2020 in the United States

USA-related events during the year of 2020

Events from the year 2020 in the United States.

List of years in the United States

Events

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January

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February

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Deaths

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January

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David Stern
 
Neil Peart
 
Kobe Bryant
 
Mary Higgins Clark

February

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Stanley Cohen
 
Kirk Douglas
 
Larry Tesler
 
Katherine Johnson
 
Freeman Dyson
 
Jack Welch
 
McCoy Tyner
 
Stuart Whitman
 
Alfred Worden
 
Kenny Rogers
 
Philip W. Anderson
 
Bill Withers
 
Brian Dennehy
 
Shirley Knight
 
Roy Horn
 
Little Richard
 
Jerry Stiller
 
Fred Willard
 
Oliver E. Williamson
 
George Floyd
 
Bobby Morrow
 
Ian Holm
 
Joel Schumacher
 
Carl Reiner
 
Naya Rivera
 
Kelly Preston
 
Grant Imahara
 
John Lewis
 
Regis Philbin
 
John Saxon
 
Olivia de Havilland
 
Herman Cain

August

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Wilford Brimley
 
Frances E. Allen

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  197. Lennie Niehaus, Alto Saxophonist and Frequent Clint Eastwood Collaborator, Dies at 90
  198. Former ACU track star, Olympic gold medal winner Bobby Joe Morrow dies
  199. Acclaimed N.S. writer, environmentalist Silver Donald Cameron dies
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  201. Wizards, NBA mourn passing of Wes Unseld
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  204. Bishop Murry of Youngstown dies after stepping down due to leukemia
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  209. Mel Winkler, Actor in 'Devil in a Blue Dress' and 'Doc Hollywood,' Dies at 78
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