Title: 2020 in the United States Content: Events from the year 2020 in the United States. == Events == === January === * January 3 — A U.S. airstrike near Baghdad International Airport kills Iranian military general Qasem Soleimani, fueling the Persian Gulf crisis. * January 16 – The impeachment trial of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, starts in the U.S. Senate.'Not Guilty': Trump Acquitted On 2 Articles Of Impeachment As Historic Trial Closes by Philip Ewing, NPR, February 5, 20204:33 PM ET [here](https://buybuykitchen.com/) * January 26 – Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant, his 13 year-old daughter Gianna and seven others are killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. * January 28 — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announce the Trump peace plan. === February === * February 5 **Academy Award-winning actor Kirk Douglas died in Los Angeles, aged 103. **President Donald Trump is found innocent during his impeachment trial by the U.S. Senate. * February 13 — NASA publishes a detailed study of Arrokoth, the most distant body ever explored by a spacecraft, which New Horizons passed by on its journey through the Kuiper Belt. * February 27 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges by 1,190.95 points, or 4.4%, to close at 25,766.64, its largest one-day points decline in history. This follows several days of large falls, marking the worst week for the index since 2008, triggered by fears of the spreading coronavirus. This would cause a massive global stock market crash. * February 28 – Ambassadors of all 29 NATO Allies meet in the North Atlantic Council expressing solidarity with Turkey after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike by the Syrian government forces during the ongoing Syrian civil war.Syria war: Alarm after 33 Turkish soldiers killed in attack in Idlib – BBC NewsNato expresses 'full solidarity' with Turkey over Syria airstrikes | World news | The GuardianNATO – News: NATO expresses strong solidarity with Turkey at special meeting of the North Atlantic Council, 28-Feb.-2020 * February 29 **A truce is signed between American troops, Afghan troops, and the Taliban. === March === * March 3 ** Several tornadoes tear through Nashville, Tennessee, killing 25.'The incredible spirit of Nashville': Grit and hope amid the grief after deadly Tennessee tornadoes USA Today, 5 March 2020 * March 5 – The I.C.C. approves the Afghanistan War Crimes Inquiry to begin, allowing for the first time for U.S. citizens to be investigated. * March 16 – Oil prices fall into the $20 range, down 10 percent from the previous day amid the coronavirus pandemic, as The Fed cuts interest rates to zero. * March 20 – Country music singer Kenny Rogers dies at the age of 81. === April === * April 2 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: Over 1,000,000 cases of COVID-19 are confirmed worldwide.Coronavirus Update (Live): 5,718,989 Cases and 353,054 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic – Worldometer * April 5 ** 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: The first case of COVID-19 in a zoo animal is reported; a four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York.Bronx Zoo tiger infected with COVID-19 By Jeanna Bryner, Live Science, 5 Apr 2020 * April 10 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: The death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 100,000 globally, a ten-fold increase from March 20. * April 12–13 – At least thirty people are killed in an Easter Sunday tornado outbreak in the Southeastern United States. * April 15 ** 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 2 million worldwide. * April 18–April 19 – At least 23 people are killed at random at several places in Nova Scotia, Canada. It was the deadliest attack of its kind in Canadian history. * April 25 – 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: The death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 200,000 globally. The U.K. becomes the fifth country to report 20,000 deaths. * 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. === May === * May 1 ** In the aftermath of the 2020 Nova Scotia attacks, Canada bans assault-style weapons. ** 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizes emergency remdesivir use to treat the sickest COVID-19 patients. ** 