2020 Timeline: Events, People and History

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1916 – 2020 Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020) Died 26 July 2020, aged 104 Olivia de Havilland was a two-time Academy Award-winning actress best remembered for playing Melanie in Gone with the Wind. She died on 26 July 2020 in Paris, at the age of 104.
1916 – 2020 Kirk Douglas (1916-2020) Died 5 February 2020, aged 103 Kirk Douglas was a Hollywood leading man of the 1950s and 60s, starring in films including Spartacus and Paths of Glory, and a founder of Bryna Productions. He died on 5 February 2020 at the age of 103.
1917 – 2020 Vera Lynn (1917-2020) Died 18 June 2020, aged 103 Vera Lynn was an English singer known as "the Forces' Sweetheart" for songs including "We'll Meet Again" that boosted morale among British troops during the Second World War. She died on 18 June 2020 at the age of 103.
1918 – 2020 Katherine Johnson (1918-2020) Died 24 February 2020, aged 101 Katherine Johnson was a NASA mathematician whose orbital calculations were critical to early US crewed spaceflights, including John Glenn's 1962 orbit of Earth. Her story was told in the 2016 film Hidden Figures; she died on 24 February 2020.
1923 – 2020 Chuck Yeager (1923-2020) Died 7 December 2020, aged 97 Chuck Yeager was a US Air Force test pilot who became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, breaking the sound barrier in 1947. He died on 7 December 2020.
1926 – 2020 Valery Giscard d'Estaing (1926-2020) Died 2 December 2020, aged 94 Valery Giscard d'Estaing served as President of France from 1974 to 1981, liberalizing social laws and later chairing the convention that drafted a proposed European Union constitution. He died on 2 December 2020 from COVID-19 complications.
1928 – 2020 Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) Died 6 July 2020, aged 91 Ennio Morricone was an Italian composer who scored more than 400 films, including Sergio Leone's "Dollars" trilogy and Once Upon a Time in the West, and won an Academy Award for The Hateful Eight. He died on 6 July 2020 from complications of a fall.
1929 – 2020 Max von Sydow (1929-2020) Died 8 March 2020, aged 90 Max von Sydow was a Swedish actor renowned for his collaborations with director Ingmar Bergman, including The Seventh Seal, and later roles in The Exorcist and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He died on 8 March 2020.
1929 – 2020 Milton Glaser (1929-2020) Died 26 June 2020, aged 91 Milton Glaser was an American graphic designer who created the iconic I Love New York logo and co-founded New York magazine, becoming one of the most influential designers of the 20th century. He died on 26 June 2020, his 91st birthday.
1929 – 2020 Stirling Moss The Greatest Never to be Champion The most successful driver in terms of race wins never to win a World Championship.
1930 – 2020 Sean Connery (1930-2020) Died 31 October 2020, aged 90 Sean Connery was a Scottish actor who became the first to play James Bond on screen, starring in seven Bond films, and later won an Academy Award for The Untouchables. He died on 31 October 2020 in the Bahamas.
1931 – 2020 Regis Philbin (1931-2020) Died 24 July 2020, aged 88 Regis Philbin was an American television host best known for Live! with Regis and Kelly and for hosting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. He died of natural causes on 24 July 2020.
1932 – 2020 Little Richard (1932-2020) Died 9 May 2020, aged 87 Little Richard was an American singer and pianist whose energetic performances and hits like "Tutti Frutti" helped invent rock and roll in the 1950s. He died of bone cancer on 9 May 2020.
1933 – 2020 Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) Died 18 September 2020, aged 87 Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as a US Supreme Court justice from 1993 until her death, becoming a pioneering advocate for gender equality and a cultural icon known as "the Notorious RBG." She died of complications from pancreatic cancer on 18 September 2020.
1934 – 2020 Charley Pride (1934-2020) Died 12 December 2020, aged 86 Charley Pride was one of the first Black country music stars, scoring dozens of hits including "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" and becoming a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. He died of complications from COVID-19 on 12 December 2020.
