2009 in Poland

Events during the year 2009 in Poland.

Incumbents

Events

January

• 1 January – Five localities were granted town rights: Bobowa, Brzostek, Krynki, Michałowo, and Szczucin.

February

• 17 February – Rescue helicopter Mil Mi-2 of the Polish Medical Air Rescue has crashed in Jarostów; pilot and HCM were killed and the doctor severely injured.
• 27 February – Combat helicopter Mil Mi-24 of the Polish Air Force has crashed in Szadłowice; pilot was killed, two other crew members lightly injured.

March

• 31 March – An-28 Bryza-2RF transport plane of Polish Air Force has crashed in the Babie Doły district of Gdynia; entire crew (four persons) was killed.

April

• 6 April – one death and 25 wounded in a train crash near Białogard
• 13 April – Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire. 23 deaths. President of Poland declared a 3-day national mourning.

May

• 5 May – Skra Bełchatów won their fifth Polish Volleyball Championship defeating Resovia in the finals (see 2008–09 PlusLiga).
• 20 May – Asseco Prokom Sopot won their sixth Polish Basketball Championship defeating Turów Zgorzelec in the finals.
• 31 May – last flight of the Polish airline Centralwings

June

• Poland hit by 2009 European floods
• 7 June: European Parliament election takes place in Poland.

August

• 23–30 August – Poznań hosts the 2009 World Rowing Championships.
• 30 August – Su-27 combat plane of Belarusian Air Force crashes during the Radom Air Show 2009; entire crew (two persons) was killed.

September

• 7–20 September – Poland hosts the EuroBasket 2009.
• 18 September – 20 deaths and 37 wounded following 2009 Wujek-Śląsk mine blast
• 25 September–4 October – Poland hosts the 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship.

October

• 18 October – Falubaz Zielona Góra won their fifth Team Speedway Polish Championship defeating Unibax Toruń in the finals (see 2009 Polish speedway season).

December

• 18 December – President Lech Kaczyński pardons brothers Tomasz, Mirosław and Krzysztof Winek for their role in the Lynching at Włodowo.

Deaths

February

• 7 February: Piotr Stańczak, Polish geologist beheaded by Islamic terrorists in Pakistan

See also

• 2009 in Polish television

References