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic: The total number of recovered COVID-19 patient reached 1 million worldwide, according data from Johns Hopkins University. * May 9 – Rock and Roll pioneer Little Richard dies at the age of 87. * May 10 ** COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 4 million worldwide. * May 14 ** COVID-19 pandemic: *** The global death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 300,000. *** The UN warns of a global mental health crisis caused by isolation, fear, uncertainty and economic turmoil. * 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. * May 26 – Massive riots and protests break out in the United States following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. * May 27 ** U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that Hong Kong is "no longer autonomous",US Says Hong Kong Not Politically Autonomous From China: Pompeo – Bloomberg as China backs a new security law that would make it a crime to undermine Beijing's authority in the territory. ** 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. The total number of cases continues to rise, although the rate is slowing. * May 30 – The first crewed flight of the Dragon 2 (initially scheduled for May 27 but delayed due to weather) is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first manned spacecraft to take off from U.S. soil since 2011. * May 31 – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 6 million worldwide. === June === * June 1 – Killing of George Floyd: After a week of rioting, U.S. President Donald Trump officially labels Antifa as a terrorist organisation. * June 2 – A US$5 billion lawsuit is filed against Alphabet Inc. and Google, saying that the company violates users' right to privacy by tracking them in Chrome's private browsing Incognito mode. * June 3 – SpaceX successfully launches and deploys 60 satellites into a low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This brings the total number of Starlink satellites in orbit to 482. * June 7 – COVID-19 pandemic: The global death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 400,000. * June 8 ** COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 7 million worldwide. * June 16 ** COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 8 million worldwide. * June 20 – Three people are killed and three more are injured during a terrorist knife attack at Forbury Gardens in Reading, Berkshire. * June 28 ** COVID-19 pandemic: *** The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 10 million worldwide. The U.S. continues to have the highest number of any country as it reaches 2.5 million, a quarter of all cases globally. *** The global death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 500,000. === July === * July 3 – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 11 million worldwide. * July 8 ** COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 12 million worldwide. * July 13 – C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) can be seen by the naked eye and becomes one of the brightest visible to observers in the northern hemisphere since Comet Hale–Bopp in 1997. * July 14 – The United States government passes the Hong Kong Autonomy Act. * July 15 – The Twitter accounts of well known political figures, CEOs, and celebrities are hacked to promote a bitcoin scam. * July 22 – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 15 million worldwide. * July 24 – Television host Regis Philbin dies at the age of 88. * July 25 – Hurricane Hanna makes 2 landfalls in South Texas with 90 mph winds (145 km/h) mainly in Kennedy County, Texas. * July 26 – Academy Award-winning actress Olivia de Havilland died in Paris, aged 104. * July 30 – Successful launch of NASA's Mars 2020 mission to study the habitability of Mars in preparation for future human missions. === August === *August 5 **U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar travels to Taiwan, the highest U.S. official visit to the country in 40 years. The PRC condemns the visit. **COVID-19 pandemic: The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 passes 700,000. * August 10 **COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 20 million worldwide. * August 12 **It is reported that Britain's gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020, the biggest quarterly decline since records