1935 – 2020 Christo (1935-2020) Died 31 May 2020, aged 84 Christo was a Bulgarian-born artist known, with his late wife Jeanne-Claude, for large-scale environmental installations such as wrapping the Reichstag and the Pont Neuf. He died on 31 May 2020 while working on a planned wrapping of the Arc de Triomphe.
1935 – 2020 David Prowse (1935-2020) Died 28 November 2020, aged 85 David Prowse was an English bodybuilder and actor who physically portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, though James Earl Jones supplied the character's voice. He died on 28 November 2020.
1935 – 2020 Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020) Died 31 August 2020, aged 84 Pranab Mukherjee served as the 13th President of India from 2012 to 2017 after a long career as a senior Congress party minister. He died on 31 August 2020 after contracting COVID-19 and suffering complications from brain surgery.
1937 – 2020 John Conway (1937-2020) Died 11 April 2020, aged 82 John Conway was a British mathematician known for the Game of Life cellular automaton, group theory work and numerous contributions to recreational mathematics. He died of COVID-19 on 11 April 2020.
1938 – 2020 Bill Withers (1938-2020) Died 30 March 2020, aged 81 Bill Withers was an American soul singer-songwriter behind classics including "Lean on Me," "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lovely Day." He died of heart complications on 30 March 2020.
1938 – 2020 Diana Rigg Born July 20, 1938 — Actress, The Avengers & Game of Thrones Dame Diana Rigg was born on July 20, 1938 in Doncaster, England. She became famous as Emma Peel in The Avengers (1965–68) and later as Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones. She died September 10, 2020.
1938 – 2020 Kenny Rogers (1938-2020) Died 20 March 2020, aged 81 Kenny Rogers was an American country singer known for hits including "The Gambler" and "Islands in the Stream," selling over 100 million records worldwide. He died at home on 20 March 2020.
1940 – 2020 John Lewis (1940-2020) Died 17 July 2020, aged 80 John Lewis was a leader of the American civil rights movement who helped organize the 1965 Selma march and later served over three decades as a US congressman from Georgia. He died of pancreatic cancer on 17 July 2020.
1940 – 2020 Alex Trebek (1940-2020) Died 8 November 2020, aged 80 Alex Trebek hosted the American quiz show Jeopardy! for 37 seasons, becoming one of the most familiar faces on US television. He died of pancreatic cancer on 8 November 2020, having continued hosting the show after his 2019 diagnosis.
1942 – 2020 Terry Jones (1942-2020) Died 21 January 2020, aged 77 Terry Jones was a Welsh writer, director and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, directing films including Monty Python's Life of Brian. He died on 21 January 2020 after a long illness with a rare form of dementia.
1942 – 2020 David Stern (1942-2020) Died 1 January 2020, aged 77 David Stern served as commissioner of the NBA from 1984 to 2014, transforming it into a global entertainment brand and expanding the league internationally. He died on 1 January 2020 following a brain hemorrhage.
1944 – 2020 Roy Horn (1944-2020) Died 8 May 2020, aged 75 Roy Horn was the German-American illusionist and animal trainer of the Las Vegas duo Siegfried & Roy, famous for their shows with white tigers and lions. He died of complications from COVID-19 on 8 May 2020.
1945 – 2020 Herman Cain (1945-2020) Died 30 July 2020, aged 74 Herman Cain was an American businessman and 2012 Republican presidential candidate who later chaired the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He died of complications from COVID-19 on 30 July 2020.
1947 – 2020 Jerry Rawlings (1947-2020) Died 12 November 2020, aged 73 Jerry Rawlings led Ghana as head of state following two coups and later as elected president from 1993 to 2001, shaping the country's transition to multiparty democracy. He died on 12 November 2020 after a short illness.
