The August 2020 Midwest derecho was a strong derecho in the Midwestern United States–mostly Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Indiana. Nebraska and Iowa were already having severe droughts at the time. The derecho caused large hail, heavy rain and tornadoes.
The greatest damage happened in northern Illinois and eastern Iowa. The strongest winds took place in Iowa. They were at 126 miles per hour. Many tornadoes hit northern Illinois.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa was severely damaged by the storm.
The derecho caused more than $11 billion in damage.
Jake McCoy
Thomas James "Jake" McCoy (January 2, 1942 – February 5, 2021) was an American Olympic ice hockey defenseman. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. McCoy played with Team USA at the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria. He later played one year for the Minnesota Nationals in the United States Hockey League.
McCoy died on February 5, 2021 in Minneapolis, aged 79.
John Pullin
John Vivian Pullin (1 November 1941 – 5 February 2021) was an England international rugby union player. He played club rugby for Bristol Rugby and captained the England national rugby union team for which he played 42 times between 1966 and 1976. He also played for the British Lions. He was born in Aust, Gloucestershire.
Pullin died on 5 February 2021 in Bristol, England at the age of 79.
Butch Reed
Bruce Franklin Reed (July 11, 1954 – February 5, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and football player, better known by the ring name Butch Reed. He played college football at the University of Central Missouri.
He appeared in Mid-South Wrestling and tag team matches in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling.
On February 5, 2021, he died at the age of 66 from problems caused by two heart attacks. He tested positive for COVID-19 a month before his death.
AWS (band)
AWS (pronounced ah-vi-esh) is a Hungarian metal and post-hardcore band formed in 2006 by Bence Brucker, Dániel Kökényes and Áron Veress.
They represented Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Viszlát nyár".
Atanas Skatov
Atanas Georgiev Skatov (; born Atanas Georgiev Dimitrov; 11 March 1978 – 5 February 2021) was a Bulgarian mountaineer, vegan, agronomist in plant protection, entomologist, and ecologist.
On 24 May 2014 he became the first known vegan to ascend Everest. He tried to become the first known vegan to summit the 14 highest summits on Earth and successfully reached the top of 10 of them.
On 20 June 2017, Skatov ascended solo in alpine style Mount Denali in Alaska and became the first Bulgarian and the world's first vegan to climb successfully the Seven Summits.
He died on the way down from K2 after his unsuccessful ascent.
Shen Zhonghou
Shen Zhonghou (; 13 February 1928 – 5 February 2021) was a Chinese engineer. He was a professor and doctoral supervisor at China University of Petroleum (Beijing). He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) from 2001 until his death. He was known as "Father of Drilling Bit". Shen was born in Dazhu County, Sichuan.
Shen died on 5 February 2021 in Beijing, aged 92.
R. C. Soles Jr.
Robert Charles Soles Jr. (December 17, 1934 – February 5, 2021) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the North Carolina Senate, representing the 8th district from 1977 to 2011. Before, he was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1969 to 1976. Soles Jr. was born in Tabor City, North Carolina.
In 2009, multiple men accused Soles Jr. of sexual abuse.
Soles Jr. died on February 5, 2021 in Loris, South Carolina at the age of 86.
Tabor City, North Carolina
Tabor City, known as the "Yam Capital of the World", is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. 2,511 people lived here as of the 2010 census.
Loris, South Carolina
Loris is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. 2,396 people lived here at the 2010 census.
Ángela Sureda
Ángela Gerónima Sureda de Santo (7 July 1921 — 5 February 2021) was an Argentine teacher, lawyer and politician. She was a deputy of the Unión Cívica Radical for the national district from 1981 to 1983. Sureda was born in Río Gallegos, Argentina.
Sureda died on 5 February 2021 in Río Gallegos, aged 99.
Ernie Tate
Ernie Tate (1934 – 5 February 2021) was a Northern Ireland supporter of Trotskyist groups in Canada and the United Kingdom. He was a founder in the 1960s of the International Marxist Group and Vietnam Solidarity Campaign in Britain. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Tate died from pancreatic cancer on 5 February 2021.
National Parliament of Solomon Islands
The National Parliament of Solomon Islands has 50 members, elected for a four-year term in 50 single-seat constituencies.
It is presided by a Speaker. The current speaker is Patterson Oti.
Paul Tovua
Sir Paul Joshua Tovua (1947 – 5 February 2021) was a Solomon Islander politician. In 1976. he was elected to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. He also helped start the parliament. He was the Speaker of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands from 1994 to 2001.
He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2014 New Year Honours list, "for services to politics and to the community".
Tovua died on 5 February 2021, aged 73.
Han Urbanus
Johannes Hendrikus “Han” Urbanus (22 June 1927 – 5 February 2021) was a Dutch baseball player. Urbanus was born in Rotterdam. He played for OVVO in East Amsterdam, and became five times in a row Dutch champion. He played for 12 years for the Netherlands national baseball team. He was born in Rotterdam.
Urbanus died on 5 February 2021 in Rotterdam, aged 93.
Vladimir Sergeyevich Vysotsky
Vladimir Sergeyevich Vysotsky , "Volodymyr Serhiyovych Vysotsky"; (18 August 1954 – 5 February 2021) was a Russian admiral. He was Commander of the Russian Northern Fleet. On 12 September 2007, Vysotsky was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy.
Vysotsky died on 5 February 2021 in Moscow, aged 66.
Alan Lerwill
Alan Leslie Lerwill (15 November 1946 – 6 February 2021) was a British international long jumper. He competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 1970 British Commonwealth Games long jump, and gold medal in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.
Lerwill died on 6 February 2021, aged 74.
Monique Yvinou
Monique Yvinou (10 June 1928 – 6 February 2021) was a French gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Yvinou died on 6 February 2021, aged 92.
Ralph Backstrom
Ralph Gerald Backstrom (September 18, 1937 – February 7, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and later a coach and hockey executive. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, and Chicago Black Hawks between 1956 and 1973.
He also played in the World Hockey Association with the Chicago Cougars, Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics, and New England Whalers from 1973 to 1977.
With the Canadiens, he won the Stanley Cup six times.
Backstrom died after a long illness on February 7, 2021, aged 83, in his Windsor, Colorado, home.
Windsor, Colorado
Windsor is a Home Rule Municipality in Larimer and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. 18,644 people lived here in 2010. It is north of Denver.
Cheng Rongshi
Cheng Rongshi (; 18 October 1927 – 7 February 2021) was a Chinese physical chemist and academician. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, being elected in 1991.
Cheng was born in Yixing, Jiangsu.
On 7 February 2021, he died of illness in Guangzhou, Guangdong, aged 93.
Cathy Cochran