2020Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iranian nuclear scientist (born 1958)[†]
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi was an Iranian nuclear physicist and scientist. He was regarded as the chief of Iran's nuclear program.
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In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[†]
2020Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iranian nuclear scientist (born 1958)[†]
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi was an Iranian nuclear physicist and scientist. He was regarded as the chief of Iran's nuclear program.
2020Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, is assassinated near Tehran.[†]
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi was an Iranian nuclear physicist and scientist. He was regarded as the chief of Iran's nuclear program.
2020Days after the announcement of its discovery, the Utah monolith is removed by recreationists.[†]
The Utah monolith was a metal pillar that stood in a red sandstone slot canyon in northern San Juan County, Utah, United States. The pillar was 3 m (9.8 ft) tall and made of metal sheets riveted into a triangular prism. It was unlawfully placed on public land between July and October 2016; it stood unnoticed for over four years until its discovery and removal in late 2020. The identity of its makers is unknown, as are their objectives.
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