1952 – 2020 Rishi Kapoor (1952-2020) Died 30 April 2020, aged 67 Rishi Kapoor was a leading Bollywood actor from the noted Kapoor film dynasty, starring in over a hundred Hindi films across five decades. He died on 30 April 2020 following a two-year battle with leukemia.
1952 – 2020 Neil Peart (1952-2020) Died 7 January 2020, aged 67 Neil Peart was the drummer and primary lyricist of the Canadian rock band Rush, widely regarded as one of the greatest drummers in rock history. He died on 7 January 2020 after a three-year battle with brain cancer, kept private until his death was announced.
1955 – 2020 Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020) Died 6 October 2020, aged 65 Eddie Van Halen was the virtuoso guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Van Halen, celebrated for his innovative tapping technique. He died of cancer on 6 October 2020.
1957 – 2020 Qassem Soleimani (1957-2020) Died 3 January 2020, aged 62 Qassem Soleimani commanded Iran's elite Quds Force and was widely seen as the architect of Iran's regional military strategy across Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. He was killed by a US drone strike near Baghdad airport on 3 January 2020.
1960 – 2020 Diego Maradona Footballer, manager, 1960-2020 Diego Armando Maradona (1960-2020) — widely regarded as the greatest footballer who ever lived. The Hand of God and the Goal of the Century in a single match; two World Cup finals; two Serie A titles with Napoli; a life of extraordinary brilliance, devastating addiction, improbable comebacks and unconditional love from the people of Argentina and Naples. He died aged 60 on 25 November 2020.
1963 – 2020 Brian "Licorice" Locking's later years Jehovah's Witness work After leaving the Shadows in 1963, Brian "Licorice" Locking devoted his life to work as a Jehovah's Witness, making occasional appearances at reunions and on recordings with former bandmates over the following decades. He died peacefully on 8 October 2020 at the age of 81.
1967 – 2020 Irrfan Khan (1967-2020) Died 29 April 2020, aged 53 Irrfan Khan was an Indian actor acclaimed for roles in Indian cinema and international films including Life of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire and Jurassic World. He died on 29 April 2020 after a battle with a neuroendocrine tumor.
1976 – 2020 Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020) Died 28 August 2020, aged 43 Chadwick Boseman was an American actor who starred as T'Challa in Marvel's Black Panther and portrayed figures including Jackie Robinson and James Brown. He died of colon cancer on 28 August 2020, a diagnosis he had kept private for four years.
1978 – 2020 Kobe Bryant The Black Mamba 5-time NBA champion with the Lakers; famous for his "Mamba Mentality" and scoring prowess.
2020 – 2026 Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad, India The largest stadium in the world, holding 132,000. Built on the site of the Motera ground it replaced, which was demolished entirely rather than expanded.
2020 Narendra Modi Stadium opens Ahmedabad, India The largest stadium in the world, holding 132,000 — more than the Rungrado in Pyongyang and 24,000 more than Michigan Stadium. Built on the site of the Motera ground it replaced.
2020 Nomadland Best Picture — 93rd Academy Awards Chloé Zhao's drama with Frances McDormand as a woman living in her van across the American West.
2020 – 2021 Return to the playoffs Under Thibodeau, the Knicks make the playoffs for the first time since 2013.
2020 Tom Thibodeau hired as head coach Thibodeau takes over as head coach, immediately instilling a defensive culture.
2020 Australian "Black Summer" bushfires Catastrophic fire season burns over 18 million hectares Bushfires that had raged across Australia since mid-2019 continued into early 2020, ultimately burning more than 18 million hectares, destroying thousands of homes and killing at least 33 people. Smoke haze reached South America, and the fires were declared contained by mid-February 2020.
2020 East Africa locust invasion Worst desert locust outbreak in decades threatens food supply Massive swarms of desert locusts spread across East Africa and the Horn of Africa through the first half of 2020, devastating crops and pasture in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and beyond. The UN called it the region's worst locust crisis in 25 years, threatening food security for millions.
