History of Poland
Chronology
Until 966 966–1385 1385–1569 1569–1795 1795–1918 1918–1939 1939–1945 1945–1989 1989–present Jan Matejko (1838-1893) The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Over the past millennium, the territory ruled by Poland has shifted and varied greatly. ... (Redirected from Prehistory of Poland (until 966)) Here goes the article: See also Early East Slavs Categories: To do | To do, priority undefined ... In the first centuries of its existence, the Polish nation was led by a series of strong rulers who converted the Poles to Christendom, created a strong Central European state, and integrated Poland into European culture. ... Poland and Lithuania in 1387 The Jagiellon Era 1385-1569, was dominated by the union of Poland with Lithuania under the Jagiellon Dynasty, founded by the Lithuanian grand duke Jogaila. ... Main article: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth The Nihil novi act adopted by the Polish Diet in 1505 transferred all legislative power from the king to the Diet. ... Although the majority of the szlachta was reconciled to the end of the Commonwealth in 1795, the possibility of Polish independence was kept alive by events within and without Poland throughout the nineteenth century. ... The History of interwar Poland starts with the recreation of independent Poland in 1918, and ends with the conquest of Poland by Nazi Germany, starting the Second World War. ... The history of Poland from 1939 through 1945 encompasses the German invasion of Poland through to the end of World War II. On September 1, 1939, without a formal declaration of war, Germany invaded Poland. ... The history of Poland from 1945 to 1989 spans the period of Soviet Communist dominance over the Peoples Republic of Poland in the decades following World War II. These years, while featuring many improvements in the standards of living in Poland, were marred by political instability, social unrest, and... In the 1970s and 1980s the whole system in Poland was deeper and deeper in the crisis and was beginning to crumble as was the whole Eastern bloc with the USSR as the fading superpower. ...
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Culture Demography (Jews) Economics Politics (Monarchs and Presidents) Military (Wars) Territorial changes (WWII) This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Historical demography of Poland show that in the past, Polands demography were much more diverse then at present. ... Poland has steadfastly pursued a policy of economic liberalization throughout the 1990s with mixed results. ... Politics of Poland takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... Mieszko I. Bolesław I Chrobry. ... Following are the successive heads of state of Poland. ... Below is a list of military conflicts in which Polish armed forces participated or which took place on Polish territory. ... Main article: History of Poland In the period following its emergence in the 10th century, the Polish nation was led by a series of strong rulers who converted the Poles to Christianity, created a strong Central European state and integrated Poland into European culture. ... Territorial changes of Poland after World War II have been very extensive. ...

Dates and most important events in Polish history from prehistoric times up to the present day.

10th century

966 April 14  

Baptism of Poland

992 May 25  

Death of Mieszko I

Events April 14 or April 30 - Mieszko I, first duke of Poland, baptised a Christian Births Fujiwara no Michinaga, Japanese regent Deaths King Dubh I of Scotland Categories: 966 ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... Christianization of Poland in 966 by Jan Matejko The Baptism of Poland (Polish: Chrzest Polski) was the event in 966 that signified the beginning of the Christianization of Poland, commencing with the baptism of Mieszko I, who was the first ruler of the Polish state. ... Boleslaus I becomes Duke of Poland Battle of Conquereuil - Fulk Nerra defeats Conan I of Rennes, who is killed in the battle. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign From c. ...

