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2020 (MMXX) is a leap year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. It is the first year of the 2020s. It is the 20th year of the 21st century.

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has led to severe global economic and social disruption.[1]

Events[change | change source]

January[change | change source]

Iranian general Qasem Soleimani is killed in an U.S. airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, escalating the Persian Gulf crisis
Iran accidentally shoots down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 near Tehran on January 8
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak begins in Wuhan and has spread to 28 countries, affecting over 40,000 and killing over 900
The United Kingdom formally leaves the European Union on 31 January. Prime Minister Boris Johnson (pictured) signs the withdrawal agreement a week before

February[change | change source]

President Donald Trump is found not guilty during his impeachment trial by the U.S. Senate in February 5
The World Health Organization official names COVID-19 as the deadly respiratory disease begins to globally spread

March[change | change source]

Mount Merapi volcano erupts causing many Indonesian areas to close down such as the Adisumarmo International Airport in Solo (Surakarta)
Countries and states around the World issues national/regional lock-downs or are placed on quarantine due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo is postponed for next year due to concerns over the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
North Macedonia becomes the 30th country to join NATO
The price of oil continues to fall sharply as value lowers for Brent Crude or West Texas Intermediate oils during the Russian–Saudi oil price war

April[change | change source]

Multiple countries around the world enter lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic      National lockdown     Subnational lockdown     No lockdown
At least thirty people are killed in an Easter Sunday tornado outbreak in the Southeastern United States (pictured is the damage in Livingston, South Carolina)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks about the attacks that left 23 people dead in Nova Scotia
  • April 1 – Former Prime Minister of Somalia Nur Hassan Hussein dies of COVID-19, aged 82.[60]
  • April 2 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: Over 1,000,000 cases of COVID-19 are confirmed worldwide.[61]
  • April 3 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong announced a much stricter set of rules called "Circuit Breaker", starting 7 April until at least 4 May. All non-essential workplaces will be closed during this period. Schools will move to home-based learning, and preschools will close.[62][63]
  • April 5
  • April 7 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: Japan declares a state of emergency in response to COVID-19, and passes a stimulus package worth 108 trillion yen ($990 billion), equal to 20% of the country's GDP.[66]
  • April 8 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: China ends the lockdown in Wuhan, with people allowed to leave the city for the first time in 76 days.[67][68]
  • April 10 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: The death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 100,000 globally, a ten-fold increase from March 20.[69]
  • April 1213 – At least thirty people are killed in an Easter Sunday tornado outbreak in the Southeastern United States.[70]
  • April 13 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: Spain partially stops some lockdown rules, allowing around 300,000 non-essential workers, such as construction and manufacturing industries to return to their jobs.[71]
  • April 15
    • 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 2 million worldwide.[72]
    • 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: Denmark partially lift some of its lockdown rules, allowing children up to age 11 returned to school.[73]
  • April 17
    • 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: China fixes the coronavirus death toll upward in Wuhan, where the virus originated, adding 1,290 more fatalities to bring the country's reported deaths from COVID-19 to 4,632.[74][75]
    • 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: Europe passes the 100,000 deaths mark.[76]
  • April 18April 19 – At least 23 people are killed at random at several places in Nova Scotia, Canada.[77] It was the deadliest attack of its kind in Canadian history.[78]
  • April 20Oil prices reach a record low, falling into negative values, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war.[79]
  • April 24 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: Ecuador revises its total confirmed cases to 22,719, doubled from previous day, caused by increased test capacity and presentation of delayed results. [80]
  • April 25 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: The death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 200,000 globally.[81] The U.K. becomes the fifth country to report 20,000 deaths.[82]
  • April 26
    • 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: The number of cases in Iran passes 90,000.[83]
    • 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: Spain further partially eases its lockdown rules, allowing children up to 14 to go outside their home for at most one hour.[84]
  • April 27 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 3 million worldwide, while the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States passes 1 million.[85][86]
  • April 28 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: Russia's 87,147 COVID-19 cases passes the 84,341 in China.[87]

May[change | change source]

