What Happened on September 21, 2020

Historical Events

Canadian province of Quebec expands restrictions, declaring it is in a second COVID-19 wave as cases across the country average 1,000 a day

Event of Interest

WHO Director Tedros Ghebreyesus says countries representing 2/3 of the world's population have joined its COVAX vaccine-distribution initiative to deliver 2 billion doses by end 2021

Head of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Famous Deaths

Bob Nevin, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1962, 63; Toronto Maple Leafs; NY Rangers; 1,128 career NHL games), dies at 82
Jacques-Louis Monod, French pianist, conductor, and composer (Cantus Contra Cantum), dies at 93
Jaime Alves, Portuguese soccer midfielder (3 caps; Boavista), dies at 55
Lars-Åke Lagrell, Swedish sports administrator (President Swedish Football Association 1991-2012) and politician (Governor Kronoberg County 2002-06), dies at 80
Michael Lonsdale, French actor (The Day of the Jackal, Moonraker), dies at 89
Robert Freeman Smith, American politician (Rep-R-Oregon), dies at 89
Tommy Devito, American rock baritone vocalist and guitarist (Four Seasons - "Sherry"), dies of COVID-19 at 93