11th century

1000 March  

Congress of Gniezno

1018 January 30  

Signing of the Peace of Bautzen

1018  

Expedition to Kiev

1025 April 18  

Coronation of Bolesław I Chrobry

1025 June 17  

Death of Bolesław I the Brave

1025 December 25  

Coronation of Mieszko II Lambert

1032  

Death of Bezprym

1038  

People's uprising

1034 May 10  

Death of Mieszko II Lambert

1058 November 28  

Death of Casimir I the Restorer

1076 December 25  

Coronation of Bolesław II the Bold

Europe in 1000 The year 1000 of the Gregorian Calendar was the last year of the 10th century as well as the last year of the first millennium. ... The Congress of Gniezno took place on March 11th 1000 and is one of the more important events in Polish history, though scholars disagree over the details of the decisions made at the meeting, especially whether the Polish prince was pledged the kings crown or not. ... // Team# 1018 Pike High School Robotics Team Team #1018 FIRST Logo Check Out Our FIRST WIKI Page Events Bulgaria becomes part of the Byzantine Empire. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The permanent settlement of wars Poland with Germany in Bautzen, Budziszyn in 1018, which left Sorbian Meissen and Lusatia in Polish hands. ... Polish-Russian Wars Kiev Expedition â€“ Muscovite-Lithuanian â€“ Livonian â€“ 1605–18 â€“ Smolensk â€“ 1654–67 â€“ Bar Confederation â€“ 1792 â€“ KoÅ›ciuszko Uprising â€“ November Uprising â€“ January Uprising â€“ Polish-Soviet â€“ 1939 The Polish invasion of Kievan Rus (1018) known in Polish literature as Kiev Expedition (Polish: ) and in Russian as Киевский поход, was an episode in the... Events April 18 - Boleslaw I Chrobry is crowned as the first king of Poland. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign 992 — 1025. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign From 1025 until 1031 Coronation On December 25, 1025 in Gniezno Cathedral, Poland Royal House Piast Coat of Arms Orzeł Piastowski Parents Bolesław I Chrobry Emnilda Consorts Ryksa Children with Ryksa Boleslaw Zapomiany Kazimierz I Odnowiciel Gertruda Date of Birth 990 Place of Birth  ? Date of... Events February 2 - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, becomes King of Burgundy. ... Bezprym (986-1032), the first-born son of king of Poland BolesÅ‚aw I Chrobry and his second wife, who came from Hungary (unknown name); he was deprived of throne of Poland due to giving it to his brother Mieszko II. In 1031, in alliance with Conrad II, Holy Roman... Events Independent declaration of Western Xia. ... The Peoples uprising in Poland (Polish: ) was a popular uprising in 1038 the Kingdom of Poland of the early Piasts, mainly in the regions of Greater Poland and Silesia. ... Events April 11 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium marries her chamberlain and elevates him to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael IV. Franche-Comté becomes subject to the Holy Roman Empire. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 17 - King Lulach I of Scotland is killed in battle against his cousin and rival Malcolm Canmore, who later becomes King of Scotland as Malcolm III of Scotland. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Casimir I on Jan Matejkos painting Casimir I, the Restorer (Polish: Kazimierz I Odnowiciel) (1015-1058), duke of Poland, was the son of Mieszko II of Poland and Rixa von Lothringen. ... Events February 14 - Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ... is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... BolesÅ‚aw II the Bold. ...

12th century

1102 June 4  

Death of Władysław I Herman

1138 October 28  

Death of Bolesław III Wrymouth

1173 January 5  

Death of Bolesław IV the Curly

1182  

The first Sejm

1194 May 5  

Death of Casimir II

Events Valencia is captured by the Almoravids. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Władysław I Herman. ... Events Robert Warelwast becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bolesław III Wrymouth. ... Canonization of Saint Thomas à Becket, buried at Canterbury Castle at Abergavenny was seized by the Welsh. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bolesław IV the Curly. ... Events Canute VI crowned king of Denmark. ... The Sejm building in Warsaw For the Lithuanian and Latvian parliaments, see Seimas and Saeima. ... Events November 20 - Palermo falls to Henry VI, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire December 25 - Henry VI is crowned king of Sicily. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Casimir II the Just on a painting by Jan Matejko Casimir II the Just (1138 - 5 May 1194; Polish: Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy) of the Piast dynasty was the youngest son of Boleslaus III of Poland. ...

