2011 in Poland
Events during the year 2011 in Poland.
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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 National 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
- 8–9 September - Tenth Jubilee International Ignatius Reimann Festival in Krosnowice.
October
- 9 October - Polish Parliamentary Elections, 2011.
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Deaths
January
- 2 January - Cezary Kuleszyński, hurdler.
- 7 January:
- * Krzysztof Kolberger, Polish actor.
- * Włodzimierz Ławniczak, Polish journalist
- 9 January - Jerzy Woźniak, Polish soccer player, Polish representative
- 14 January - Zdzisław Szczotkowski, Polish lector
- 23 January - Tomasz Wełnicki, Polish journalist, politician
- 24 January - Włodzimierz Kłopocki, Polish actor
- 25 January - Andrzej Szypulski, Polish screenwriter and novelist
- 27 January - Jan Baszkiewicz, Polish lawyer, historian, political scientist
February
- 1 February - Stanisław Michalski, Polish actor
- 4 February - Janusz Pezda, Polish politician and governor of Jelenia Góra
- 6 February:
- * Jerzy Banaśkiewicz - Polish Catholic cleric, poet
- * Magdalena Tesławska - Polish film and theatre costume designer
- 9 February:
- * Andrzej Przybielski, Polish jazz trumpeter
- * Janusz Maciejewski, Polish philologist, literary critic
- 10 February:
- * Józef Życiński, Polish Catholic cleric, Archbishop of Lublin
- * Antoni Halor, Polish film and theatre director, artist literary
- 15 February:
- * Sławomir Radoń, Polish historian, General Director of State Archives
- * Karin Stanek, Polish singer, lead singer of the band Czerwono-Czarni
- 21 February - Jerzy Nowosielski, Polish painter, illustrator, set designer
March
- 3 March - Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actor
- 4 March - Lucyna Legut, Polish actor
- 19 March - Anna Kajtochowa, Polish writer, novelist, journalist
- 23 March - Antoni Jurasz, Polish actor
- 26 March:
- * Roman Piętka, Polish neounic priest, Archimandrite
- * Paul Baran, American computer scientist of Polish descent
April
- 3 April:
- * Marian Pankowski, Polish writer
- * Andrzej Butruk, Polish actor, lector, satirist
- 16 April:
- * Henryk Zomerski, Polish bass guitarist
- * Tadeusz Pawlusiak, Polish ski jumper
- 18 April - Andrzej Piszczatowski, Polish actor
- 20 April - Halina Skibniewska, Polish architect, politician, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm
- 25 April - Ryszard Nawrocki, Polish actor
- 27 April - Zdzisław Rutecki, Polish speedway, speedway sports coach
- 29 April - Waldemar Baszanowski, Polish weightlifter, World and European champion, Olympic champion
May
- 12 May - Piotr Żyżelewicz, Polish drummer, member of the teams: Armia, Izrael, Voo Voo and 2Tm2, 3
- 15 May - Krystyna Dmochowska, Polish actor
- 17 May - Ewa Szumańska, Polish writer, reporter, satirist
- 18 May - Włada Majewska, Polish radio journalist, actress, singer
- 25 May:
- * Edward Żentara, Polish actor
- * Marek Nawara, Polish politician
- 27 May:
- * Małgorzata Dydek, Polish basketball player
- * Jacek Puchała, Polish surgeon
- 29 May - Krystyna Skuszanka, Polish theatre director and principal of theatres
June
- 4 June - Jerzy Świątkiewicz, Polish lawyer
- 6 June - Stefan Kuryłowicz, Polish architect
- 13 June - Onil, Polish rapper
- 18 June - Marek Szufa, Polish pilot, vice-champion in gliding Aerobatic Flying
- 25 June - Jan Kułakowski, Polish politician and trade-unionist
- 27 June - Maciej Zembaty, Polish poet, translator, musician, satirist
- 30 June - Tadeusz Skutnik, Polish journalist and poet
July
- 12 July - Roman Stanisław Ingarden, mathematical physicist
- 16 July:
- * Albin Małysiak, Polish cleric, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kraków
- * Kazimierz Neumann, Polish rower
- 20 July - Rafał Balcewicz, Polish ice hockey player
- 21 July:
- * Andrzej Zalewski, Polish radio journalist
- * Kazimierz Świątek, Polish Catholic spiritual, Roman Catholic Cardinal
- 23 July - Janusz Gniatkowski, Polish singer
August
- 5 August - Andrzej Lepper, Polish unionist, politician, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture
- 6 August - Roman Opałka, Polish painter and graphic artist
- 13 August - Jerzy Masztaler, Polish football coach
- 19 August - Janusz Kierzkowski, Polish track cyclist
- 21 August - Maria Kornatowska, Polish film critic, essayist, lecturer at the Łódź Film School
- 22 August - Andrzej Urbanowicz, Polish painter and visual artist
September
- 3 September - Andrzej Maria Deskur, Polish Catholic cleric, Cardinal
- 6 September:
- * Janusz Morgenstern, Polish film director
- * Damian Szojda, Polish Franciscan, an interpreter the Bible
- 15 September - Regina Smendzianka, Polish pianist and pedagogue
- 16 September - Maria Sawicka, Polish social activist, lawyer
- 17 September:
- * Magda Teresa Wójcik, Polish actress, film director
- * Tomasz Zygadło, Polish film director, screenwriter