List of firsts in Poland

This is a list of firsts in Poland.

Politics and government

• First President: Gabriel Narutowicz (1865–1922): served from 11 December 1922 until he was assassinated by Eligiusz Niewiadomski five days later.
• First Prime Minister: Stanisław Małachowski (1736–1809): 5 October 1807 - 14 December 1807.
• First female Prime minister: Hanna Suchocka.
• First openly gay member of the Polish Sejm: Robert Biedroń.
• First openly transgender member of the Polish Sejm: Anna Grodzka
• First member of the Polish Sejm of African origin: John Godson, 2010-2015.
• First openly gay mayor: Robert Biedroń.

Education and academia

• First university: Jagiellonian University, founded in 1364.

Science and technology

• First railway: Wrocław to Oława (then in German territory) completed on 22 May 1842.
• First airport: aeroplanes flew from Elbląg Airport (then in German territory, and now closed) in 1912.
• First welded road bridge: Maurzyce Bridge ended in 1928, first road bridge in these technic in world
• First nuclear reactor: The Ewa reactor R1 in the Instytut Badań Jądrowych (Institute of Nuclear Research), started on July 13, 1954.
• First motorway: Warszawa-Katowice, so called "Gierkówka", 1976.
• First line of the Warsaw Metro: Kabaty to Politechinka, opened on April 7, 1995.

Culture

• First official translation of the Bible: St. Florian's Psalter (Psałterz floriański), 14th cent.
• First theatre: The National Theatre (Teatr Narodowy) in Warsaw, 1765

Other

• First school shooting in Polish history: Wilno school massacre