Events during the year 2005 in Poland.

Incumbents + Incumbents Position Person Party President Aleksander KwaśniewskiLech Kaczyński Prime Minister Marek BelkaKazimierz Marcinkiewicz Marshal of the Sejm Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz Marshal of the Senate Longin PastusiakBogdan Borusewicz

Events

1 July – Lynching at Włodowo 9 and 23 October – 2005 Polish presidential election

Deaths

11 January – Jerzy Pawłowski, fencer and double agent (born 1932). 20 January – Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, journalist, writer, politician and social worker (born 1914) 25 January – Stanisław Albinowski, economist (born 1923) 21 February – Zdzisław Beksiński painter, photographer and sculptor (born 1929) 17 March – Czesław Słania, engraver (born 1921) 3 April – Aleksy Antkiewicz, boxer (born 1923). 17 April – Marian Sawa, composer (born 1937) 12 May – Zdzisław Gierwatowski, footballer (born 1920) 14 May – Józef Gąsienica, Nordic combined skier (born 1941). 26 May – Krzysztof Nowak, footballer (born 1975) 30 May – Tomasz Pacyński, fantasy and science fiction writer (born 1958) 26 June – Filip Adwent, politician (born 1955) 20 August – Romuald Grabczewski, chess player (born 1932) 31 August – Joseph Rotblat, physicist (born 1908) 16 September – Arkadiusz Gołaś, volleyball player (born 1981). 24 September – Daniel Podrzycki, politician (born 1963) 13 October – Marian Zieliński, weightlifter (born 1929). 17 November – Marek Perepeczko, actor (born 1942)

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