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| '''2020''' is the 20th year of the 3rd millennium, the 20th year of the [[21st century]], and the 1st year of the [[2020s]] decade. | '''2020''' is the 20th year of the 3rd millennium, the 20th year of the [[21st century]], and the 1st year of the [[2020s]] decade. | ||
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| - | *[[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]] | + | *[[COVID-19 pandemic]] |
| *[[2020 United States presidential election ]] | *[[2020 United States presidential election ]] | ||
| *[[2020 United States federal government data breach]] | *[[2020 United States federal government data breach]] | ||
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2020 is the 20th year of the 3rd millennium, the 20th year of the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade.
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Events
- COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020 United States presidential election
- 2020 United States federal government data breach
Arts and culture
Literature
In the public domain
Entering the public domain in countries with life + 70 years:
- February 11 – Axel Munthe, Swedish psychiatrist (The Story of San Michele)
- February 16 – Umberto Brunelleschi, Italian artist
- April 18 – Leonard Bloomfield, American linguist
- May 6 - Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian writer
- May 10 – Tod Robbins, American author ("Spurs")
- October 3 – E. J. Bellocq, an American photographer
- October 29 - George Gurdjieff, Soviet spiritual teacher
- November 19 – James Ensor, Belgian painter
- November 22 – Richard Connell, American author and journalist, best known for his short story "The Most Dangerous Game"
- December 6 - Lead Belly, African-American blues musician
- December 28 - Hervey Allen, American author (Israfel: The Life and Times of Edgar Allan Poe)
Film
Music
Deaths
See also
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