2020 Zoom usage explodes Video calling becomes essential Zoom went from 10 million daily meeting participants in December 2019 to 300 million in April 2020, becoming essential infrastructure for remote work, education and socialising during COVID-19.
2020 Assassination of Qassem Soleimani US drone strike kills Iranian general near Baghdad A US MQ-9 Reaper drone strike ordered by President Trump killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani near Baghdad International Airport on 3 January 2020. The killing sharply escalated tensions between the United States and Iran, prompting Iranian missile strikes on US bases in Iraq days later.
2020 Prince Harry and Meghan step back as senior royals Sussexes announce departure from official royal duties The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced on 8 January 2020 that they would step back as senior members of the British royal family and pursue financial independence. The move, dubbed "Megxit" in the press, took effect on 31 March 2020 and led them to relocate to North America.
2020 Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 shot down Iranian missiles destroy airliner over Tehran, killing 176 Shortly after takeoff from Tehran, a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 was shot down by Iranian Revolutionary Guard surface-to-air missiles amid heightened tension with the United States. All 176 people aboard were killed, and Iran admitted responsibility three days later after initial denials.
2020 Star Trek: Picard — Season 1 Patrick Stewart returns as Jean-Luc Picard, now retired and haunted by the Federation's abandonment of the Romulan evacuation. The most sophisticated Star Trek since DS9's peak years. Introduces new characters and deepens the mythology of the TNG era. Brent Spiner, Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) and Jonathan Del Arco (Hugh) reprise their roles.
2020 Wuhan lockdown China seals off city of 11 million to contain COVID-19 On 23 January 2020, Chinese authorities imposed an unprecedented lockdown on Wuhan, halting travel in and out of the city of 11 million people. The cordon, later extended across Hubei province, became the model for lockdowns adopted worldwide, and was lifted on 8 April 2020.
2020 Bad Boys for Life #1 film of 2020 — $206m worldwide Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The third instalment of the Bad Boys franchise.
2020 Kobe Bryant dies Basketball legend killed in helicopter crash Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on January 26, 2020, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others.
2020 Brexit completed UK formally leaves European Union The United Kingdom formally left the European Union at 11pm on January 31, 2020, ending 47 years of membership.
2020 Trump acquitted in first impeachment trial Senate votes to acquit on abuse of power and obstruction charges The US Senate voted largely along party lines to acquit President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on 5 February 2020. The trial stemmed from Trump's pressure on Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden.
2020 Parasite wins Best Picture Bong Joon-ho film is first non-English-language Best Picture winner Bong Joon-ho's South Korean class satire Parasite won the Academy Award for Best Picture on 9 February 2020, the first non-English-language film to do so in Oscar history. It also won Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature.
2020 Harvey Weinstein convicted of sexual assault New York jury delivers landmark #MeToo verdict A New York jury convicted former film producer Harvey Weinstein of criminal sexual assault and rape on 24 February 2020. The verdict was hailed as a landmark moment for the #MeToo movement; he was later sentenced to 23 years in prison.
2020 COVID-19 pandemic declared WHO declares global pandemic The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. The disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, had spread to over 100 countries.
2020 NBA season suspended over coronavirus League halts play after Rudy Gobert tests positive The NBA suspended its season indefinitely on 11 March 2020 after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, becoming one of the first major US sports leagues to shut down. Play resumed in July inside a quarantined "bubble" at Walt Disney World.
2020 Tiger King becomes a pandemic cultural phenomenon Netflix docuseries about big-cat breeders grips locked-down viewers Netflix's docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, following exotic animal breeder Joe Exotic, premiered on 20 March 2020 just as much of the world entered lockdown. It became a runaway pop-culture sensation, drawing tens of millions of viewers in its first weeks.
2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed 2020 Games delayed a year over pandemic The IOC and Japanese organizers announced on 24 March 2020 that the Tokyo Summer Olympics would be postponed to 2021, the first peacetime postponement in the Games' modern history. The event was eventually held in July-August 2021 without spectators.