began in 1955, and the worst economic figure of any G7 nation. * August 26 - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos becomes the first person in history to have a net worth of $200 billion, according to Forbes. * August 28 – Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman dies of colon cancer at age 43. * August 30 - COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 25 million worldwide. India continues to record the highest daily increase of cases. == Deaths == === January === * January 1 ** Joan Benson, keyboard player (b. 1925) ** Tommy Hancock, swing fiddler and bandleader (b. 1929) ** Don Larsen, baseball player (b. 1929)Metro US, Yankees World Series hero Don Larsen dies 90 ** Roland Minson, basketball player (b. 1929) ** David Stern, businessman and former NBA commissioner (b. 1942) * January 2 ** John Baldessari, conceptual artist (b. 1931)John Baldessari, Who Gave Conceptual Art a Dose of Humor, Is Dead at 88 ** Nick Fish, politician and lawyer (b. 1958) * January 6 – Mike Fitzpatrick, politician (b. 1963) * January 7 ** Silvio Horta, screenwriter and television producer (b. 1974) ** Neil Peart, Canadian-American drummer and lyricist (b. 1952)Neil Peart, Rush Drummer Who Set a New Standard for Rock Virtuosity, Dead at 67 ** Elizabeth Wurtzel, writer and journalist (b. 1967)The Guardian, Elizabeth Wurtzel, journalist and author of "Prozac nation" is dead * January 8 ** Edd Byrnes, actor (b. 1932) ** Buck Henry, actor, screenwriter and television producer (b. 1930)Buck Henry Dies: ‘The Graduate’ Writer, ‘Get Smart’ Co-Creator & Early ‘SNL’ Favorite Was 89 * January 9 – Mike Resnick, science fiction author (b. 1942)Heavy, Mike Resnick dead * January 15 ** Rocky Johnson, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1944) * January 16 – Harry G. Haskell Jr., politician (b. 1921) * January 18 – Egil Krogh, lawyer and Republican politician (b. 1939) * January 19 – Jimmy Heath, jazz saxophonist (b. 1926)Jazz Saxophone Legend Jimmy Heath Has Died * January 23 – Jim Lehrer, journalist and novelist (b. 1934) * January 24 ** Leila Janah, businesswoman (b. 1982)Samasource CEO Leila Janah passes away at 37 ** Pete Stark, politician (b. 1931) * January 25 – Monique van Vooren, Belgian-born American actress and dancer (b. 1927) * January 26 ** Kobe Bryant, professional basketball player (b. 1978) ** Louis Nirenberg, Canadian-American mathematician (b. 1925)Morto il grande matematico Louis Nirenberg * January 27 – Jack Burns, American comedian, television writer and actor (b. 1933) * January 30 – John Andretti, racecar driver (b. 1963) * January 31 – Mary Higgins Clark, novelist (b. 1927) === February === * February 2 ** Bernard Ebbers, Canadian-American businessman and criminal (b. 1941) ** Ivan Kral, Czech-American musician (b. 1948) * February 3 – Gene Reynolds, actor, producer, writer, director (b. 1948) * February 5 ** Stanley Cohen, biochemist (b. 1922) Cohen S; Chang A.; Boyer H. & Helling R. 1973. Construction of biologically functional bacterial plasmids in vitro. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 70 (11): 3240–3244. ** Kirk Douglas, actor, director and producer (b. 1916)Kirk Douglas, Hollywood Icon and Spartacus Star, Dies at 103 * February 7 – Orson Bean, actor, comedian and producer (b. 1928)Veteran actor Orson Bean, 91, struck and killed by vehicle in Venice, friends say * February 8 ** Robert Conrad, actor (b. 1935)'Wild Wild West' star Robert Conrad dead at 84 ** Paula Kelly, actress and dancer (b. 1942) * February 11 – George Coyne, Jesuit priest and astronomer (b. 1933)Le Moyne professor, former Vatican Observatory director dies after battle with cancer * February 14 – Lynn Cohen, actress (b. 1933) * February 16 – Larry Tesler, computer scientist (b. 1945) * February 17 ** Ja'Net DuBois, actress, singer-songwriter (b. 1938)Ja'Net DuBois, 'Good Times' star, dies at 74 ** Mickey Wright, golfer (b. 1935) * February 24 ** Katherine Johnson, mathematician (b. 1918)Local hero, NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101 ** Diana Serra Cary, child actress (b. 1918)Baby Peggy Dead: Child Star Diana Serra Cary, Dies at 101 – Variety ** John Franzese, longtime member and underboss of the Colombo crime family (b. 1917) * February 28 – Freeman Dyson, British-born American physicist and mathematician (b. 1923)Renowned Mathematician And Physicist Freeman