13th century

1202 March 13  

Death of Mieszko III the Old

1211 May 16  

Death of Mieszko IV Tanglefoot

1226 March 26  

Issuance of Golden Bull of Rimini

1227 November 23  

Assassination of Leszek I the White

1231 November 3  

Death of Władysław III Spindleshanks

1238 March 19  

Death of Henryk I the Bearded

1241 April 9  

Death of Henryk II the Pious

1247 August 31  

Death of Konrad I of Masovia

1264 September 8  

Issuance of Statute of Kalisz

1279 December 7  

Death of Bolesław V the Chaste

1288 September 30 

Death of Leszek II the Black

1290 June 23  

Death of Henryk IV Probus

1295 June 26  

Coronation of Przemysł II

1296 February 8  

Assassination of Przemysł II

// Events August 1 - Arthur of Brittany captured in Mirebeau, north of Poitiers Beginning of the Fourth Crusade. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Poland-related stubs | Polish monarchs | Dukes of Greater Poland | Dukes of Poznan | Dukes of Gniezno | Dukes of Kalisz ... // Events The oldest extant double entry bookkeeping record dates from 1211 Canons regular of the Order of the Holy Cross founded September 14 1211 Troops led by Estonian resistance fighter Lembitu of Lehola destroy a garrison of missionaries in the historical Estonian region of Sakala and raid the Russian town... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mieszko IV Tanglefoot (Polish: Mieszko IV Plątonogi; Mieszko IV of Racibórz; ca. ... Events Carmelite Order approved by Pope Honorius III Frederick II calls Imperial Diet of Cremona Births June 21 - King Boleslaus V of Poland (died 1279) Abul-Faraj, Syriac scholar (died 1286) Bar-Hebraeus, Syriac historian and bishop (died 1286) Deaths March 7 - William de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Golden Bull of Rimini was issued by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor in March 1226. ... January 11 first mention of city of Požega in a charter of Andrew II of Hungary March 19 - Pope Gregory IX succeeds Pope Honorius III as the 178th pope. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leszek I the White. ... // Events Ardengus becomes bishop of Florence. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Władysław III Spindleshanks. ... Events In the Iberian peninsula, James I of Aragon captures the city of Valencia September 28 from the Moors; the Moors retreat to Granada. ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Henryk I the Bearded. ... Events April 5 - Mongols of Golden Horde under the command of Subotai defeat feudal Polish nobility, including Knights Templar, in the battle of Liegnitz April 27 - Mongols defeat Bela IV of Hungary in the battle of Sajo. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Henryk II Pobożny Henry II the Pious, (Polish: Henryk II Pobożny, b. ... Events Shams ad-Din disappears resulting in Jalal Uddin Rumi writing 30,000 verses of poetry about his disappearance. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Konrad I of Masovia. ... A contemporary monument to the Battle of Lewes, a crucial 1264 battle in the Second Barons War in England. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The General Charter of Jewish Liberties known as the Statute of Kalisz was issued by the Duke of Greater Poland Boleslaus the Pious on September 8, 1264 in Kalisz. ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bolesław Wstydliwy Boleslaus the Chaste or the Shy (Polish: Bolesław Wstydliwy) (21 June 1226 O.S. – 7 December 1279 O.S.) was the son of Leszek the White. ... Events February 22 - Nicholas IV becomes Pope. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leszek Czarny Leszek II the Black (Polish: Leszek II Czarny) ruled 1279-1288. ... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also List of Polish rulers Piast_dynasty Dukes of Silesia Categories: Poland-related stubs | Polish monarchs | Dukes of Wroclaw ... Events Mongol leader Ghazan Khan is converted to Islam, ending a line of Tantric Buddhist leaders. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Przemysł II Przemysł II (October 14, 1257 – February 8, 1296), was Duke of Poznań, Greater Poland, Kraków and Pomerania, and King of Poland from 1295 until his death. ... March 30 - Edward I stormed Berwick-upon-Tweed, sacking the then Scottish border town with much bloodshed. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

