Events during the year 2009 in Poland.
Incumbents
+ Incumbents Position Person Party President Lech Kaczyński Independent (Supported by Law and Justice) Prime Minister Donald Tusk Civic Platform Marshal of the Sejm Bronisław Komorowski Civic Platform Marshal of the Senate Bogdan Borusewicz Independent (Supported by the Civic Platform)
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
pl:2009#Wydarzenia w Polsce