2011 in Poland
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Events during the year 2011 in Poland.
Incumbents
- President: Bronisław Komorowski (Civic Platform)
- Prime Minister: Donald Tusk (Civic Platform)
- Marshal of the Sejm: Grzegorz Schetyna (Civic Platform)
- Marshal of the Senate: Bogdan Borusewicz (Civic Platform)
Events
January
- 1 January – 5 places: Wolbórz, Nowe Brzesko, Pruchnik, Czyżew and Gościno received city rights.[1]
- 9 January – The nineteenth finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity.[2]
- 10 January – A test HD version of TVP1 is launched, named TVP1 HD.
- 31 January – President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski signed a law introducing a 35 percent quota for electoral lists.
February
- 7 February – Warsaw summit of the Weimar Triangle.[3]
- 19 February – Performance by the famous DJ Armin van Buuren in Poznań.
- 25 February – Abolition of the Property Commission of the Catholic Church.[4]
March
- 1 March – The first time Poland celebrated a new national holiday: National Day of Remembrance "Soldiers accursed".
- 25 March – The Polish Sejm adopted a government proposal declining pension contributions transferred to open pension funds.[5]
April
- 1 April – Start of the Polish Census 2011.[6]
- 29 April – The court annulled the Walbrzych presidential election.[7]
May
- 17 May – Sejm investigative committee for Christopher Olewnik adopted a report on its work.
June
- 5 June – Rebranding of phone company Era to T-Mobile Poland.[8]
- 28 June – Lukasz Kaminski sworn in as president of the Institute of National Remembrance.
July
- 1 July – Poland takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Hungary for a six month term.[9]
- 29 July – Committee for Investigation of National Aviation Accidents of the Polish National Aviation Authority announced a report on the causes of the Smolensk catastrophe on 10 April 2010.
August
- 1 August – "The Law of 5 January 2011 - Election Code" comes into force.
- 4 August – The Polish President, Bronislaw Komorowski, officially announces the Parliamentary election date, set for 5 October 2011.
- 12 August – Four people have been killed and 30 people injured after a train derailed between Warsaw and Katowice in Poland.[10]
- 18 August – The Gdynia District Court acquitted Adam Darski, the leader of death metal band Behemoth, accused of insulting religious feelings.
September
- 3 September – Opening of the Polish National Stadium (Earlier called: Stadium of the Decade)
- 8–9 September – Tenth Jubilee International Ignatius Reimann Festival in Krosnowice.
October
- 9 October – Polish Parliamentary Elections, 2011.[11]
Unknown date
A Liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant was set up in Swinoujscie.
Deaths
January
Krzysztof Kolberger
- 7 January:
- Krzysztof Kolberger, polish actor. (born 1950)
- Włodzimierz Ławniczak, polish journalist (born 1959)
- 9 January – Jerzy Woźniak, polish soccer player, Polish representative (born 1932)
- 14 January – Zdzisław Szczotkowski, polish lector (born 1945)
- 23 January – Tomasz Wełnicki, polish journalist, politician (born 1957)
- 24 January – Włodzimierz Kłopocki, polish actor (born 1934)
- 25 January – Andrzej Szypulski, polish screenwriter and novelist (born 1936)
- 27 January – Jan Baszkiewicz, polish lawyer, historian, political scientist (born 1930)
February
- 1 February – Stanisław Michalski, polish actor (born 1932)
- 4 February – Janusz Pezda, polish politician and governor of Jelenia Góra (born 1943)
- 6 February:
- Jerzy Banaśkiewicz – polish Catholic cleric, poet (born 1937)
- Magdalena Tesławska – polish film and theatre costume designer (born 1945)
- 9 February:
- Andrzej Przybielski, polish jazz trumpeter (born 1944)
- Janusz Maciejewski, polish philologist, literary critic (born 1930)
- 10 February:
- Józef Życiński, polish Catholic cleric, Archbishop of Lublin (born 1948)
- Antoni Halor, polish film and theatre director, artist literary (born 1937)
- 15 February:
- Sławomir Radoń, polish historian, General Director of State Archives (born 1957)
- Karin Stanek, polish singer, lead singer of the band Czerwono-Czarni (born 1946)
- 21 February – Jerzy Nowosielski, polish painter, illustrator, set designer (born 1923)
March
- 3 March – Irena Kwiatkowska, polish actor (born 1912)
- 4 March – Lucyna Legut, polish actor (born 1926)
- 19 March – Anna Kajtochowa, polish writer, novelist, journalist (born 1928)
- 23 March – Antoni Jurasz, polish actor (born 1922)
- 26 March:
- Roman Piętka, polish neounic priest, Archimandrite (born 1937)
- Paul Baran, American computer scientist of Polish descent (born 1926)
April
- 3 April:
- Marian Pankowski, polish writer (born 1919)
- Andrzej Butruk, polish actor, lector, satirist (born 1964)
- 16 April:
- Henryk Zomerski, polish bass guitarist (born 1942)
- Tadeusz Pawlusiak, polish ski jumper (born 1946)
- 18 April – Andrzej Piszczatowski, polish actor (born 1945)
- 20 April – Halina Skibniewska, polish architect, politician, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm (born 1921)
- 25 April – Ryszard Nawrocki, polish actor (born 1940)
- 27 April – Zdzisław Rutecki, polish speedway, speedway sports coach (born 1960)
- 29 April – Waldemar Baszanowski, polish weightlifter, World and European champion, Olympic champion (born 1935)
May
Małgorzata Dydek
- 12 May – Piotr Żyżelewicz, polish drummer, member of the teams: Armia, Izrael, Voo Voo and 2Tm2, 3 (born 1965)
- 15 May – Krystyna Dmochowska, polish actor (born 1956)
- 17 May – Ewa Szumańska, polish writer, reporter, satirist (born 1921)
- 18 May – Włada Majewska, polish radio journalist, actress, singer (born 1911)
- 25 May:
- Edward Żentara, polish actor (born 1956)
- Marek Nawara, polish politician (born 1956)
- 27 May:
- Małgorzata Dydek, polish basketball player (born 1974)
- Jacek Puchała, polish surgeon (born 1956)
- 29 May – Krystyna Skuszanka, polish theatre director and principal of theatres (born 1924)
June
Jan Kułakowski
- 4 June – Jerzy Świątkiewicz, polish lawyer (born 1925)
- 6 June – Stefan Kuryłowicz, polish architect (born 1949)
- 13 June – Onil, polish rapper (born 1980)
- 18 June – Marek Szufa, polish pilot, vice-champion in gliding Aerobatic Flying (born 1954)
- 25 June – Jan Kułakowski, polish politician and trade-unionist (born 1930)
- 27 June – Maciej Zembaty, polish poet, translator, musician, satirist (born 1944)
- 30 June – Tadeusz Skutnik, polish journalist and poet (born 1947)
July
- 12 July – Roman Stanisław Ingarden, mathematical physicist (born 1920)
- 16 July:
- Albin Małysiak, Polish cleric, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kraków (born 1917)
- Kazimierz Neumann, Polish rower (born 1933)
- 20 July – Rafał Balcewicz, Polish ice hockey player (born 1987)
- 21 July:
- Andrzej Zalewski, Polish radio journalist (born 1924)
- Kazimierz Świątek, Polish Catholic spiritual, Roman Catholic Cardinal (born 1914)
- 23 July – Janusz Gniatkowski, Polish singer (born 1928)
August
Andrzej Lepper
- 5 August – Andrzej Lepper, Polish unionist, politician, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture (born 1954)
- 6 August – Roman Opałka, Polish painter and graphic artist (born 1931)
- 13 August – Jerzy Masztaler, Polish football coach (born 1946)
- 19 August – Janusz Kierzkowski, Polish track cyclist (born 1947)
- 21 August – Maria Kornatowska, Polish film critic, essayist, lecturer at the Łódź Film School (born 1943)
- 22 August – Andrzej Urbanowicz, Polish painter and visual artist (born 1938)
September
- 3 September – Andrzej Maria Deskur, Polish Catholic cleric, Cardinal (born 1924)
- 6 September:
- Janusz Morgenstern, Polish film director (born 1922)
- Damian Szojda, Polish Franciscan, an interpreter the Bible (born 1932)
- 15 September – Regina Smendzianka, Polish pianist and pedagogue (born 1924)
- 16 September – Maria Sawicka, Polish social activist, lawyer (born 1923)
- 17 September:
- Magda Teresa Wójcik, Polish actress, film director (born 1934)
- Tomasz Zygadło, Polish film director, screenwriter (born 1947)
References
- ↑ {{{title}}}, Dz. U. z 2010 r. poz. 138
- ↑ "I ruszyliśmy! XIX Finał WOŚP już gra!". wosp.prg.pl (in Polish). wosp.org.pl. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ↑ "Merkel i Sarkozy u Komorowskiego". money.pl (in Polish). money.pl. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ↑ "To juz koniec dzialalnosci Komisji Majatkowej". wp.pl (in Polish) (wp.pl). 26 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ↑ "Sejm uchwalił zmiany w systemie emerytalnym". wnp.pl (in Polish). wnp.pl. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ↑ "Pilna informacja o "Spisie Powszechnym" 01-04-2011" (PDF). stat.gov.pl (in Polish). stat.gov.pl. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ "Wybory w Wałbrzychu nieważne". rp.pl (in Polish). rp.pl. 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "T-mobile goes online in Poland". thenews.pl (thenews.pl). 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ↑ "Poland takes its turn at EU helm". BBC News (BBC News). 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ "Four dead, 30 injured in Polish train crash". RTE (RTE). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ termin obliczony zgodnie z art. 98 Konstytucji RP
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