Dyson Has Died At Age 96 === March === * March 1 – Jack Welch, business executive and writer (b. 1935)Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of GE, dies at 84 * March 2 – James Lipton, writer, lyricist and actor (b. 1926)James Lipton 'Actors Studio' host dead at 93 After Cancer Battle * March 4 – Amo Houghton, politician (b. 1926)Former congressman, Corning Inc. chairman Amo Houghton dies * March 6 ** Henri Richard, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (b. 1936)Canadiens legend Henri Richard passes away at age 84 ** McCoy Tyner, jazz pianist (b. 1938) * March 7 – Mart Crowley, playwright (b. 1935) * March 9 – Anton Coppola, conductor (b. 1917) * March 11 – Charles Wuorinen, composer (b. 1938) Charles Wuorinen, Uncompromising Modernist Composer, Dies at 81 * March 12 – Tonie Marshall, French-American actress, screenwriter, and film director (b. 1951) Tonie Marshall Dies at 68; French Filmmaker Took On Sexism * March 15 – Richard L. Hanna, politician (b. 1951)Former Rep. Richard Hanna, GOP moderate from Upstate NY, dies at 69 * March 16 – Stuart Whitman, actor (b. 1928)RIP Oscar-nominated actor Stuart Whitman ‘dead at 92 after skin cancer battle’ * March 17 ** Roger Mayweather, professional boxer and trainer (b. 1961)Floyd Mayweather Uncle Roger Mayweather Dies ... Legendary Boxing Trainer ** Lyle Waggoner, actor (b. 1935)Lyle Waggoner dead: Carol Burnett Show and Wonder Woman star dies at 84 ** Alfred Worden, astronaut (b. 1932)Apollo Astronaut Al Worden, one of the few who orbited the moon, dies * March 20 – Kenny Rogers, country singer and songwriter (b. 1938)Kenny Rogers Dead: Country Music Icon Was 81 – Variety * March 24 ** Stuart Gordon, film director (b. 1947)Re-Animator director Stuart Gordon dies aged 72 ** Terrence McNally, playwright (b. 1938Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Playwright of Gay Life, Dies at 81 * March 27 – Joseph Lowery, minister (b. 1921) * March 28 ** Tom Coburn, politician (b. 1948)Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn dies at 72 ** Jan Howard, country singer (b. 1929)Jan Howard, Grand Ole Opry Stalwart, Dead at 91 * March 29 ** Philip Warren Anderson, Nobel physicist (b. 1923)20世纪物理学巨人、诺奖得主菲利普安德森逝世，享年96岁 ** Joe Diffie, country music singer (b. 1958) * March 30 – Bill Withers, singer-songwriter (b. 1938) * March 31 ** Julie Bennett, actress (b. 1932)Julie Bennett, 'Yogi Bear' Voice Actress, Dies From Coronavirus Complications at 88 ** Wallace Roney, musician (b. 1960) === April === * April 1 ** Ellis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist (b. 1934) ** Adam Schlesinger, singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1967) * April 5 – Margaret Burbidge, English-born American astrophysicist (b. 1919)E. Margaret Burbidge, Astronomer Who Blazed Trails on Earth, Dies at 100 * April 6 ** Helène Aylon, multimedia ecofeminist artist (b. 1931)Helène Aylon, Eco-Feminist Artist Who Pondered Change, Is Dead at 89 of Coronavirus-Related Causes ** James Drury, actor (b. 1934)James Drury, Star of 'The Virginian,' Dies at 85 ** Al Kaline, baseball player (b. 1934)Tigers legend Al Kaline dies at age 85 ** Fred Singer, physicist (b. 1924) * April 7 ** Allen Garfield, actor (b. 1939)Allen Garfield, Actor in 'The Conversation,' 'The Stunt Man' and 'Nashville,' Dies at 80 ** John Prine, singer-songwriter (b. 1946)John Prine, One of America’s Greatest Songwriters, Dead at 73 * April 9 – Phyllis Lyon, feminists and gay- rights activists (b. 1924) * April 15 ** Allen Daviau, cinematographer (b. 1942) ** Brian Dennehy, actor and writer (b. 1938)‘Dynasty’ star Brian Dennehy dies at 81 ** Lee Konitz, jazz composer and alto saxophonist (b. 1927) Jazz innovator Lee Konitz has died of Covid-19 at age 92 * April 16 ** Gene Deitch, animator and comics artist (b. 1924)American animator, longtime Prague expat Gene Deitch passes away at age 95 ** Howard Finkel, wrestling ring announcer (b. 1950)WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel passes away ** Jane Dee Hull, politician (b. 1935)Former Arizona governor Jane Dee Hull dies at age 84 * April 18 – Paul H. O'Neill, businessman and politician (b. 1935)Paul O’Neill, former Treasury Secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy, dies at age 84 * April 21 – Donald Kennedy, biologist (b. 1931) * April 22 – Shirley Knight, actress (b. 1936)Shirley Knight, Adventurous