What Happened on February 23, 2020

Historical Events

African American Ahmaud Arbery shot to death after being chased down by two white men in Brunswick, Georgia. Video of the killing emerges in May, prompting arrests.

COVID-19 Pandemic

China's Supreme Leader Xi Jinping describes the country's COVID-19 outbreak as the China's largest health emergency since 1949

Fashion designer heavyweights Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons announce they will work alongside each other at Prada
First major COVID-19 outbreak in Europe in Italy with 152 cases and three deaths, prompting emergency measures, locking down 10 towns in Lombardy

COVID-19 Pandemic

President Moon Jae-in puts South Korea on high alert, empowering the government to lock down cities after 602 cases of COVID-19 reported with six deaths

Violent protests against new citizenship laws in Delhi, India erupt leaving at least 38 people dead over the next few days

Events in 2020

Famous Deaths

János Göröcs, Hungarian soccer midfielder (62 caps; Újpesti Dózsa, Tatabányai Bányász), dies at 80
Stefan Florenski, Polish soccer defender (11 caps; Górnik Zabrze), dies at 86

Died in 2020 2020 Highlights