2020 Star-sized black hole discovered in Milky Way Closest black hole to Earth found Astronomers announced the discovery of a black hole just 1,000 light-years from Earth in May 2020 — the closest known black hole to our solar system, found in the constellation Telescopium.
2020 French Open 2020 — postponed by COVID Men: Rafael Nadal · Women: Iga Świątek Held in October due to COVID. Nadal won his 13th Roland Garros. 19-year-old Iga Świątek won her first Grand Slam without dropping a set.
2020 George Floyd protests Black Lives Matter goes global The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25, 2020 sparked global Black Lives Matter protests in June 2020, the largest civil rights movement in US history with over 15 million participants.
2020 Galwan Valley clash Deadly India-China border skirmish in the Himalayas Indian and Chinese soldiers fought a violent hand-to-hand clash in the disputed Galwan Valley on 15 June 2020, the first fatal confrontation on the border in 45 years. At least 20 Indian and an unconfirmed number of Chinese soldiers were killed.
2020 Hong Kong national security law imposed Beijing enacts sweeping law curbing dissent China's National People's Congress imposed a national security law on Hong Kong on 30 June 2020, criminalizing secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces. Critics said the law effectively ended the "one country, two systems" autonomy promised to the territory.
2020 2020 World Snooker Championship O’Sullivan Title 6 Delayed due to COVID-19. Winner: Ronnie O’Sullivan; Runner-up: Kyren Wilson. Score: 18–8.
2020 US Open 2020 — held during COVID Men: Dominic Thiem · Women: Naomi Osaka Held at a bubble in Flushing Meadows without fans during the pandemic. Thiem came back from 2 sets down to win. Osaka wore masks bearing names of victims of racial injustice.
2020 Among Us surges in popularity 2018 mobile game becomes global lockdown hit The 2018 multiplayer game Among Us saw explosive growth in players during August and September 2020, boosted by popular Twitch and YouTube streamers, becoming one of the most-played games in the world. Its social-deduction gameplay resonated with audiences confined at home during the pandemic.
2020 Beirut port explosion Ammonium nitrate blast devastates Lebanese capital A massive explosion of improperly stored ammonium nitrate at the Port of Beirut on 4 August 2020 killed more than 200 people, injured thousands, and devastated large parts of the city. The disaster deepened Lebanon's economic and political crisis and led to the government's resignation.
2020 Belarusian protests erupt after disputed election Mass demonstrations challenge Lukashenko's re-election Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians took to the streets after the 9 August 2020 presidential election, which official results gave to incumbent Alexander Lukashenko amid widespread allegations of fraud. Security forces responded with mass arrests and violence as protests continued for months.
2020 Mali coup d'etat Military officers depose President Keita Mutinous soldiers detained and forced the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on 18 August 2020 amid mass protests over corruption and a jihadist insurgency. A military junta subsequently took power and pledged a transition to civilian rule.
2020 Tenet Nolan's pandemic-era blockbuster — $365m Directed by Christopher Nolan, starring John David Washington. A secret agent embarks on a mission to prevent World War III using time manipulation.
2020 Abraham Accords signed Israel normalizes relations with UAE and Bahrain Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed the Abraham Accords at the White House on 15 September 2020, establishing formal diplomatic relations. Sudan and Morocco later joined the normalization agreements, reshaping alliances across the Middle East.
2020 Snowflake IPO Cloud data firm's debut is largest software IPO ever Cloud data-warehousing company Snowflake went public on the New York Stock Exchange on 16 September 2020, more than doubling on its first trading day. It was the largest software IPO in history at the time, backed by investors including Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
2020 Duplantis breaks the outdoor record -- Rome, 17 September 2020 On 17 September 2020 in Rome, Sweden's Armand Duplantis clears 6.15m to break Bubka's outdoor world record of 6.14m, which had stood since Sestriere 1994 -- 26 years. Duplantis subsequently raises the outdoor record repeatedly and also breaks the indoor record. The end of the Bubka era in the record books is acknowledged as the passing of an extraordinary landmark: no individual world record in any athletics event had stood longer than Bubka's outdoor mark.