Actress and Two- Time Oscar Nominee, Dies at 83 * April 23 – James M. Beggs, 6th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (b. 1926)NASA Administrator Statement on Passing of Former Administrator James Beggs * April 27 ** Bernard Gersten, theatre producer (b. 1923) ** Lynn Harrell, cellist (b. 1944)Luminary American Cellist Lynn Harrell Has Passed Away – Aged 76 * April 30 – Sam Lloyd, actor (b. 1963)R.I.P. Scrubs' Sam Lloyd === May === * May 2 – Cady Groves, singer and songwriter (b. 1989) * May 4 ** Jean Erdman, dancer (b. 1916) ** Michael McClure, writer (b. 1932)Michael McClure, famed Beat poet who helped launch the SF Renaissance, dead at 87 ** Lorne Munroe, classical musician (b. 1924)NY and Philly Lament Principal Cellist ** Don Shula, football player and coach (b. 1930) * May 8 ** Roy Horn, German-American magician duo (b. 1944) ** Byron Mallott, politician (b. 1943) * May 9 – Little Richard, singer-songwriter and musician (b. 1932) Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87 * May 10 – Betty Wright, singer (b. 1953)Soul & R&B; Icon Betty Wright Dies at 66 * May 11 – Jerry Stiller, comedian and actor (b. 1927)Jerry Stiller, actor and comedian, dies at 92 * May 14 ** Phyllis George, businesswoman, actress, and sportscaster (b. 1949)Phyllis George, former Kentucky first lady and a pioneer in sports broadcasting, dies ** Bob Watson, baseball player and coach (b. 1946) * May 15 – Fred Willard, actor and comedian (b. 1933)Fred Willard, ‘Best in Show’ and ‘A Mighty Wind’ Actor, Dead at 86 * May 16 – Lynn Shelton, movie director (b. 1965)Lynn Shelton, Director of ‘Humpday’ and ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ Dies at 54 * May 17 ** Shad Gaspard, professional wrestler and actor (b. 1981) ** Monique Mercure, Canadian actress (b. 1930) * May 18 – Ken Osmond, actor and police officer (b. 1943)Ken Osmond, ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Star Who Played Eddie Haskell, Dies at 76 * May 19 ** Richard Anuszkiewicz, painter and sculptor (b. 1930)RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ (1930–2020) ** Annie Glenn, advocate (b. 1920)Annie Glenn, widow of American icon John Glenn, dies at 100 ** Ravi Zacharias, Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist (b. 1946)World-Renowned Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias Dies * May 21 – Oliver E. Williamson, economist and Nobel Prize winner (b. 1932)Oliver Williamson RIP * May 22 ** Saturn, alligator residing in the Moscow Zoo (b. 1936) ** Jerry Sloan, basketball player and head coach (b. 1942)Beloved Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan dies at 78 | KSL.com * May 24 – Jimmy Cobb, jazz drummer (b. 1929) * May 25 – George Floyd, African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin (b. 1973) * May 26 – Richard Herd, actor (b. 1932) * May 27 ** Sam Johnson, politician (b. 1930) ** Larry Kramer, writer and LGBT rights activist (b. 1935)Larry Kramer, Playwright and AIDS Activist, Dies at 84 ** Bob Kulick, guitarist and record producer (b. 1950) * May 28 – Lennie Niehaus, saxophonist and composer (b. 1929)Lennie Niehaus, Alto Saxophonist and Frequent Clint Eastwood Collaborator, Dies at 90 * May 30 – Bobby Morrow, athlete (b. 1935)Former ACU track star, Olympic gold medal winner Bobby Joe Morrow dies === June === * June 1 ** Silver Donald Cameron, Canadian journalist and environmental writer (b. 1937)Acclaimed N.S. writer, environmentalist Silver Donald Cameron dies ** Mary Pat Gleason, actress (b. 1950) * June 2 – Wes Unseld, basketball player and coach (b. 1946)Wizards, NBA mourn passing of Wes Unseld * June 3 – Johnny Majors, college football player, college football coach (b. 1935) * June 4 – Pete Rademacher, heavyweight boxer and Olympic champion (b. 1928) * June 5 – George V. Murry, African-American Catholic bishop (b. 1948)Bishop Murry of Youngstown dies after stepping down due to leukemia * June 8 – Bonnie Pointer, singer (b. 1950)Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters Dies at 69 * June 10 ** Rosita Fornés Cuban-American actress, singer, vedette (b. 1923)Fallece Rosita Fornés, la vedette de Cuba, a los 97 años ** Mr. Wrestling II, American professional wrestler (b. 1934)Johnny Walker aka Mr. Wrestling II Death | Passed Away | Obituary * June 11 ** Dennis O'Neil, comic book writer (b. 1939)Legendary Batman writer, Denny O'Neil dies