14th century

1300 August  

Coronation of Wenceslaus II

1305 June 21  

Death of Wenceslaus II

1306 August 4  

Assassination of Wenceslaus III

1308  

Teutonic takeover of Danzig

1311  

Rebellion of wójt Albert begins

1312  

Rebellion of wójt Albert ends

1320 January 20  

Coronation of Władysław I the Elbow-high

1326  

Polish-Teutonic War begins

1332  

Polish-Teutonic War concludes

1333 March 2  

Death of Władysław I the Elbow-high

1333 April 25  

Coronation of Casimir III

1335  

Congress of Visegrád

1339  

Congress of Visegrád

1343 July 8  

Signing of the Treaty of Kalisz

1347  

Wiślica Statutes

1364 May 12  

Founding of Jagiellonian University

1370 November 5  

Death of Kazimierz III the Great

1370 November 17  

Coronation of Louis of Hungary

1374 September 17 

Privilege of Koszyce

1382 September 10 

Death of Louis of Hungary

1384 October 16  

Coronation of Jadwiga

1385 August 14  

Signing of the Union of Krewo

1386 March 4  

Coronation of Władysław II Jagiełło

1399 July 17  

Death of Jadwiga

Events February 22 - Jubilee of Pope Boniface VIII. March 10 - Wardrobe accounts of King Edward I of Englanddo (aka Edward Longshanks) include a reference to a game called creag being played at the town of Newenden in Kent. ... Wenceslaus II on Jan Matejkos painting Wenceslaus II Premyslid (Czech: , Polish: WacÅ‚aw II Czeski) (September 17, 1271 – June 21, 1305) King of Bohemia (1278 - 1305), Duke of Krakow (1291 - 1305), King of Poland (1300 - 1305). ... Events August 5 - English troops capture William Wallace Wenceslas III becomes king of Bohemia Archbishop of Bordeaux, Bertrand de Got, was elected as Pope Clement V. Philip IV of France accused the Knights Templar of heresy. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 25 - Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scotland June 19 - Forces of Earl of Pembroke defeat Bruces Scottish rebels at the Battle of Methven Philip IV of France exiles all the Jews from France and confiscates their property In London, a city ordinance degrees that heating with... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wenceslaus III Wenceslaus III Premyslid (Czech and Slovak Václav, German: Wenzel III, Hungarian Vencel, Polish WacÅ‚aw, Croatian: Vjenceslav), (October 6, 1289 – August 4, 1306, Olomouc, Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic) was the King of Hungary (1301 - 1305) and King of Bohemia (1305 - 1306). ... Events Henry VII is elected as king of the Holy Roman Empire. ... The Teutonic takeover of Danzig on 13 November 1308 refers to events that lead to the incorporation of the city of GdaÅ„sk into the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights. ... Events Bolingbroke Castle passes to the House of Lancaster. ... The Rebellion of wójt Albert took place in Kraków around the years 1311-1312, when wójt Albert, supported by bishop Jan Muskata, prince Bolko I Opolski and many German burghers rebelled against king of Poland, WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Łokietek, with the goal of turning Kraków – then... Events June 15 : Battle near Rozgoni Battle near Thebes Siege of Rostock begins Births November 13 - King Edward III of England Deaths June 19 - Piers Gaveston, favourite of Edward II of England September 7 - King Ferdinand IV of Castile Categories: 1312 ... Events January 20 - Dante - Quaestio de Aqua et Terra January 20 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland April 6 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Noble Family or Dynasty Piast dynasty Coat of Arms Piast Eagle Parents Kazimierz I Kujawski, Eufrozyna Opolska Consorts Jadwiga Kaliska Children Stefan, WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw, Kunegunda, Elżbieta, Jadwiga, Casimir III the Great Date of Birth 1261 Place of Birth - Date of Death 1333 Place of Death Cracow Coronation January... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Osman I (1299-1326) to Orhan I (1326-1359) Aradia de Toscano, is initiated into a Dianic cult of Italian Witchcraft (Stregheria), and discovers through a vision that she is the human incarnation of the goddess Aradia. ... Polish-Teutonic Wars 1308–1309 (GdaÅ„sk-Danzig) â€“ 1326–1332 â€“ 1409–1411 (Great) â€“ 1414 (Hunger) â€“ 1422 (Gollub) â€“ 1431–1435 â€“ 1454–1466 (Thirteen Years) â€“ 1467-1479 (Priests) â€“ 1519–1521 Polish-Teutonic War (1326[1]–1332) was the war between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Knights, fought from 1326 to... Events November 7 - Lucerne joins the Swiss Confederation with Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden. ... Events End of the Kamakura period and beginning of the Kemmu restoration in Japan. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Noble Family or Dynasty Piast dynasty Coat of Arms Piast Eagle Parents WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw I the Elbow-high, Jadwiga Kaliszka, of Gniezno and Greater Poland Consorts Aldona Ona, Adelheid of Hessen, Christina, Jadwiga of Glogow and Sagan Children 5 daughters Date of Birth 1310 Place of Birth Kowal Date... Events Abu Said dies and the Ilkhan khanate ends Slavery abolished in Sweden Charles I of Hungary allies with Poland against the Hapsburgs and Bohemians Carinthia and Carniola come under Habsburg rule. ... The first Congress of Visegrád was a 1335 summit in Visegrád in which Kazimierz III the Great, Charles I of Hungary, and John I, Count of Luxemburg formed an anti-Habsburg alliance. ... Events Emperor Go-Murakami ascends to the throne of Japan Kashmir is conquered by the muslims Births July 23 - King Louis I of Naples (d. ... In the 1339 Congress of Visegrád, it was decided that after the death of Kazimierz III the Great, the son of Charles I of Hungary, Louis I of Hungary, would become King of Poland provided that Kazimierz does not have a son. ... Events Magnus II of Sweden abdicates from the throne of Norway in favor of his son Haakon VI of Norway. ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Kalisz (German: ; Polish: ) was signed by King Casimir III the Great of Poland and the Teutonic Knights in 1343. ... Illustration of the Black Death from the Toggenburg Bible (1411). ... Wislicki Statute (Polish: Statuty wiÅ›lickie) entails a collection of laws for Little Poland announced by king Casimir III of Poland during the 1347 congress in WiÅ›lica. ... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1359 1360 1361 1362 1363 - 1364 - 1365 1366 1367 1368 1369 See also: 1364 state leaders Events Charles V becomes King of France. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jagiellonian University (Polish: Uniwersytet JagielloÅ„ski, often shortened to UJ) is located in Krakow, Poland, and has been ranked by the Times Higher Education Supplement as the best Polish university. ... Events Beginning of the rule of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Louis the Great. ... Events June 24 - Dancing mania begins in Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen), possibly due to ergotism King Gongmin is assassinated and King U ascends to the Goryeo throne Births April 11 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England (died 1398) Leonardo Bruni, Italian humanist (died 1444... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Privilege of Koszyce The Privilege of Koszyce was a set of concessions made by Louis I of Hungary to the Polish szlachta in 1374. ... Year 1382 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1384 was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the 14th-century queen and saint. ... Year 1385 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Union of Krewo (or Union of Krevo) was a a political and dynastic agreement between Queen Jadwiga of Poland and Grand Prince Jagiello of Lithuania and the begining of the Polish-Lithuanian Union. ... Year 1386 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagieÅ‚Å‚o. ... Events September 30 - Accession of Henry IV of England October 13 - Coronation of Henry IV of England November 1 - Accession of John VI, Duke of Brittany Births William Canynge, English merchant (approximate date; died 1474) Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia (died 1468) Deaths January 4 - Nicolau Aymerich, Catalan theologian and... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

