2011 in Poland

2011 in Poland
Events during the year 2011 in Poland.
Incumbents
Elections
Bold indicates government parties.
Events
January
1 January – 5 places: Wolbórz, Nowe Brzesko, Pruchnik, Czyżew and Gościno received city rights.
9 January – The nineteenth finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity.
10 January – A test HD version of TVP1 is launched, named TVP1 HD.
31 January – President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski signed a law introducing a 35 percent quota for electoral lists.
February
7 February – Warsaw summit of the Weimar Triangle.
19 February – Performance by the famous DJ Armin van Buuren in Poznań.
25 February – Abolition of the Property Commission of the Catholic Church.
March
1 March – The first time Poland celebrated a new national holiday: National Day of Remembrance "Soldiers accursed".
25 March – The Polish Sejm adopted a government proposal declining pension contributions transferred to open pension funds.
April
1 April – Start of the Polish Census 2011.
29 April – The court annulled the Walbrzych presidential election.
May
17 May – Sejm investigative committee for Christopher Olewnik adopted a report on its work.
June
5 June – Rebranding of phone company Era to T-Mobile Poland.
28 June – Lukasz Kaminski sworn in as president of the Institute of National Remembrance.
July
1 July – Poland takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Hungary for a six-month term.
29 July – Committee for Investigation of National Aviation Accidents of the Polish Civil Aviation Authority announced a report on the causes of the Smolensk catastrophe on 10 April 2010.
August
1 August – "The Law of 5 January 2011 - Election Code" comes into force.
4 August – The Polish President, Bronislaw Komorowski, officially announces the Parliamentary election date, set for 5 October 2011.
12 August – Four people have been killed and 30 people injured after a train derailed between Warsaw and Katowice in Poland.
18 August – The Gdynia District Court acquitted Adam Darski, the leader of death metal band Behemoth, accused of insulting religious feelings.
September
3 September – Opening of the Polish National Stadium (Earlier called: Stadium of the Decade)
8–9 September – Tenth Jubilee International Ignatius Reimann Festival in Krosnowice.
October
9 October – Polish Parliamentary Elections, 2011.
Unknown date
A Liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant was set up in Swinoujscie.
Deaths
January
2 January – Cezary Kuleszyński, hurdler. (b. 1937)
7 January:
Krzysztof Kolberger, Polish actor. (b. 1950)
Włodzimierz Ławniczak, Polish journalist (b. 1959)
9 January – Jerzy Woźniak, Polish soccer player, Polish representative (b. 1932)
14 January – Zdzisław Szczotkowski, Polish lector (b. 1945)
23 January – Tomasz Wełnicki, Polish journalist, politician (b. 1957)
24 January – Włodzimierz Kłopocki, Polish actor (b. 1934)
25 January – Andrzej Szypulski, Polish screenwriter and novelist (b. 1936)
27 January – Jan Baszkiewicz, Polish lawyer, historian, political scientist (b. 1930)
February
1 February – Stanisław Michalski, Polish actor (b. 1932)
4 February – Janusz Pezda, Polish politician and governor of Jelenia Góra (b. 1943)
6 February:
Jerzy Banaśkiewicz – Polish Catholic cleric, poet (b. 1937)
Magdalena Tesławska – Polish film and theatre costume designer (b. 1945)
9 February:
Andrzej Przybielski, Polish jazz trumpeter (b. 1944)
Janusz Maciejewski, Polish philologist, literary critic (b. 1930)
10 February:
Józef Życiński, Polish Catholic cleric, Archbishop of Lublin (b. 1948)
Antoni Halor, Polish film and theatre director, artist literary (b. 1937)
15 February:
Sławomir Radoń, Polish historian, General Director of State Archives (b. 1957)
