2019 in Poland
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Incumbents
- President – Andrzej Duda (independent, supported by Law and Justice)
- Prime Minister – Mateusz Morawiecki (Law and Justice)
- Marshal of the Sejm – Marek Kuchciński (Law and Justice)
- Marshal of the Senate – Stanisław Karczewski (Law and Justice)
Events
January
- January 4 – Koszalin escape room fire[1]
- January 13 – Paweł Adamowicz, the mayor of Gdańsk, is stabbed during a live charity event in Gdańsk by a former inmate, who was released from prison a month prior to the assassination. Adamowicz dies the following day from his injuries, at the age of 53.[2]
April
- April 1 — Priests in Gdańsk burn Harry Potter books.[3]
May
- 23 May – 15 June – The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup took place
Births
Deaths
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January
- 14 January – Paweł Adamowicz, mayor of Gdańsk (b. 1965.[2]
February
July
- July 8 – Natalia Rolleczek, Polish writer (b. 1919).[5]
References
- ^ France-Presse, Agence (4 January 2019). "Five teenagers dead after fire in 'escape room' in Poland". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Stabbed Polish mayor dies in hospital". BBC. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Harry Potter books burned by Polish priests alarmed by magic, BBC News, April 1, 2019, retrieved April 1, 2019
- ^ Poland's former prime minister Olszewski dies at 88: state TV
- ^ Jej "Drewniany różaniec" był wstrząsem. Zmarła Natalia Rolleczek (in Polish)