15th century

1401  

Union of Vilnius and Radom

1409  

Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War begins

1411 February 1  

Signing of the Peace of Toruń concludes the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War

1412 November 8  

Signing of the Treaty of Lubowla

1413 October 2  

Signing of the Union of Horodło

1414  

Hunger War

1422  

Gollub War begins

1422 September 27 

Signing of the Treaty of Melno concludes the Gollub War

1424  

Issuance of Edict of Wieluń

1431  

Polish-Teutonic War begins

1432  

Signing of the Union of Grodno

1434 June 1  

Death of Władysław II Jagiełło

1434 July 25  

Coronation of Władysław III of Varna

1435  

Polish-Teutonic War concludes

1444 November 10  

Death of Władysław III of Varna

1447 June 25  

Coronation of Kazimierz IV Jagiellon

1454  

Thirteen Years' War begins

1454  

Statutes of Nieszawa

1466 October 19  

Signing of the Peace of Toruń concludes the Thirteen Years' War

1473  

Almanach cracoviense ad annum 1474 published

1478  

War of the Priests begins

1479  

War of the Priests ends

1492 June 7  

Death of Kazimierz IV Jagiellon

1492 September 23 

Coronation of Jan I Olbracht

1496  

Statutes of Piotrków

1499  

Union of Kraków and Vilnius

The Lollards, a religious sect taught by John Wycliffe, were persecuted for their beliefs. ... The Union of Vilnius and Radom was a set of acts passed in 1401 in Vilnius, Lithuania, and confirmed in Radom later the same year. ... Events January 1 - The Welsh surrender Harlech Castle to the English. ... Grunwald, painted by Wojciech Kossak. ... Events February 11 : Peace of ToruÅ„ 1411 signed in ToruÅ„, Poland Births September 21 - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (died 1460) Juan de Mena, Spanish poet (died 1456) Deaths June 3 - Duke Leopold IV of Austria (born 1371) November 4 - Khalil Sultan, ruler of... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Peace of ToruÅ„ The Peace of ToruÅ„ of 1411 or the First Peace of ToruÅ„ or of Thorn was a peace treaty signed on 1 February 1411 in ToruÅ„ (German: ) between Poland-Lithuania and the Teutonic Order ending the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War (1409-1411) (see the Battle of Grunwald). ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Treaty of Lubowla of 1412 was a treaty between WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II of Poland and Sigismund of Luxemburg, king of Hungary. ... // March 21 - Henry V becomes King of England. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Union of HorodÅ‚o was a set of acts introduced in the town of HorodÅ‚o in 1413. ... // Events Council of Constance begins. ... The Hunger War was a conflict between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Knights in 1414. ... Events January 10 - Battle of Nemecky Brod during the Hussite Wars. ... The Gollub War was a two-month war of the Teutonic Knights against the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1422. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Melno (German: ; Lithuanian: ; Polish: ) was a peace treaty ending the Gollub War. ... August 17 - Battle of Verneuil - An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. ... The Edict of WieluÅ„ was a 1424 law issued in WieluÅ„ by King of Poland WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagieÅ‚Å‚o under pressure from the Catholic Church. ... Year 1431 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Polish-Teutonic War of 1431-1435) begun with the alliance between Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Paul von Rusdorf, and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Å vitrigaila. ... Events June 1 - Battle of San Romano - Florence defeats Siena foundation of Université de Caen In the end of the Hook and Cod wars, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and Holland is forced by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to abdicate all her estates in his favour; end of Hainaut... The Union of Grodno of 1432 was one of the acts of the Polish-Lithuanian Union. ... Events May 30, Battle of Lipany in the Hussite Wars Jan van Eyck paints the wedding of Giovanni Arnoflini The Honorable Passing of Arms at the bridge of Obrigo The Portuguese reach Cape Bojador in Western Sahara. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw III of Varna. ... For other uses, see number 1435. ... Events March 2 - Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg proclaimed commander of the Albanian resistance April 16 - Truce of Tours. ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 6 - Nicholas V becomes Pope. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kazimierz IV Jagiellon ((?)Polish: , Lithuanian: ; 1427 - 1492), of the House of Jagiellons, was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 to his death. ... Events February 4 - In the Thirteen Years War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederacy sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master. ... The Thirteen Years War (also called the War of the Cities) started out as an uprising by Prussian cities and the local nobility with the goal of gaining independence from the Teutonic Knights. ... The Nieszawa Statutes (Polish: statuty nieszawskie) were a set of laws enacted in the Kingdom of Poland in 1454, in the town of Nieszawa. ... Events Chimú Empire conquered by troops of the Inca End of term for Regent of Sweden Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Second Treaty of ToruÅ„, Zweiter Friede von Thorn, (also referred to as Peace of ToruÅ„ 1466) was a peace treaty signed in the Hanse city of Thorn/ToruÅ„ on October 19, 1466 between the Polish king, the Prussian cities, and duke of Pomerania on one side, and the Teutonic... Events Ottoman sultan Mehmed II defeats the White Sheep Turkmens lead by Uzun Hasan at Otlukbeli Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan invades the territory of neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. ... The last surviving copy of the Almanach The Almanach Cracoviense ad annum 1474 (Cracovian Almanac for the year 1474) is a single-sheet astronomical calendar for the year 1474 and the oldest known Polish print. ... Events February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Events January 20 - Ferdinand II ascends the throne of Aragon and rules together with his wife Isabella, queen of Castile over most of the Iberian peninsula. ... Not to be confused with 1492: Conquest of Paradise. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign September 23, 1492 - June 17, 1501. ... 1496 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Piotrków Statutes (Polish: statuty piotrkowskie) were a set of laws enacted in the Kingdom of Poland in 1496. ... 1499 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