Astronomers announced the closest known black hole to Earth and the fist one to be seen to the naked eye
President Jair Bolsonaro refuses to acknowledge the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil as it becomes the second most infected country in the world
  • May 1
  • May 2 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: Spain further eases the nationwide lockdown, allowing adults to go outside their homes from 6 to 10am and 8 to 11pm.[92]
  • May 3 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: Brazil reports 100,000 cases of infection and 7,000 deaths.[93] This is the ninth highest number of cases in the world, passing Iran.
  • May 4 – COVID-19 pandemic: Italy begins slowing down some of its lockdown measures. Italians can now exercise outside of their home, visit relatives at the same regions, be part of a funeral with a 15 attendees minimum, and visit bike and scooter shops. Schools, cinemas, and most shops remain closed.[94]
  • May 5 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: The UK death toll from COVID-19 becomes the highest in Europe at 32,313 after exceeding the death toll of 29,029 in Italy.[95]
  • May 6
    • 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: New evidence indicates that an Algerian-born French fishmonger who had not traveled to China and did not have contact with any Chinese nationals was treated for pneumonia from an unknown source, now identified as COVID-19, on December 27, 2019.[96][97]
    • Astronomers announce the discovery of the first black hole located in a star system visible to the naked eye.[98]
  • May 9 – Several Chinese and Indian soldiers are injured in a cross-border clash at the Nathu La crossing. About 150 troops participated in the face-off, which involved fistfights and stone-throwing.[99]
  • May 10
    • COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 4 million worldwide. [100]
    • COVID-19 pandemic: Wuhan, the original epicentre of the panndemic, reports its first coronavirus cases in more than a month. A 89-year old man was confirmed positive, but his wife and several member of the community were recorded as asymptomatic cases.[101]
  • May 12
  • May 14
    • COVID-19 pandemic:
      • The global death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 300,000.[106]
      • The UN warns of a global mental health crisis caused by isolation, fear, uncertainty and economic turmoil.[107]
  • May 16Félicien Kabuga, a Rwandan businessman responsible for supporting the Rwandan genocide, is arrested in Asnières-sur-Seine, France after 26 years as a fugitive.[108]
  • May 21 – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 5 million worldwide, with 106,000 new cases recorded over the past 24 hours, the highest single-day figure so far.[109]
  • May 22
  • May 26Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Costa Rica, becoming the first Central American country to do so.[112]
  • May 27
    • U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declares Hong Kong "no longer autonomous",[113] as China backs a new security law that would make it a crime to undermine Beijing's authority in the territory.[114]
    • COVID-19 pandemic: The U.S. death toll passes 100,000 – more Americans then were killed in the Vietnam and Korean wars combined, and approaching that of the First World War, when 116,000 Americans died in combat.[115] The total number of cases continues to rise, although the rate is slowing.[116]

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Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (b. 1944)[307]

