# 2024 in the Czech Republic

Events in the year 2024 in the Czech Republic.

## Incumbents

* President – Petr Pavel
* Prime Minister – Petr Fiala

## Events
### January

* 24 January – A fast train collides with a truck in Bohumín, killing one person and injuring 19 others.

### March

* 28 March – Russiagate: The Security Information Service reveals that Russia paid via the "Voice of Europe" hundreds of thousands of euros to European politicians aimed at influencing the European elections.

### May

* 7 May – The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic rules that requiring applicants seeking to officially change their gender to undergo gender-affirmation surgery, including sterilisation, is unconstitutional.
* 10–26 May – 2024 IIHF World Championship

### June

* 3 June – Eighteen people are injured in a lightning strike in a castle park in Liberec-Vratislavice.
* 5 June – A freight train collides with a RegioJet passenger train in Pardubice, killing at least four people and injuring 23.
* 6 June – An arson attack is made on public buses in Prague. A suspect from Latin America is arrested, while Czech authorities suspect Russian involvement.
* 7 June – 2024 European Parliament election.
* 17 June – An explosion at a military training ground in Libavá Military Training Area caused by ammunition leaves one soldier dead and eight others injured.
* 19 June – Three people are injured in a knife attack at a gas station in Prague. A suspect is arrested.

### July

* 16 July – The Czech government announces plans to facilitate production of the Colt CZ Group assault rifle and the construction of an ammunition factory in Ukraine.
* 17 July – The Czech government awards the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power with a tender to build two reactors at the Dukovany Nuclear Power Station.

### September

* 15–16 September – One person is killed and seven others are reported missing amid flooding caused by Storm Boris.
* 20–21 September – 2024 Czech Senate election (first round): The ANO wins a plurality of contested seats for the Senate and in regional elections.
* 24 September – Prime Minister Petr Fiala dismisses Czech Pirate Party leader Ivan Bartos as regional development minister, citing problems over a new digital system for issuing building permits. The dismissal prompts the Pirate Party to leave the governing coalition, resulting in a cabinet reshuffle that sees the dissolution of the ministry for legislation occupied by a Pirate minister.
* 27–28 September – 2024 Czech Senate election (second round): The ANO wins a total of eight seats, the party's strongest showing in a Senate election, while the ruling Spolu coalition wins 15.

### October

* 4 October – Five children are hospitalised in Prague after accidentally ingesting magnets as part of a TikTok challenge.
* 24 October – The Czech Republic signs a treaty formalising its relations with the Holy See.
* 26 October - Czech Airlines ceases operations after 101 years of service.

## Holidays

Source:
* 1 January – New Year's Day
* 29 March - Good Friday
* 1 April - Easter Monday
* 1 May – Labour Day
* 8 May – Victory in Europe Day
* 5 July – St. Cyril and Methodius Day
* 6 July – Jan Hus
* 28 September – Czech Statehood Day
* 28 October – Independent Czechoslovak State Day
* 17 November - Freedom and Democracy Day
* 24 December - Christmas Eve
* 25 December - Christmas Day
* 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day

## Art and entertainment

* List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

## Deaths

* 1 January – Oldřich Semerák, 91, composer, trombonist and music educator.
* 6 January – Ivo Oberstein, 88, Czech architect and urbanist.
* 9 January:
** Karel Janovický, 93, Czech-born British composer, pianist and radio producer (BBC World Service).
** Jaroslav Pavlů, 87, ice hockey player (HC Škoda Plzeň, HC Kometa Brno, HC Bolzano) and head coach.
* 11 January – Jiří Neuwirt, 75, painter, illustrator and printmaker.
* 12 January – František Janouch, 92, nuclear physicist and dissident.
* 13 January:
** Jana Hlaváčová, 85, actress (Operace Silver A, Angel of the Lord, The Dance Teacher).
** Ladislav Svoboda, 85, physician (Rytíři Kladno) and politician, senator (1996–2008).
* 16 January – Norbert Lichý, 59, actor (Lidice, Hastrman) and musician.
* 26 January – Jiří Bičák, 82, physicist and academic.
* 5 December – Barbora Bühnová, 43, computer scientist, co-founder of Czechitas and advocate for women in tech.