16th century

1501 June 17  

Death of Jan I Olbracht

1501 December 12  

Coronation of Alexander Jagiellon

1501 October 3  

Union of Mielnik

1505 May 3  

Signing of act of Nihil novi

1506 August 19  

Death of Alexander Jagiellon

1507 January 24  

Coronation of Zygmunt I the Old

1513  

Hortulus Animae, polonice published

1515 July  

Congress of Vienna

1519  

Polish-Teutonic War begins

1521  

Polish-Teutonic War concludes

1525 April 8  

Signing of the Treaty of Kraków

1525 April 10  

Prussian Homage

1526  

Annexation of Duchy of Masovia

1530 February 20  

Coronation of Zygmunt II August

1537  

Chicken War

1543  

De revolutionibus orbium coelestium published

1548 April 1  

Death of Zygmunt I the Old

1558  

Livonian War begins

1561 November 28  

Signing of Wilno Pact

1563  

Northern Seven Years' War begins

1569 July 1  

Signing of the Union of Lublin

1570  

Signing of Sandomierz Agreement

1570 December 13  

Signing of the Treaty of Stettin concludes the Northern Seven Years' War

1572 July 7  

Death of Zygmunt II August

1573 January 28  

Signing of the Warsaw Confederation

1573 May 11  

Election of Henry Valois

1574 February 21  

Coronation of Henry Valois

1574 June 18  

Flight of Henry Valois

1575 December 9  

Election of Stefan Batory

1576 May 1  

Coronation of Stefan Batory and Anna Jagiellon

1579  

Founding of Vilnius University

1582 January 15  

Signing of the Peace of Jam Zapolski concludes Commonwealth participation in the Livonian War