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  160. Rapid-Legende Alfred Körner ist tot (in German)
  161. Schriftstellerin Gudrun Pausewang ist tot (in German)
  162. Preminuo Duje Bonačić, najstariji hrvatski olimpijac i osvajač zlatne olimpijske medalje 1952. u Helsinkiju (in Croatian)
  163. Murió Juan José Pizzuti, un emblema fundamental en la historia grande de Racing (in Spanish)
  164. Netherlands legend Rob Rensenbrink passes away
  165. "Kobe Bryant Dead, Dies in Helicopter Crash". TMZ. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  166. Morto il grande matematico Louis Nirenberg (in Italian)
  167. "Just a Minute host Nicholas Parsons dies aged 96". ITV. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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  170. Umrl je Janez Stanovnik, nekdanji predsednik zveze borcev (in Slovene)
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  172. "Former New Zealand Prime Minister Mike Moore dies age 71". Radio NZ. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  173. George Steiner, Prodigious Literary Critic, Dies at 90
  174. Spanish Writer-Director Jose Luis Cuerda Dies at 72
  175. Kenya's former President Daniel arap Moi dies aged 95
  176. Biochemist and Nobel Prize winner Stanley Cohen dies in Nashville at age 97
  177. Kirk Douglas, Hollywood Icon and Spartacus Star, Dies at 103
  178. Pablo Escobar's former hitman "Popeye" has died at 57 cbsnews.com
  179. Veteran actor Orson Bean, 91, struck and killed by vehicle in Venice, friends say
  180. Chinese Doctor Who Issued Early Warning on Virus Dies
  181. Albanian music icon Nexhmije Pagarusha dies at the age of 86
  182. 'Wild Wild West' star Robert Conrad dead at 84
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  186. Geert Hofstede passed away
  187. Ex-TERI chief R K Pachauri dies at 79
  188. "Lynn Cohen, 'Sex and the City' Actor, Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  189. Love Island presenter Caroline Flack dies aged 40
  190. Harry Gregg, former Manchester United goalkeeper and Munich air disaster hero, dies aged 87
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  192. Ja'Net DuBois, 'Good Times' star, dies at 74
  193. Morreu Mário Machungo, antigo primeiro-ministro de Moçambique (in Portuguese)
  194. Detained Rwandan musician dies in police cell
  195. Savage, Mark (17 February 2020). "DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall dies". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  196. El reconocido paleontólogo José Bonaparte falleció este martes (in Spanish)
  197. Schwarzwaldmädel-Star Sonja Ziemann ist tot (in German)
  198. Greece’s Beloved Poet Kiki Dimoula Dies at 89
  199. Local hero, NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101
  200. Baby Peggy Dead: Child Star Diana Serra Cary, Dies at 101 – Variety
  201. Norway's 3-time Eurovision participant Jahn Teigen passes away - Eurovision Song Contest
  202. Murió el científico argentino Mario Bunge
  203. Albanian dictator Hoxha's widow, his staunchest defender, dies at 99
  204. Hosni Mubarak: Former Egyptian President dies aged 91 - BBC News
  205. Last marshal of Soviet Union Dmitry Yazov passes away
  206. Centenarian scholar Sudhakar Chaturvedi passes away
  207. Renowned Mathematician And Physicist Freeman Dyson Has Died At Age 96
  208. Elhunyt Székely Éva olimpiai bajnok úszó (in Hungarian)
  209. Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet and priest, dies at 95
  210. Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of GE, dies at 84
  211. James Lipton 'Actors Studio' host dead at 93 After Cancer Battle
  212. Ulay, Boundary-Pushing Performance Artist, Dies at 76
  213. Nie żyje Stanisław Kania, były przywódca Polskiej Zjednoczonej Partii Robotniczej (in Polish)
  214. Former UN chief Javier Pérez de Cuéllar dies aged 100
  215. Советский олимпийский чемпион Шавлакадзе умер в Тбилиси (in Russian)
  216. Canadiens legend Henri Richard passes away at age 84
  217. Ratliff, Ben (March 6, 2020). "McCoy Tyner, Jazz Piano Powerhouse, Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  218. Max von Sydow är död (in Swedish)
  219. Richard K. Guy (1916–2020)
  220. Charles Wuorinen, Uncompromising Modernist Composer, Dies at 81
  221. Michel Roux, 78, Dies; Helped Bring French Cuisine to London
  222. Tonie Marshall Dies at 68; French Filmmaker Took On Sexism
  223. Former Czech Olympic javelin champion Dana Zatopkova dies at 97
  224. Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Musician, Artist and Provocateur, Dies at 70
  225. "Coronavirus: morto Vittorio Gregotti, maestro dell'architettura del Novecento". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  226. RIP Oscar-nominated actor Stuart Whitman ‘dead at 92 after skin cancer battle’
  227. Умер Эдуард Лимонов (in Russian)
  228. Floyd Mayweather Uncle Roger Mayweather Dies ... Legendary Boxing Trainer
  229. Décès de l’ancien président bissau-guinéen Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (in French)
  230. E' morta Betty Williams, premio Nobel e ideatrice della Città della Pace (in Italian)
