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Argentina in 2020

Historical records for Argentina in 2020, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

8Records
8Events
5Named people
5Places
4Categories

Historical records

February

10 February 2020International Nuclear Security ConferenceRafael Grossi

Vienna · Warfare / Nuclear

Opens the IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security, emphasizing sustained international cooperation against nuclear security threats.

March

19 March 2020COVID-19Alberto Angel Fernandez

Buenos Aires · Government / Government of Argentina

Announces a nationwide quarantine in Argentina.

June

15 June 2020ZODIAC Initiative LaunchedRafael Grossi

Vienna · Warfare / Nuclear

Launches the Zoonotic Disease Integrated Action initiative to strengthen detection and prevention of diseases passing from animals to humans.

August

26 August 2020Iran Safeguards Access AgreementRafael Grossi

Tehran · Warfare / Nuclear

The IAEA and Iran agree to resolve access issues at two locations requested by safeguards inspectors.

November

25 November 2020Death of Diego MaradonaDiego Maradona

Tigre · Sport / Football

Death of Diego Maradona.

December

22 December 2020One Club Scoring RecordLionel Messi

Valladolid · Sport / Football

Scores his 644th Barcelona goal to surpass Pele's recognised goals total for a single club.

Other Events

2020IAEA COVID-19 Assistance OperationRafael Grossi

Vienna · Warfare / Nuclear

Leads the Agency's largest technical cooperation emergency operation, providing nuclear-derived diagnostic support to countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020Semiclassical Page CurveJuan Maldacena

Science / Physics

With collaborators, derives the Page curve of Hawking radiation from semiclassical gravity using replica methods and quantum extremal surfaces.

Names involved

Alberto Angel FernandezDiego MaradonaJuan MaldacenaLionel MessiRafael Grossi

Places involved

Buenos AiresTehranTigreValladolidVienna

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.