January • January 2. The
Sejm declares partial amnesty, • January 4.
Janusz Sent, a composer and pianist, author of several popular songs, is born in
Świętochłowice, • January 5. New studio of
Radio Kraków is opened, • January 7. Actress
Anna Ciepielewska is born in
Ostróg nad Horyniem, • January 11. Actor
Marian Kociniak is born in
Warsaw, • January 13. Court trial of the
assassins of Minister
Bronisław Pieracki ends in Warsaw. Three Ukrainian nationalists, including
Stepan Bandera, are sentenced to death, two others are sentenced to
life imprisonment, • January 14. President of Poland issues a decree of protection of the interests of the Polish State and its citizens, • January 17. Film director
Ryszard Bolesławski dies in
Hollywood, • January 20. Actress
Barbara Rylska is born in Warsaw, • January 23. Premiere of the film
Dodek na froncie, • January 28. Polish TV personality
Edyta Wojtczak is born in
Grójec,
February • February 2. In a friendly football game in
Brussels, Poland beats Belgium 2-0, with goals scored by
Ryszard Piec and
Hubert Gad, • February 14. Singer
Anna German is born in
Uzbekistan, • February 16. The so-called
Front Morges, a political alliance of centrist parties is formed in
Ignacy Paderewski's villa, located in
Morges,
Switzerland. Apart from Paderewski, the alliance is formed by General
Józef Haller, General
Władysław Sikorski and
Wincenty Witos, • February 24. Actor
Władysław Kowalski is born in the village of Żurawce near
Tomaszów Lubelski, • February 25. Actor
Wiesław Dymny is born near
Nowogródek, • February 27.
Pan Twardowski (1936 film) premiers in Warsaw,
March • March 2–8.
Strike action at Polish-Swiss Chocolate Factory
Philippe Suchard in Kraków, • March 8. Actor
Janusz Zakrzeński is born near
Kielce, • March 9.
Przytyk pogrom takes place in the town of
Przytyk, • March 12.
Michał Heller is born in
Tarnów, • March 15.
Kasprowy Wierch Cable Car is completed, • March 18–21. Strike action at Polish Rubber Factory Semperit in Kraków, • March 22. Strike action at Coal Mine Silesia in
Chropaczów, • March 23. Ten people are killed and over forty are wounded in violent street clashes between protesting workers and police in
Kraków, • March 26. Street clashes in
Częstochowa, in which the police kill one person, • March 27. Jazz musician
Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski is born in
Kalisz,
April • April 2. Street protests across Poland against the Kraków Massacre of March 23, • April 9. Following a decree of President Ignacy Mościcki,
Fundusz Obrony Narodowej is created, • April 16. Bloody Thursday in
Lwów. A funeral of an unemployed worker Władysław Kozak, killed by the police two days before, turns into a violent riot, in which up to 49 people are killed, • April 19.
Jan Kiliński Monument is unveiled in Warsaw, • April 21.
MS Batory sets on her first route, from the shipyard of
Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico in
Monfalcone to
Gdynia, • April 23. Ten protesters are killed by the police in Kraków,
May • May 11. MS Batory anchors at
Gdynia, • May 12. At the
Rasos Cemetery in
Wilno, ashes and heart of
Maria Piłsudska, the mother of
Józef Piłsudski, are buried.
Committee of the Defence of the Republic (Komitet Obrony Rzeczypospolitej) is founded in Warsaw, • May 15. General
Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski becomes Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs. He remains in these posts until September 1939, • May 16–17. Left-wing intellectuals gather to participate in the
Lwów Anti-Fascist Congress of Cultural Workers.
June • June 1. Violent riots between Poles and Jews in
Mińsk Mazowiecki. The riots start when a local Jew, Judka Lejba Chaskielewicz kills a police officer, Jan Bujak, • June 6. Actor
Roman Wilhelmi is born in
Poznań, • June 9. Street clashes in Gdynia, with one worker killed and 9 wounded, • June 22.
Myślenice Raid, carried out by
Adam Doboszyński, of the
National Party, • June 24. Film director
Andrzej Kostenko is born in
Łódź, • June 29. A peasant rally in
Nowosielce,
July • July 15. Prime Minister Sławoj Składkowski issues a decree stating that General
Edward Rydz-Śmigły is the second most important person in the country. Boxer
Tadeusz Walasek is born near
Łomża, • July 16. General
Gustaw Orlicz-Dreszer dies in a plane crash over the
Baltic Sea near
Gdynia, • July 17. Singer
Danuta Rinn is born in
Kraków, • July 20. Film director
Andrzej Kondratiuk is born in
Pińsk,
August • August 3. General
Józef Sowiński Park is opened in
Warsaw, upon initiative of
Stefan Starzyński, • August 5. In
Berlin, in the Summer Olympics, Poland beats Hungary, 3-0 (two goals by Hubert Gad and one by
Gerard Wodarz), • August 8. In Berlin, in the Summer Olympics, Poland beats Great Britain, 5-4 (three goals by Gerard Wodarz, one by Hubert Gad and one by Ryszard Piec), • August 11. In the Summer Olympics semifinal, Poland loses to Austria, 1-2 (goal by Hubert Gad), • August 13. In the Summer Olympics third place match, Poland loses to Norway, 2-3 (goals by Gerard Wodarz and
Teodor Peterek), • August 21. President
Ignacy Mościcki officially creates
Hel Fortified Area,
September • September 6. Polish-French agreement in
Rambouillet, where French government agrees for a loan for the Polish Army. In a friendly football game in
Riga, Poland ties with Latvia, 3-3 (goals by
Jerzy Wostal,
Michał Matyas and
Hieronim Schwartz). In a friendly football game in
Belgrade, Poland loses to Yugoslavia, 3-9 (two goals by Teodor Peterek, one by Gerard Wodarz), • September 13. In a friendly football game in Warsaw, Poland ties with Germany, 1-1 (goal by Gerard Wodarz), • September 20. First Congress of Ukrainian Front of National Unity takes place in
Lwów,
October • October 1.
ORP Błyskawica is launched at
East Cowes, • October 4. Release of
Wierna rzeka (1936 film). In a friendly football game in
Copenhagen, Poland loses to Denmark, 1-2 (goal by Hubert Gad), • October 9. Poet
Agnieszka Osiecka is born in Warsaw, • October 30. Painter
Ferdynand Ruszczyc dies near
Nowogródek, • October 31. Politician
Ignacy Daszyński dies in
Bystra near
Cieszyn.
Marceli Nowotko is sentenced to 12 years for communist activity,
November • November 3. Premiere of first Polish
Radio drama, "Everyday Life of the Kowalskis" ("Dni powszednie państwa Kowalskich"), by
Maria Kuncewiczowa, • November 11. General Edward Rydz-Śmigły is named Marshal of Poland, • November 19. Premiere of
Konrad Tom's film Ada! To nie wypada! (Ada, Don't Do That!), • November 29.
ORP Gryf is launched at
Le Havre,
December • December 7. Premiere of
Barbara Radziwiłłówna (film), • The government announces that all citizens of Poland who participate in
Spanish Civil War will be deprived of their citizenship, • December 13. First flight of the prototype of
PZL.37 Łoś. Opening of the Porąbka Dam on the
Soła river, • December 15. Opening of the first Polish electrified rail connection between Warsaw,
Otwock, and
Pruszków, • December 24. Archbishop
Filippo Cortesi is appointed the
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