Events in the year 2024 in the Czech Republic.
Incumbents President – Petr Pavel Prime Minister – Petr Fiala Events January 24 January – A fast train collides with a truck in Bohumín, killing one person and injuring 19 others.
March 28 March – Russiagate: The Security Information Service reveals that Russia paid via the "Voice of Europe" hundreds of thousands of euros to European politicians aimed at influencing the European elections.
May 7 May – The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic rules that requiring applicants seeking to officially change their gender to undergo gender-affirmation surgery, including sterilisation, is unconstitutional. 10–26 May – 2024 IIHF World Championship
June 3 June – Eighteen people are injured in a lightning strike in a castle park in Liberec-Vratislavice. 5 June – A freight train collides with a RegioJet passenger train in Pardubice, killing at least four people and injuring 23. 6 June – An arson attack is made on public buses in Prague. A suspect from Latin America is arrested, while Czech authorities suspect Russian involvement. 7 June – 2024 European Parliament election. 17 June – An explosion at a military training ground in Libavá Military Training Area caused by ammunition leaves one soldier dead and eight others injured. 19 June – Three people are injured in a knife attack at a gas station in Prague. A suspect is arrested.
July
16 July – The Czech government announces plans to facilitate production of the Colt CZ Group assault rifle and the construction of an ammunition factory in Ukraine. 17 July – The Czech government awards the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power with a tender to build two reactors at the Dukovany Nuclear Power Station.
September 15–16 September – One person is killed and seven others are reported missing amid flooding caused by Storm Boris. 20–21 September – 2024 Czech Senate election (first round): The ANO wins a plurality of contested seats for the Senate and in regional elections. 24 September – Prime Minister Petr Fiala dismisses Czech Pirate Party leader Ivan Bartos as regional development minister, citing problems over a new digital system for issuing building permits. The dismissal prompts the Pirate Party to leave the governing coalition, resulting in a cabinet reshuffle that sees the dissolution of the ministry for legislation occupied by a Pirate minister. 27–28 September – 2024 Czech Senate election (second round): The ANO wins a total of eight seats, the party's strongest showing in a Senate election, while the ruling Spolu coalition wins 15.
October 4 October – Five children are hospitalised in Prague after accidentally ingesting magnets as part of a TikTok challenge. 24 October – The Czech Republic signs a treaty formalising its relations with the Holy See. 26 October - Czech Airlines ceases operations after 101 years of service.
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 29 March – Good Friday 1 April – Easter Monday 1 May – Labour Day 8 May – Victory in Europe Day 5 July – St. Cyril and Methodius Day 6 July – Jan Hus 28 September – Czech Statehood Day 28 October – Independent Czechoslovak State Day 17 November – Freedom and Democracy Day 24 December – Christmas Eve 25 December – Christmas Day 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
Art and entertainment
List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Deaths
1 January – Oldřich Semerák, 91, composer, trombonist and music educator. 6 January – Ivo Oberstein, 88, Czech architect and urbanist. 9 January: Karel Janovický, 93, Czech-born British composer, pianist and radio producer (BBC World Service). Jaroslav Pavlů, 87, ice hockey player (HC Škoda Plzeň, HC Kometa Brno, HC Bolzano) and head coach. 11 January – Jiří Neuwirt, 75, painter, illustrator and printmaker. 12 January – František Janouch, 92, nuclear physicist and dissident. 13 January: Jana Hlaváčová, 85, actress (Operace Silver A, Angel of the Lord, The Dance Teacher). Ladislav Svoboda, 85, physician (Rytíři Kladno) and politician, senator (1996–2008). 16 January – Norbert Lichý, 59, actor (Lidice, Hastrman) and musician. 26 January – Jiří Bičák, 82, physicist and academic. 5 December – Barbora Bühnová, 43, computer scientist, co-founder of Czechitas and advocate for women in tech.
See also 2024 in the European Union 2024 in Europe
References
External links Online calendar