Date: October 29, 2020
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashes immediately after takeoff at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport; all 176 on board are killed. The plane was shot down by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile. Date: January 8, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On…
32 people are killed and 82 are injured when gunmen open fire on a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack. Date: March 6, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Beirut Port explosion: At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon. Date: August 4, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 20202020…
Days after the announcement of its discovery, the Utah monolith is removed by recreationists. Date: November 27, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2020Qasem Soleimani Killed in U.S. Airstrike Near Baghdad Airport January 3,…
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits near the town of Petrinja in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia, killing seven people. Date: December 29, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 29 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2020Soyuz MS-16 Launches Expedition 62/63 Crew to ISS…
A great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623. Date: December 21, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This…