2020 in Latvia explained

Events of 2020 in Latvia.

Incumbents

• President

Egils Levits

• Prime Minister

Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš

Events

• 9 January – Latvia makes their debut at the European Men's Handball Championship, in the 2020 edition.

Deaths

• February 1 – Leons Briedis, poet and novelist (b. 1949)
• March 31 – Aleksei Frolikov, ice hockey player (b. 1957)
• April 29 – Jānis Lūsis, track and field athlete (b. 1939)
• July 6 – Juris Kronbergs, poet and translator (b. 1946)
• September 20 – Pavels Rebenoks, lawyer and politician (b. 1980)
• October 2 – Tatjana Berga, archaeologist and numismatist (b. 1944)^[1]
• October 6 – Oļegs Karavajevs, football goalkeeper (b. 1961)
• November 16 – Laimonis Laizāns, football goalkeeper (b. 1945)
• November 27 – Dainis Liepiņš, cyclist (b. 1962)

Notes and References

1. News: Tatjana Berga (1944-2020). obituary. Coins Weekly. Dāboliņš, Viktors. 22 November 2023.