2021 in Poland
The Sejm assigned several patrons for year of 2021, so that 2021 is to be known as the Stanisław Lem Year, Stefan Wyszyński Year, Cyprian Norwid Year, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński Year, Tadeusz Różewicz Year, as well as the Constitution of 3 May Year in Poland.[1]
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Incumbents
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
- 1 January — Ten villages were granted town rights: Budzyń, Dubiecko, Goraj, Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, Kamionka, Koźminek, Sochocin, Solec nad Wisłą, Wiskitki, and Wodzisław.[2]
- 6 January — Changes were made in the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland. Piotr Ćwik succeeded Paweł Mucha as Chief of the Chancellery. The following day Paweł Szrot was appointed Chief of the Cabinet, replacing Krzysztof Szczerski.[3]
- 27 January – The Constitutional Tribunal's ruling stating that termination of pregnancy for fetal defects is unconstitutional was published in the Journal of Laws.[4]
Scheduled/predicted events
- Varso in Warsaw, the tallest building in Warsaw and Poland and in the European Union, projected for completion.[5]
- Gas Interconnection Poland–Lithuania projected to be ready for operation by the end of the year.[6]
- The Voice Kids (Polish series 4) to be premiered on 27 February
Deaths
January
- 4 January — Antoni Stankiewicz, Roman Catholic bishop, Dean of Roman Rota (b. 1935).
- 8 January — Wojciech Przybylski, football player and manager, sports and political activist (b. 1939).
- 10 January
- Adam Dyczkowski, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1932).
- Gothard Kokott, football player and manager (b. 1943).
- 28 January
- Henryk Ostrowski, politician (b. 1960).
- Maria Koterbska, singer (b. 1924).
- 21 January — Henryk "Papcio Chmiel" Chmielewski, comic book artist and journalist (b. 1923).
- 24 January — Franciszek Kokot, nephrologist and endocrinologist (b. 1929).
- 28 January — Ryszard Kotys, actor (b. 1932).
- 30 January — Alfreda Markowska, Polish-Romani woman who during World War II saved approximately fifty Jewish and Roma children from death in the Holocaust and the Porajmos genocide (b. 1926).
- 31 January — Andrzej Kossakowski, theoretical physicist, professor at the Nicolaus Copernicus University (b. 1938).
February
- 1 February — Ryszard Szurkowski, road bicycle racer (b. 1946).
- 2 February — Edward Babiuch, Polish Communist politician, 50th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1927).
- 6 February — Krzysztof Kowalewski, actor and comedian (b. 1937).
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References
- "Sejm wybrał patronów roku 2021"
- https://tvn24.pl/biznes/z-kraju/nowe-miasta-w-polsce-od-stycznia-2021-lista-i-mapa-4785422
- https://www.prezydent.pl/aktualnosci/nominacje/art,202,nominacje-w-kancelarii-prezydenta-rp.html
- "Poland puts new restrictions on abortion into effect, resulting in a near-total ban on terminations". cnn.com. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- https://warszawa.naszemiasto.pl/varso-osiagnie-310-metrow-do-konca-roku-taras-widokowy-na/ar/c1-7523269
- "Dujotiekių jungtis tarp Lenkijos ir Lietuvos (GIPL)".
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