2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Armenia and Azerbaijan fight over disputed enclave Azerbaijan launched a major offensive against Armenian-backed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh on 27 September 2020, reigniting a decades-old conflict. A Russian-brokered ceasefire on 10 November 2020 saw Azerbaijan retake significant territory it had lost in the 1990s.
2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for CRISPR Charpentier and Doudna honored for gene-editing tool Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on 7 October 2020 for developing CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, the first time the prize went to an all-female team. The technology has transformed biological research and holds promise for treating genetic disease.
2020 Star Trek: Discovery — Season 3 Discovery arrives in the 32nd century, 930 years after its own time, to find the Federation in ruins after a catastrophic event called "The Burn." The show reinvents itself — the best season to date — exploring a Federation without power and without certainty.
2020 Chile votes to rewrite constitution Referendum approves replacing Pinochet-era charter Chileans voted overwhelmingly in a referendum on 25 October 2020 to draft a new constitution to replace the one enacted under Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. The vote followed mass protests over inequality that began in late 2019.
2020 Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to Supreme Court Senate confirms Trump's third justice days before election The US Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on 26 October 2020, just eight days before the presidential election, to fill the seat left vacant by Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death. Her confirmation cemented a 6-3 conservative majority on the court.
2020 Ant Group IPO suspended Chinese regulators halt world's largest planned listing Chinese regulators abruptly suspended Ant Group's dual Shanghai-Hong Kong listing on 3 November 2020, days before what would have been the largest IPO in history. The move followed criticism of the financial industry by founder Jack Ma and marked the start of a broader regulatory crackdown on Chinese tech.
2020 Biden wins US election Trump defeated after one term Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in the US presidential election on November 3, 2020, winning 306 electoral votes. Trump refused to concede.
2020 Star Trek: Lower Decks — Season 1 The franchise's first animated adult comedy series, created by Mike McMahan (formerly of Rick and Morty). Set aboard the USS Cerritos, one of Starfleet's least important ships. Irreverent, fan-service-rich and surprisingly emotionally sophisticated. A genuine creative departure for the franchise.
2020 SpaceX Crew Dragon operational Private spaceflight for NASA astronauts SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on November 16, 2020, marking the start of regular commercial crew missions by a private company.
2020 Boeing 737 MAX ungrounded FAA clears jet to fly after 20-month grounding The US Federal Aviation Administration cleared the Boeing 737 MAX to resume flights on 18 November 2020, ending a nearly 20-month grounding imposed after two fatal crashes killed 346 people. Boeing had redesigned the plane's flight-control software and retrained pilots.
2020 Chang'e 5 returns lunar samples to Earth China's mission brings back first new Moon rocks since 1976 China's Chang'e 5 probe launched on 23 November 2020 and returned to Earth on 16 December 2020 carrying nearly two kilograms of lunar samples, the first fresh Moon rocks retrieved since the Soviet Luna 24 mission in 1976. The mission made China only the third country to achieve a lunar sample return.
2020 First COVID vaccine given Margaret Keenan, 90, first in world Margaret Keenan, aged 90, became the first person in the world to receive a fully approved COVID-19 vaccine outside a clinical trial, receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech jab in Coventry, England on December 8, 2020.
2020 Airbnb IPO Home-sharing company goes public after pandemic-battered year Airbnb listed on the Nasdaq on 10 December 2020, with shares more than doubling on debut despite the pandemic having devastated its travel business earlier in the year. The listing valued the company at roughly $100 billion.
2020 Tesla joins the S&P 500 Automaker enters index as one of its largest members Tesla was added to the S&P 500 index on 21 December 2020, entering as one of the largest companies in the index after its market value soared during the year. The inclusion followed Tesla posting several consecutive profitable quarters.