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Incumbent
edit- President
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (until February 18)
- Zoran Milanović (from February 19)
- Prime Minister – Andrej Plenković
Events
editOngoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
January
edit- January 1 – Croatia assumed the presidency of the Council of the European Union.[1]
- January 5 – Former prime minister Zoran Milanović defeated president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović in the second round of the presidential election with 53% of the vote.[2]
- January 26 – Croatia men's national handball team finished second at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship after a 22-20 loss to Spain in the final.[3]
February
edit- February 18 – Zoran Milanović was inaugurated as the fifth President of Croatia.[4]
- February 25 – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed.[5]
March
edit- March 12 – The Croatian Football Federation suspended all football leagues in the country.[6]
- March 13 – All classes in schools and universities were suspended, effective March 16.[6]
- March 21 – All public transport in the country was suspended.[7]
- March 22 – Zagreb was hit by a strong earthquake, killing a person, wounding 26 others, and damaging several structures.[8]
April
edit- April 14 – The number of active COVID-19 cases reached a peak of 1,258.[9]
- April 24 – The number of recorded COVID-19 cases surpassed 2,000.[10]
May
edit- May 18 – The 9th Croatian Parliament dissolved itself.[11]
June
edit- June 21 – Adria Tour final in Zadar is cancelled after Grigor Dimitrov tested positive for COVID-19. Within a week, other participants of the Zadar event including Borna Ćorić, Viktor Troicki, Novak Djokovic and Goran Ivanišević tested positive too.[12][13]
July
edit- July 5 – Parliamentary elections were held.[14][15]
- July 10 – The country joined the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.[16]
September
edit- September 10 – Mate Pavić and Bruno Soares win the US Open Men's Doubles title.[17]
October
edit- October 12 – 2020 Zagreb shooting.[18][19]
December
edit- December 20 – Croatia women's national handball team finished third at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship, winning the bronze medal, first-ever medal in Croatian women's handball history.[20]
- December 27 – COVID-19 vaccination begins.[21]
- December 28 – Sisak-Moslavina County was hit by a strong earthquake, with damage being reported.[22][23]
- December 29 – 2020 Petrinja earthquake. Seven people killed and 26 injured.[24]
Deaths
editJanuary
edit- January 1 – Damir Mihanović, comedian and musician (b. 1961).[25]
- January 4 – Zdravko Tomac, politician and writer (b. 1937).[26]
- January 21 – Zlatko Mesić, footballer (b. 1946).[27]
- January 24 – Duje Bonačić, rower (b. 1929).[28]
February
edit- February 15 – Vatroslav Mimica, film director (b. 1923).[29]
March
edit- March 3 – Božidar Alić, actor (b. 1954).[30]
- March 7 – Veronika Durbešić, actress (b. 1945).[31]
- March 8 – Zdenka Vučković, singer (b. 1942).[32]
- March 22 – Branko Cikatić, heavyweight kickboxer (b. 1955).[33]
May
edit- May 21 – Bekim Sejranović, writer (b. 1972).[34]
June
edit- June 20 – Ema Derossi-Bjelajac, communist politician (b. 1926).[35]
- June 30 – Ivo Banac, historian (b. 1947).[36]
August
edit- August 4 – Rajko Dujmić, musician and composer (b. 1954).[37]
- August 11 – Tonko Maroević, poet, writer and academic (b. 1941).[38]
- August 15 – Josip Kregar, sociologist, jurist and politician (b. 1953).[39]
September
edit- September 5 – Žarko Domljan, politician (b. 1932).[40]
October
edit- October 18 – Orlando Rivetti, sports journalist (b. 1951).[41]
- October 25 – Slaven Letica, sociologist, politician and university professor (b. 1940).[42]
- October 26 – Jean-Jacques Roskam, rock guitarist (b. 1954).[43]
- October 29 – Slaven Zambata, footballer (b. 1940).[44]
November
edit- November 2 – Mladen Kušec, poet, narrator, publicist and journalist (b. 1938).[45]
- November 7 — Vera Zima, actress (b. 1953).[46]
- November 11 – Anđelka Martić, writer and translator (b. 1924).[47]
- November 12 – Krasnodar Rora, footballer (b. 1945).[48]
- November 13 – Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac, folk singer (b. 1944).[49]
- November 15 – Ivan Kožarić, artist (b. 1921).[50]
- November 15 – Anto Kovačević, politician, publicist and philosopher (b. 1952).[51]
- November 16 – Tomislav Merčep, convicted war criminal (b. 1952).[52]
- November 22 – Mustafa Nadarević, actor (b. 1943).[53]
- November 27 – Špiro Guberina, actor (b. 1933).[54]
- November 28 – Vera Tomašek, journalist and editor (b. 1958).[55]
December
edit- December 1 – Lazo Goluža, editor, quiz author and translator (b. 1936).[56]
- December 11 – Đurđa Ivezić, actress (b. 1936).[57]
- December 13 – Otto Barić, football player and manager (b. 1933).[58]
- December 18 – Vojmir Kačić, football manager (b. 1934).[59]
- December 23 – Pero Kvrgić, actor (b. 1927).[60]
- December 26 – Milka Babović, sprint and hurdles runner, and later sports journalist (b. 1928).[61]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Vatroslav Mimica". Kino Tuškanac (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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- ^ "U 48. godini umro Bekim Sejranović, jedan od najčitanijih BiH književnika, studirao je u Rijeci, magistrirao u Oslu, pamte ga i Splićani" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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- ^ "Preminuo povjesničar Ivo Banac". Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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- ^ "Umro je Slaven Letica". N1 (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Bekavac Šuvar, Vedrana; Topić, Andrea (27 October 2020). "Umro je Jean-Jacques Roskam, Vrgorčanin rođen u Kongu, član niške Galije i hrvatski branitelj". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Preminuo je kapetan slavne generacije Dinama iz 1967". Večernji list (in Croatian). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hina (11 December 2020). "Od posljedica koronavirusa preminula istaknuta kazališta i filmska glumica Đurđa Ivezić". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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