What Happened on August 11, 2020

Historical Events

Election of Interest

Belarus's opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya flees the country amid large-scale protests over the country's disputed election results that returned Dictator Alexander Lukashenko to power

Dictator and 1st President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko

Human Rights Activist and Politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

COVID-19 Pandemic

President Vladimir Putin in a propaganda stunt announces Russia has become the 1st country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine, called “Sputnik V", despite no scientific data being published or phase 3 trials having even begun

Appointment of Interest

US Democratic candidate for President Joe Biden announces California Senator Kemala Harris is his running mate, the 1st woman of color selected by a major party

46th US President, Vice President and Senator Joe Biden

Events in 2020

Famous Deaths

Gordon J. Brand, English golfer (British Open 1986 runner-up), dies at 65
Patrick Fairley, Scottish pop rock guitarist (Marmalade, 1961-72 - "Ob La Di, Ob La Da"), and music publisher, dies of throat cancer at 77
Sumner Redstone, American media mogul (ViacomCBS), dies at 97
Trinidad "Trini" Lopez, American singer and guitarist ("If I Had A Hammer"; "Lemon Tree"), and actor (The Dirty Dozen), dies of COVID-19 at 83 [1]

Died in 2020 2020 Highlights