  231. Apollo Astronaut Al Worden, one of the few who orbited the moon, dies
  232. https://www.smh.com.au/national/catherine-hamlin-the-saint-of-addis-ababa-dies-at-96-20200319-p54bpg.html
  233. Fallece Joaquín Peiró a los 84 años (in Spanish)
  234. Murió Amadeo Carrizo, una leyenda de River (in Spanish)
  235. Kenny Rogers Dead: Country Music Icon Was 81 – Variety
  236. Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz dies age 76 after coronavirus infection
  237. Muere Lucía Bosé a los 89 años a causa de coronavirus (in Spanish)
  238. legendarni Branko Cikatić (in Croatian)
  239. "Afro-jazz legend Manu Dibango dies after contracting coronavirus". AlJazeera.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  240. Re-Animator director Stuart Gordon dies aged 72
  241. Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Playwright of Gay Life, Dies at 81
  242. Francia, è morto Albert Uderzo: fu il disegnatore di Asterix (in Italian)
  243. L'ancien sélectionneur de l'équipe de France Michel Hidalgo est décédé (in French)
  244. Dernière minute: Décès de Hamed Karoui à 92 ans (in French)
  245. Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn dies at 72
  246. 20世纪物理学巨人、诺奖得主菲利普安德森逝世,享年96岁 (in Chinese)
  247. Умер писатель Юрий Бондарев (in Russian)
  248. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/arts/music/joe-diffie-grammy-winning-country-music-star-dies-at-61.html
  249. Japanese Comedian Ken Shimura Dies From Coronavirus
  250. Polish composer Penderecki dies at 86 after long illness
  251. Glezos, Greek who tore swastika from Acropolis in WW2, dies aged 97
  252. 郝柏村去世 享嵩壽101歲 (in Chinese)
  253. "Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81". BBC News. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  254. Coronavirus : décès de l'ex-président congolais Yhombi Opango (in French)
  255. Former Syrian Vice President Abdel-Halim Khaddam passes away in France
  256. "Ex-Somali PM dies of Coronavirus in London". Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  257. "New Orleans jazz piano legend Ellis Marsalis dies, city officials say". Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  258. "Adam Schlesinger, Emmy Winner and Fountains of Wayne Cofounder, Dies of Coronavirus Complications". Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  259. Muere el expresidente de Honduras, Rafael Leonardo Callejas Archived April 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  260. "Honor Blackman, James Bond's Pussy Galore, dies aged 94". Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  261. E. Margaret Burbidge, Astronomer Who Blazed Trails on Earth, Dies at 100
  262. "Actress-activist Shirley Douglas, daughter of medicare's Tommy Douglas, dies". Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  263. Former Libyan PM Mahmoud Jibril has died from complications related to coronavirus
  264. Luonnonsuojelija Pentti Linkola on kuollut Archived April 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  265. Legendary LaLiga boss Radomir Antić passes away
  266. James Drury, Star of 'The Virginian,' Dies at 85
  267. Tigers legend Al Kaline dies at age 85
  268. Allen Garfield, Actor in 'The Conversation,' 'The Stunt Man' and 'Nashville,' Dies at 80
  269. John Prine, One of America’s Greatest Songwriters, Dead at 73
  270. Скончался бывший премьер Молдовы Валериу Муравски (in Russian)
  271. Muere Enrique Múgica, ex ministro de Justicia y Defensor del Pueblo. La Razón, 11 April 2020 (in Spanish)
  272. Japanese filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi dies at 82
  273. "Famous British mathematician John Horton Conway passed on April 11". UNM. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  274. Edem Kodjo: Togo mourns ex-Prime Minister, Africa remembers ex-OAU chief
  275. Peter Bonetti dead: Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper 'The Cat' passes away, aged 78
  276. "F1 legend Sir Stirling Moss dies, age 90". Formula1.com. 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  277. Ex-Prime Minister Chung passes way at 91
  278. Suri Ryo Kawasaki (in Estonian)
  279. Muere Landelino Lavilla, consejero de Estado y presidente del Congreso durante el 23-F (in Spanish)
  280. ‘Dynasty’ star Brian Dennehy dies at 81
  281. Rubem Fonseca, Giant of Brazilian Literature, Dies at 94 at The New York Times
  282. Jazz innovator Lee Konitz has died of Covid-19 at age 92
  283. Le chanteur Christophe est mort (in French)
  284. American animator, longtime Prague expat Gene Deitch passes away at age 95
  285. WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel passes away
  286. Former Arizona governor Jane Dee Hull dies at age 84
  287. El escritor chileno Luis Sepúlveda muere con coronavirus en Oviedo (in Spanish)
  288. Muere Carlos ‘Pluto’ Contreras, mundialista de 1962 y baluarte del Ballet Azul (in Spanish)
  289. Norman Hunter, former Leeds and England defender, dies aged 76
  290. Paul O’Neill, former Treasury Secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy, dies at age 84
