Kobe Bryant's death, Beirut blast, aliens: 10 shockers of 2020 beyond pandemic Kobe Bryant's death, Beirut blast, aliens: 10 shockers of 2020 beyond pandemic This year, although had us mostly involved in dealing with the virus, was also a witness to many other events that shook the world apart. advertisement UPDATED: December 15, 2020 11:35 IST The killing of Gen Qassem Soleimani, Black Lives Matter protests after George Floyd's killing and Kobe Bryant's death are some of the big events that happened in 2020 (Photos: AP) The coronavirus pandemic this year brought to us a world that most of us have not lived in before. The pandemic that began in China's Wuhan last year has now spread all over the world and left us in many unprecedented settings.