at age 81 ** Mel Winkler, voice actor (b. 1941)Mel Winkler, Actor in 'Devil in a Blue Dress' and 'Doc Hollywood,' Dies at 78 * June 12 – William S. Sessions, 4th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (b. 1930) * June 13 – Dick Garmaker, basketball player (b. 1932)Dick Garmaker, former Gophers All-America basketball star, dies at 87 * June 17 – Jean Kennedy Smith, diplomat (b. 1928)Jean Kennedy Smith Dies at 92; Sister of Famed Clan Helped Forge Peace in Northern Ireland * June 19 – Ian Holm, actor (b. 1931)Ian Holm, star of Lord of the Rings, Alien and Chariots of Fire, dies aged 88 * June 22 – Joel Schumacher, movie director (b. 1939)Joel Schumacher Dies: Director Of Two Batman Pics, ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ & Others Was 80 * June 25 – Joe Sinnott, comic book artist (b. 1926) * June 26 ** Kelly Asbury, movie director and animator (b. 1960)Kelly Asbury, Director of 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,' 'Shrek 2' and 'Gnomeo & Juliet,' Dies at 60 ** Milton Glaser, graphic designer (b. 1929)Milton Glaser, Co-Founder of New York Magazine and Creator of ‘I❤NY,’ Dies at 91 * June 27 – Freddy Cole, jazz singer and pianist (b. 1931)Pianist Freddy Cole has died at 88 * June 28 – Rudolfo Anaya, writer (b. 1937) * June 29 ** Johnny Mandel, composer (b. 1925)Johnny Mandel, Composer Who Wrote ‘MASH’ Theme Song, Dies at 94 ** Carl Reiner, actor, movie director and comedian (b. 1922)Carl Reiner Dead at 98 * June 30 – Dan Hicks, actor (b. 1951)‘Evil Dead II’ and ‘Intruder’ Star Danny Hicks Has Passed Away === July === * July 1 – Hugh Downs, broadcaster and television personality (b. 1921)American broadcaster Hugh Downs dies at age 99 * July 5 – Cleveland Eaton, musician (b. 1939) * July 6 ** Charlie Daniels, country singer- songwriter and musician (b. 1936)Country Music Hall of Fame member Charlie Daniels dies at 83 ** Ronald Graham, mathematician (b. 1935)Ronald Graham, 1935–2020 * July 8 ** Wayne Mixson, politician (b. 1922)Former Florida governor Wayne Mixson dies ** Naya Rivera, actress, model and singer (b. 1987) * July 12 – Kelly Preston, actress and model (b. 1962)Kelly Preston death: John Travolta's wife dies of breast cancer, aged 57 * July 13 – Grant Imahara, engineer and television host (b. 1970)Grant Imahara, Host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' Dies at 49 * July 16 – Phyllis Somerville, actress (b. 1943)Phyllis Somerville Dies: Actress In ‘The Big C’, Broadway’s ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Was 76 * July 17 ** John Lewis, politician and civil rights leader (b. 1940)Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon who began pushing for racial justice in the Jim Crow south, has died ** C. T. Vivian, writer and activist (b. 1924) * July 22 ** Charles Evers, civil rights activist (b. 1922)Civil rights leader and political figure Charles Evers passes away at 97 ** Joan Feynman, astrophysicist (b. 1927)Joan Feynman 1927–2020 * July 23 – Jacqueline Scott, actress (b. 1932) * July 24 – Regis Philbin, actor, singer, and media personality (b. 1931)Regis Philbin, Legendary Television Host, Dies at 88 * July 25 – John Saxon, actor (b. 1935)John Saxon, 'Enter the Dragon,' 'Nightmare on Elm Street' Actor, Dies at 83 * July 26 ** Olivia de Havilland, British-American actress (b. 1916)'Gone With the Wind' star Olivia de Havilland dies at 104 ** Bill English, computer engineer (b. 1929) * July 28 – Joe E. Kernan, 48th Governor of Indiana (b. 1946) He was 74. * July 30 ** Herman Cain, businessman and politician (b. 1945)Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with coronavirus === August === * August 1 ** Wilford Brimley, American actor and singer (b. 1934)Wilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ Star and Quaker Oats Pitchman, Is Dead at 85 ** Reni Santoni, actor (b. 1939)Reni Santoni, Actor in 'Enter Laughing' and 'Dirty Harry,' Dies at 81 * August 2 – Leon Fleisher, American pianist (b. 1928)Leon Fleisher, sublime pianist undaunted by mysterious hand malady, dies at 92 * August 3 – Shirley Ann Grau, American writer (b. 1929)Pulitzer Prize-winning Metairie author dies at 91 * August 4 ** Frances E. Allen, American computer scientist (b. 1932)Remembering Frances E. Allen ** Doris Buffett, philanthropist (b. 1928) * August 5 – Pete Hamill, journalist, novelist, essayist, editor and educator (b. 1935)