2019 in Poland
Events of 2019 in Poland.
Incumbents
- President – Andrzej Duda
- Prime Minister – Mateusz Morawiecki
- Marshal of the Sejm – Marek Kuchciński, Elżbieta Witek
- Marshal of the Senate – Stanisław Karczewski, Tomasz Grodzki
Events
January
- January 1 — Town rights were restored to ten localities: Koszyce, Lubowidz, Nowa Słupia, Nowy Korczyn, Oleśnica, Opatowiec, Pacanów, Pierzchnica, Szydłów, and Wielbark.
- January 4 - Koszalin escape room fire
- 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.
March
April
- April 1 — Priests in Gdańsk burn Harry Potter books.
- April 8 — Polish teachers began a strike initiated by Polish Teachers' Union
- April 22 — Pruchnik was condemned by the World Jewish Congress for doing the Burning of Judas.
May
- 23 May – 15 June - The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup took place
June
- 14 June – Anwil Włocławek won their third Polish Basketball Championship defeating Polski Cukier Toruń in the finals.
July
- 20 July: Białystok equality march attacked by thousands of members of far-right groups, hooligan football fans, and others. The New York Times, compared the publish shock to the reaction to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
August
- August: the Archbishop of Kraków Marek Jędraszewski said the "LGBT ideology" were like a "rainbow plague" in a sermon commemorating the Warsaw uprising.
October
- 13 October: The governing Law and Justice government wins Reelection, with an increased popular vote of 43%, the highest vote share by any party since Poland returned to democracy in 1989.
September
- 22 September: Unia Leszno won their 17th Team Speedway Polish Championship defeating Sparta Wrocław in the finals.
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 government passes the Polish Supreme Court Disciplinary Chamber law
Holidays
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 21 April - Easter Sunday
- 22 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - May Day
- 3 May - 3 May Constitution Day
- 9 Jun - Whit Sunday
- 20 June - Corpus Christi
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 11 November - Independence Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – 2nd Day of Christmas
Deaths
January
- 14 January – Paweł Adamowicz, mayor of Gdańsk.
February
- 1 February – Bożena Aksamit, Journalist
- 7 February – Jan Olszewski, 3rd Prime Minister of Poland
March
April
June
- 7 June – Ryszard Bugajski, film director
- 17 June – Zbigniew Horbowy, glassware designer
July
- 8 July –, writer
- 20 July – Wiktor Jędrzejec, graphic designer,
August
- 6 August – Krystyna Dańko, humanitarian
- 18 August – Andrzej Buszewicz, actor
September
- 18 September – Leszek Elektorowicz, poet
- 28 September Jan Kobuszewski, actor