2020 in Croatia
Incumbent
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in CroatiaJanuary
- January 1 – Croatia assumed the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
- January 5 – Former prime minister Zoran Milanović defeated president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović in the second round of the presidential election with 53% of the vote.
- January 26 – Croatia men's national handball team finished second at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship after a 22-20 loss to Spain in the final.
February
- February 18 – Zoran Milanović was inaugurated as the fifth President of Croatia.
- February 25 – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed.
March
- March 12 – The Croatian Football Federation suspended all football leagues in the country.
- March 13 – All classes in schools and universities were suspended, effective March 16.
- March 21 – All public transport in the country was suspended.
- March 22 – Zagreb was hit by a strong earthquake, killing a person, wounding 26 others, and damaging several structures.
April
- April 14 – The number of active COVID-19 cases reached a peak of 1,258.
- April 24 – The number of recorded COVID-19 cases surpassed 2,000.
May
- May 18 – The 9th Croatian Parliament dissolved itself.
June
- June 21 – Adria Tour final in Zadar is cancelled after Grigor Dimitrov tested positive for COVID-19. Within a week, other participants of the Zadar event including Borna Ćorić, Viktor Troicki, Novak Djokovic and Goran Ivanišević tested positive too.
July
- July 5 – Parliamentary elections were held.
- July 10 – The country joined the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.
September
- September 10 – Mate Pavić and Bruno Soares win the US Open Men's Doubles title.
October
December
- December 20 – Croatia women's national handball team finished third at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship, winning the bronze medal, first-ever medal in Croatian women's handball history.
- December 27 – COVID-19 vaccination begins.
- December 28 – Sisak-Moslavina County was hit by a strong earthquake, with damage being reported.
- December 29 – 2020 Petrinja earthquake. Seven people killed and 26 injured.
Deaths
January
- January 1 – Damir Mihanović, comedian and musician.
- January 4 – Zdravko Tomac, politician and writer.
- January 21 – Zlatko Mesić, footballer.
- January 24 – Duje Bonačić, rower.
February
- February 15 – Vatroslav Mimica, film director.
March
- March 3 – Božidar Alić, actor.
- March 7 – Veronika Durbešić, actress.
- March 8 – Zdenka Vučković, singer.
- March 22 – Branko Cikatić, heavyweight kickboxer.
May
- May 21 – Bekim Sejranović, writer.
June
- June 20 – Ema Derossi-Bjelajac, communist politician.
- June 30 – Ivo Banac, historian.
August
- August 4 – Rajko Dujmić, musician and composer.
- August 11 – Tonko Maroević, poet, writer and academic.
- August 15 – Josip Kregar, sociologist, jurist and politician.
September
- September 5 – Žarko Domljan, politician.
October
- October 18 – Orlando Rivetti, sports journalist.
- October 25 – Slaven Letica, sociologist, politician and university professor.
- October 26 – Jean-Jacques Roskam, rock guitarist.
- October 29 – Slaven Zambata, footballer.
November
- November 2 – Mladen Kušec, poet, narrator, publicist and journalist.
- November 7 — Vera Zima, actress.
- November 11 – Anđelka Martić, writer and translator.
- November 12 – Krasnodar Rora, footballer.
- November 13 – Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac, folk singer.
- November 15 – Ivan Kožarić, artist.
- November 15 – Anto Kovačević, politician, publicist and philosopher.
- November 16 – Tomislav Merčep, convicted war criminal.
- November 22 – Mustafa Nadarević, actor.
- November 27 – Špiro Guberina, actor.
- November 28 – Vera Tomašek, journalist and editor.
December
- December 1 – Lazo Goluža, editor, quiz author and translator.
- December 11 – Đurđa Ivezić, actress.
- December 13 – Otto Barić, football player and manager.
- December 18 – Vojmir Kačić, football manager.
- December 23 – Pero Kvrgić, actor.
- December 26 – Milka Babović, sprint and hurdles runner, and later sports journalist.