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2008 in Poland
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Events during the year 2008 in Poland.
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Events
January
- 1 January – Town rights of Boguchwała were restored.[1]
- 23 January – Mirosławiec air disaster; an EADS CASA C-295 military transport plane crashed as it approached the Mirosławiec runway, killing all passengers and crew: 20 victims. 3 days of national mourning followed.
March
- 1 March – Cyclone Emma causes damage in Poland
April
- 16 April: Skra Bełchatów won their fourth Polish Volleyball Championship defeating AZS Częstochowa in the finals (see 2007–08 Polish Volleyball League).
June
- 4 June
- 6 miners died in a blast in Borynia Coal Mine.
- Prokom Trefl Sopot won their fifth Polish Basketball Championship defeating Turów Zgorzelec in the finals.
August
- 5–6 June – 2008 Poland tornado outbreak; 4 fatalities.
September
- 3–7 September 2008 – Pruszków hosts the 2008 UEC European Track Championships.
October
- 19 October – Unibax Toruń won their fourth Team Speedway Polish Championship defeating Unia Leszno in the finals (see 2008 Polish speedway season).
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Deaths
July
- 10 July: Krystyna Kersten, Polish historian.
- 13 July: Bronisław Geremek, Polish politician, died in a car accident.
- 14 July: Antoni Heda, Polish general and partisan.
See also
References
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