Karin Stanek, Polish singer, lead singer of the band Czerwono-Czarni (b. 1946)
21 February – Jerzy Nowosielski, Polish painter, illustrator, set designer (b. 1923)
March
3 March – Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actor (b. 1912)
4 March – Lucyna Legut, Polish actor (b. 1926)
19 March – Anna Kajtochowa, Polish writer, novelist, journalist (b. 1928)
23 March – Antoni Jurasz, Polish actor (b. 1922)
26 March:
Roman Piętka, Polish priest, Archimandrite (b. 1937)
Paul Baran, American computer scientist of Polish descent (b. 1926)
April
3 April:
Marian Pankowski, Polish writer (b. 1919)
Andrzej Butruk, Polish actor, lector, satirist (b. 1964)
16 April:
Henryk Zomerski, Polish bass guitarist (b. 1942)
Tadeusz Pawlusiak, Polish ski jumper (b. 1946)
18 April – Andrzej Piszczatowski, Polish actor (b. 1945)
20 April – Halina Skibniewska, Polish architect, politician, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm (b. 1921)
25 April – Ryszard Nawrocki, Polish actor (b. 1940)
27 April – Zdzisław Rutecki, Polish speedway, speedway sports coach (b. 1960)
29 April – Waldemar Baszanowski, Polish weightlifter, World and European champion, Olympic champion (b. 1935)
May
12 May – Piotr Żyżelewicz, Polish drummer, member of the teams: Armia, Izrael, Voo Voo and 2Tm2, 3 (b. 1965)
15 May – Krystyna Dmochowska, Polish actor (b. 1956)
17 May – Ewa Szumańska, Polish writer, reporter, satirist (b. 1921)
18 May – Włada Majewska, Polish radio journalist, actress, singer (b. 1911)
25 May:
Edward Żentara, Polish actor (b. 1956)
Marek Nawara, Polish politician (b. 1956)
27 May:
Małgorzata Dydek, Polish basketball player (b. 1974)
Jacek Puchała, Polish surgeon (b. 1956)
29 May – Krystyna Skuszanka, Polish theatre director and principal of theatres (b. 1924)
June
4 June – Jerzy Świątkiewicz, Polish lawyer (b. 1925)
6 June – Stefan Kuryłowicz, Polish architect (b. 1949)
13 June – Onil, Polish rapper (b. 1980)
18 June – Marek Szufa, Polish pilot, vice-champion in gliding Aerobatic Flying (b. 1954)
25 June – Jan Kułakowski, Polish politician and trade-unionist (b. 1930)
27 June – Maciej Zembaty, Polish poet, translator, musician, satirist (b. 1944)
30 June – Tadeusz Skutnik, Polish journalist and poet (b. 1947)
July
12 July – Roman Stanisław Ingarden, mathematical physicist (b. 1920)
16 July:
Albin Małysiak, Polish cleric, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kraków (b. 1917)
Kazimierz Neumann, Polish rower (b. 1933)
20 July – Rafał Balcewicz, Polish ice hockey player (b. 1987)
21 July:
Andrzej Zalewski, Polish radio journalist (b. 1924)
Kazimierz Świątek, Polish Catholic spiritual, Roman Catholic Cardinal (b. 1914)
23 July – Janusz Gniatkowski, Polish singer (b. 1928)
August
5 August – Andrzej Lepper, Polish unionist, politician, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture (b. 1954)
6 August – Roman Opałka, Polish painter and graphic artist (b. 1931)
13 August – Jerzy Masztaler, Polish football coach (b. 1946)
19 August – Janusz Kierzkowski, Polish track cyclist (b. 1947)
21 August – Maria Kornatowska, Polish film critic, essayist, lecturer at the Łódź Film School (b. 1943)
22 August – Andrzej Urbanowicz, Polish painter and visual artist (b. 1938)
September
3 September – Andrzej Maria Deskur, Polish Catholic cleric, Cardinal (b. 1924)
6 September:
Janusz Morgenstern, Polish film director (b. 1922)
Damian Szojda, Polish Franciscan, an interpreter the Bible (b. 1932)
15 September – Regina Smendzianka, Polish pianist and pedagogue (b. 1924)
16 September – Maria Sawicka, Polish social activist, lawyer (b. 1923)
17 September:
Magda Teresa Wójcik, Polish actress, film director (b. 1934)
Tomasz Zygadło, Polish film director, screenwriter (b. 1947)
See also
2011 in Polish television
References
Poland
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