  291. Edmond Baraffe, ancien entraîneur du Touquet, est décédé (in French)
  292. Philippe Nahon est mort : l'acteur victime du coronavirus (in French)
  293. Former Libyan Premier El-Keib Dead After Heart Attack
  294. Laisenia Qarase, former Fiji PM bookended by coups, dies at 79
  295. Kraftwerk Co-Founder Florian Schneider Dies at Age 73
  296. Medienbericht - DDR-Olympia-Held Hartwig Gauder (65) tot (in German)
  297. Shirley Knight, Adventurous Actress and Two-Time Oscar Nominee, Dies at 83
  298. Forfatteren P.O. Enquist er død (in Danish)
  299. Muere Tomás Balcázar, histórico de Chivas y abuelo de ‘Chicharito’ (in Spanish)
  300. È morto Giulietto Chiesa, giornalista e politico (in Italian)
  301. Preminuo Dragutin Zelenović (in Serbian)
  302. Robert May, former UK chief scientist and chaos theory pioneer, dies aged 84
  303. Michael Robinson, former Liverpool and Brighton player, dies aged 61
  304. Trevor Cherry: England & Leeds defender dies, aged 72
  305. Irrfan Khan passes away
  306. Miris leģendārais Latvijas šķēpmetējs Jānis Lūsis (in Latvian)
  307. Grand Magistry Announces Death of H.M.E.H. Grand Master Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto
  308. Författaren Maj Sjöwall död (in Swedish)
  309. Tony Allen, Pioneering Afrobeat Drummer, Has Died - Rolling Stone
  310. Rishi Kapoor dies at 67, brother Randhir Kapoor confirms
  311. R.I.P. Scrubs' Sam Lloyd
  312. Murió Goldie, la hermana gemela de Mirtha Legrand (in Spanish)
  313. R I P ဗိုလ်မှူးကြီးသူရ (ဦး)ထွန်းတင် (in Burmese)
  314. Le chanteur Idir, l’un des principaux ambassadeurs de la chanson kabyle, est mort (in French)
  315. John Ericson, Actor in 'Honey West,' Dies at 93
  316. Michael McClure, famed Beat poet who helped launch the SF Renaissance, dead at 87
  317. "Dolphins Hall of Fame coach Don Shula dies at 90". ESPN. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  318. Former Gov. Froilan Cruz Tenorio passes away
  319. "'Godfather of the Broken-Hearted' Didi Kempot Passes Away at 53". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  320. Millie Small: My Boy Lollipop singer dies aged 73
  321. Brian Howe dead: Bad Company frontman dies of heart attack on way to hospital
  322. Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies at 75
  323. Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87
  324. Författaren Kristina Lugn är död (in Swedish)
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  326. Jerry Stiller, actor and comedian, dies at 92
  327. E' morto il cardinale Renato Corti, vescovo emerito di Novara (in Italian)
  328. "Beatles photographer Astrid Kirchherr dies at 81". Deutsche Welle. 16 May 2020.
  329. È morto Michel Piccoli, attore europeo per Godard, Buñuel e Nanni Moretti (in Italian)
  330. Literatur - Dramatiker Rolf Hochhuth ist tot - Kultur - SZ.de
  331. Chedli Klibi n’est plus (in French)
  332. "È morto Ezio Bosso, il pianista che non ha mai smesso di sorridere". La Repubblica. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  333. Fred Willard, ‘Best in Show’ and ‘A Mighty Wind’ Actor, Dead at 86
  334. Muere Julio Anguita, histórico líder de Izquierda Unida, a los 78 años(in Spanish)
  335. Lynn Shelton, Director of ‘Humpday’ and ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ Dies at 54
  336. Morreu o embaixador José Cutileiro (in Portuguese)
  337. "L.A. County coroner's office identifies body that washed ashore in Venice Beach as Shad Gaspard". FOX 11. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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  339. Umrl je Marko Elsner (in Slovene)
  340. RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ (1930–2020)
  341. World-Renowned Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias Dies
  342. Muere en Japón el español Adolfo Nicolás, superior general de los jesuitas entre 2008 y 2016 (in Spanish)
  343. DFB-Pokalsieger und Meister FC-Legende Gerd Strack mit 64 Jahren verstorben (in German)
  344. Oliver Williamson RIP
  345. Australian tennis great and former Wimbledon champion Ashley Cooper dies 83
  346. Décès d'Albert Memmi
  347. Mory Kanté: African music star dies aged 70
  348. E' morto Gigi Simoni: improvviso lutto nel mondo del calcio (in Italian)
  349. Beloved Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan dies at 78 | KSL.com
  350. B92 (23 May 2020). "Mediji: Bivši mladi reprezentativac i fudbaler Partizana izvršio samoubistvo" (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  351. "Hana Kimura, professional wrestler and Netflix star, dies at age 22". www.today.com. May 23, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  352. È morto Alberto Alesina, l’economista di Harvard che amava le provocazioni, Corriere della Sera
  353. L'académicien Jean-Loup Dabadie est mort à 81 ans (in French)
  354. Jimmy Cobb Passed Away
  355. '노태우정부 마지막 총리' 현승종 전 한림대 총장 (in Korean)
  356. End of an era: Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr dies
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  359. Larry Kramer, Playwright and AIDS Activist, Dies at 84