2020–May 2020 · Rwanda · Natural disaster
- Mullen Fire
from Oct 17, 2020 · United States · Fire
- Franco-Turkish naval incident of 10 June 2020
Jun 10, 2020 · Italy · Maritime disaster
- Murder of Karen Gilliland
Jun 23, 2020 · Murder & homicide
- 2020 Iran–Turkey earthquakes
Feb 23, 2020 · Iran · Earthquake
- George Floyd protests in the San Francisco Bay Area
Sep 27, 2020 · United States · Riot & unrest
- 2020 Arizona wildfires
2020 · United States · Fire
- 2020 Brazil rainforest wildfires
from Jan 2020 · Brazil · Fire
- 2020 Zagreb flash flood
Jul 25, 2020 · Croatia · Natural disaster
- Killing of Dijon Kizzee
Aug 31, 2020 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Temperature anomalies in 2020
2020 · Science & concept
- 2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
May 24, 2020 · DR Congo · Massacre
- Doona's suicide
Sep 23, 2020 · France · Suicide & execution
- 2020 Afrin bombing
Apr 28, 2020 · Syrian Arab Republic · Terrorism
- 2020 Manchester stabbing
Jul 26, 2020 · United Kingdom · Attack (other)
- Canary Islands migrant crisis
from 2020 · Spain · Crisis
- Cláudia Simões case
Jan 19, 2020 · Portugal · Crime & justice
- January 2020 Marib attack
Jan 18, 2020 · Yemen · Terrorism
- Avril's suicide
Dec 15, 2020 · France · Suicide & execution
- Drowning of Afghan refugees in the Hari River
May 1, 2020 · Iran · Maritime disaster
- George Floyd protests in Hawaii
Jun 7, 2020 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Almeda Drive Fire
Sep 8, 2020–Sep 15, 2020 · United States · Fire
- Apollo Masters Corporation fire
Feb 6, 2020 · United States · Fire
- Chemnitz gymnastics affair
Nov 2020 · Germany · Scandal & controversy
- Constitutional crisis in Ukraine in 2020
Oct 27, 2020–2021 · Ukraine · Crisis
- George Floyd protests in Minnesota
from May 26, 2020 · United States · Riot & unrest
- March 2020 Chad and Nigeria massacres
Mar 23, 2020 · Niger · Bombing & explosion
- Bond Fire
from Dec 2, 2020 · United States · Fire
- Mountain View Fire
Nov 17, 2020–Dec 11, 2020 · United States · Fire
- Jalalabad prison break
Aug 3, 2020 · Afghanistan · Terrorism
- Killing of Marcellis Stinnette
Oct 20, 2020 · United States · Shooting
- Killing of Nathaniel Julies
Aug 26, 2020 · South Africa · Shooting
- 2020 Cagua fire
Jan 23, 2020 · Venezuela · Fire
- 2020 Delta del Paraná wildfires
Jan 1, 2020 · Uruguay · Fire
- 2020 Van avalanches
Feb 4, 2020–Feb 5, 2020 · Türkiye · Natural disaster
- Battle of Humera
Nov 9, 2020–Nov 11, 2020 · Eritrea · War & armed conflict
- January 2020 Quetta bombing
Jan 10, 2020 · Pakistan · Bombing & explosion
- Tripoli military school airstrike
Jan 2020 · Libya · War & armed conflict
- 2020 Dahej chemical plant explosion
Jun 3, 2020 · India · Bombing & explosion
- 2020 Saint-Varent shooting
May 27, 2020 · France · Massacre
- George Floyd protests in Virginia
Aug 16, 2020 · United States · Riot & unrest
- 2020 Hong Kong Legislative Council candidates' disqualification controversy
2020 · China · Scandal & controversy