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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) (until 9 August), Elżbieta Witek (Law and Justice) (since 9 August)
- Marshal of the Senate – Stanisław Karczewski (Law and Justice) (until 11 November), Tomasz Grodzki (Civic Platform) (since 12 November)
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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]
March
April
- April 1 — Priests in Gdańsk burn Harry Potter books.[4]
- April 8 — Polish teachers began a strike initiated by Polish Teachers' Union[5]
- April 22 — Pruchnik was condemned by the World Jewish Congress for doing the Burning of Judas.[6][7][8][9][10]
May
- 23 May – 15 June – The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup took place
July
- 20 July: Białystok equality march attacked by thousands of members of far-right groups, hooligan football fans, and others.[11] The New York Times, compared the publish shock to the reaction to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.[12]
August
- August: the Archbishop of Kraków Marek Jędraszewski said the "LGBT ideology" were like a "rainbow plague" in a sermon commemorating the Warsaw uprising.[13]
October
- 13 October: The governing Law and Justice (PiS) government wins Reelection, with an increased popular vote of 43%, the highest vote share by any party since Poland returned to democracy in 1989.
November
- 24 November: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is held in Gliwice. Poland's representative, Viki Gabor, also wins the event, making Poland the first country to win the competition twice in a row and the first host nation to win.
December
- 20 December: The governing Law and Justice (PiS) government passes the Polish Supreme Court Disciplinary Chamber law
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Births
Deaths
January
- 14 January – Paweł Adamowicz, mayor of Gdańsk (b. 1965).[2]
February
- 1 February – Bożena Aksamit, Journalist (b. 1966)[14]
- 7 February – Jan Olszewski, 3rd Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1930)[15]
March
April
- 17 April – Ryszard Kaja, stage designer (b. 1962)[16]
June
- 7 June – Ryszard Bugajski, film director (b. 1943)[14]
- 17 June – Zbigniew Horbowy, glassware designer (b. 1935)[14]
July
August
- 6 August – Krystyna Dańko, humanitarian (b. 1917)[18]
- 18 August – Andrzej Buszewicz, actor (b. 1934)[14]
September
- 18 September – Leszek Elektorowicz, poet (b. 1924)[14]
- 28 September Jan Kobuszewski, actor (b. 1934)[14]
October
- 14 October – Bohdan Butenko, cartoonist (b. 1931)[14]
- 20 October – Andrzej Heidrich, graphic artist (b. 1928)[14]
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References
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