1582 October 15 NS

Adoption of Gregorian calendar

1586 December 12  

Death of Stefan Batory

1587 August 19  

Election of Sigismund III Vasa

1587 December 27  

Coronation of Zygmunt III Waza

1591  

Kosiński Uprising begins

1593  

Kosiński Uprising ends

1594  

Nalyvaiko Uprising begins

1596  

Nalyvaiko Uprising ends

1596  

Transfer of capital from Kraków to Warsaw

1596  

Union of Brest concludes

1501 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign December 12, 1501 - August 19, 1506. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Union of Mielnik of 1501 was an attempt to reintroduce the broken Polish-Lithuanian Union. ... 1505 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A fragment of this article needs translation from Polish into English. ... 1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1507 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign October 20, 1506 – April 1, 1548 as Grand Duke of Lithuania. ... 1513 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hortulus Animae, polonice is a prayer book recognized as the first book printed in Polish. ... 1515 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... Combatants Teutonic Order Kingdom of Poland Commanders Albert of Hohenzollern Sigismund I the Old MikoÅ‚aj Firlej Strength tens of thousands, but likely under 50,000 tens of thousands, but likely under 50,000 Polish-Teutonic War of 1519–1521 (German: , horsemens war) was the war between the Kingdom... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Treaty of Kraków was signed on 8 April 1525 between Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prussian Homage by Jan Matejko The Prussian Homage or Prussian Tribute (Polish: hoÅ‚d pruski) was the formal investment of Albert of Prussia as duke of the Polish fief of Ducal Prussia. ... January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Seal of the Duchy of Masovia. ... June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign From April 1, 1548 until July 6, 1572 Coronation On September 15, 1697 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Jagiellon Parents Zygmunt I the Old Bona Sforza Consorts Elizabeth of Habsburg (Elżbieta Habsburżanka) Barbara RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Catherine of Habsburg (Katarzyna Habsburżanka) Barbara Giżycka... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... Chicken War by Henryk Rodakowski King Zygmunt I the Old, portrayed on a coin minted during his reign. ... // Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... Nicolai Copernici Torinensis De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium, Libri VI - On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, by Nicolaus Copernicus of Torin, Six Books (title page of 2nd edition, Basel, 1566) De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (English: ), first printed in 1543 in Nuremberg, is the seminal work on heliocentric theory and the... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of the Kingdom of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... The Reformation reached Livonia in the 1520s. ... // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wilno Pact was an agreement reached on November 28, 1561 between Sigismund II Augustus and the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Frederick II of Denmark attacking Älvsborg, 1563 The Northern Seven Years War (also known as the Nordic Seven Years War, the First Northern War or the Seven Years War in Scandinavia) was the war between Sweden and a coalition of Denmark-Norway, Lubeck and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, fought between 1563... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Union of Lublin, painted by Jan Matejko The Union of Lublin (Lithuanian: Liublino unija; Belarusian: Лю́блінская ву́нія; Polish: Unia lubelska) - signed on July 1, 1569 in Lublin, united the Kingdom of Poland and the... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... The Sandomierz Agreement (or Sandomierz Consensus) was an agreement reached in 1570 in Sandomierz between a number of Protestant groups in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Stettin (nowaday Szczecin) brings The Northern Seven Years War to and end on December 13, 1570. ... January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1573 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Warsaw Confederation (January 28, 1573), an important development in the history of Poland and Lithuania, is considered the formal beginning of religious freedom in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Henry III of France (September 19, 1551 – August 2, 1589), also Henry of Poland (also called Henry of Valois, Henryk Walezy), born Alexandre-Édouard of France, was a member of the House of Valois. ... Year 1574 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1575 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons of the same name, see Báthory. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anna Jagiellon. ... Events January 6 - The Union of Atrecht united the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma, governor in the name of king Philip II of Spain. ... The Grand Courtyard of Vilnius University and the Church of St. ... Gregorian Calendar switch: Year 1582 involved conversion to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Peace of Jam Zapolski was a treaty of peace which, following the Siege of Pskov, concluded the lengthy Livonian war (1558-82). ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign in Poland From September 18, 1587 until April 19, 1632 Reign in Sweden From November 17, 1592 until July 24, 1599 Elected in Poland On September 18, 1587 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation in Poland On December 27, 1587 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Year 1591 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... KosiÅ„ski Uprising (1591 - 1593) is a name applied to two rebellions in Ukraine organised by Krzysztof KosiÅ„ski against the local Ruthenian nobility and magnates. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... The Nalyvaiko Uprising (Polish: , Ukrainian: ) was a rebellion headed by Severyn Nalyvaiko against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1594 to 1596. ... Events February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. ... Events February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. ... Motto: Ex navicula navis (From a boat, a ship) Coordinates: , Country Poland Voivodeship Lesser Poland Powiat city county Gmina Kraków City Rights June 5th, 1257 Government  - Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area  - City 326. ... Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: , Country  Poland Voivodeship Masovia Powiat city county Gmina Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (PO) Area  - City 516. ... Union of Brest (Belarusian: Берасьце́йская ву́нія) refers to the 1595-1596 decision of the (Ruthenian) Church of Rus, the Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus, to break relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople and place themselves under the (patriarch) Pope of Rome, in order to avoid the domination of the newly...

17th century

1605  

Polish-Muscovite War begins

1606  

Zebrzydowski Rebellion begins

1618  

Signing of the Truce of Deulino concludes the Polish-Muscovite War

1620  

Polish-Ottoman War begins

1621  

Polish-Ottoman War ends

1625  

Signing of the Treaty of Kurukove

1629  

Signing of the Truce of Altmark

1632 April 30  

Death of Zygmunt III Waza

1632  

Election sejm

1632 November 8  

Election of Władysław IV Vasa

1632  

Smolensk War begins

1633 February 6  

Coronation of Władysław IV Vasa

1633  

Polish-Ottoman War begins

1634  

Signing of the Treaty of Polanów concludes the Smolensk War

1634  

Polish-Ottoman War ends

1635 September 12 

Signing of the Treaty of Sztumska Wieś

1648 May 20  

Death of Władysław IV Waza

1648  

Khmelnytskyi Uprising begins

1648 November 20  

Election of Jan II Kazimierz Vasa

1649 January 17  

Coronation of Jan II Kazimierz Vasa

1649 August 17  

Signing of the Treaty of Zboriv

1651 June 14  

Kostka-Napierski Uprising begins

1651 June 24  

Kostka-Napierski Uprising ends

1651 September 28 

Signing of the Treaty of Bila Tserkva

1654  

Khmelnytskyi Uprising ends

1654  

Russo-Polish War begins

1655  

Deluge begins

1655 August 18  

Signing of the Union of Kėdainiai

1655 December 29  

Tyszowce Confederation formed

1657 September 9  

Signing of the Treaty of Welawa

1657 November 6  

Signing of the Treaty of Bydgoszcz

1658 September 16 

Signing of the Treaty of Hadiach

1660 May 3  

Signing of the Treaty of Oliva concludes the Deluge

1665  

Lubomirski's Rokosz begins

1666  

Lubomirski's Rokosz ends

1667 January 30  

Signing of the Treaty of Andrusovo concludes the Russo-Polish War

1668 September 16 

Abdication of Jan II Kazimierz Vasa

1669 June 16  

Election of Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki

1669 September 29 

Coronation of Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki

1672  

Polish-Ottoman War begins

1672 October 12  

Signing of the Peace of Buczacz

1673 November 10  

Death of Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki

1674 May 19  

Election of Jan III Sobieski

1676 February 2  

Coronation of Jan III Sobieski

1676 October 17  

Signing of the Treaty of Żurawno concludes the Polish-Ottoman War

1686  

Signing of the Eternal Peace Treaty

1696 June 17  

Death of Jan III Sobieski

1697 June 27  

Election of August II the Strong

1697 September 15 

Coronation of August II the Strong

1699 January 26  

Signing of the Treaty of Karlowitz concludes the Great Turkish War

1699  

Signing of the Treaty of Preobrazhenskoye

1605 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Tsardom of Russia The Polish–Muscovite War of 1605–1618 (also known as Polish-Russian War, although that name is also applied to several other conflicts) is the name of the series of wars between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Tsardom of Russia, in the background... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... Zebrzydowskis Rebellion (Polish: rokosz Zebrzydowskiego), or the Sandomierz Rebellion (Polish: rokosz sandomierski), was a rokosz (semi-legal rebellion) in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against King Sigismund III Vasa. ... For a bill proposed in USA in 1998, see Bill 1618. ... Truce of Deulino (also known as Peace or Treaty of Dywilino), was signed in December 1618 and concluded the Dymitriad wars (also known as Polish-Muscovy War of 1605-1618) between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Muscovy. ... Year 1620 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Polish-Ottoman War (1620–1621) was a conflict between Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Ottoman Empire, who fought over Moldavia. ... 1621 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Polish-Ottoman War (1620–1621) was a conflict between Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Ottoman Empire, who fought over Moldavia. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... The Treaty of Kurukove (Ukrainian: Куруківський Договір) was an agreement between the Hetman StanisÅ‚aw Koniecpolski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Mykhailo Doroshenko of the Ukrainian Kozaks. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... A six-year Truce of Altmark was signed on September 25, 1629 at the German town of Altmark, near Danzig by Sweden and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during Thirty Years War. ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Election sejm of 1632 (27 September - 8 (extended to 13) November 1632) was the election sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth that elected WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw IV Waza to the Polish throne. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign in Poland November 8, 1632 – May 20, 1648. ... Combatants Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Tsardom of Russia Commanders WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw IV Waza, Krzysztof RadziwiÅ‚Å‚, Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski, Marcin Kazanowski, Samuel Drucki-SokoliÅ„ski Mikhail Borisovich Shein Strength ~25,000-30,000 ~25,000-35,000 Casualties unknown ~15,000 Polish-Russian Wars Kiev Expedition â€“ Muscovite-Lithuanian â€“ Livonian â€“ 1605–18... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Treaty of Polanów (Polyanov, Eternal Treaty of Polanov) was signed in Polanów nad WiaźmÄ…, between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Muscovy on 14 June 1634 as a consequence of the Smolensk War (Polish-Muscovy War of 1632-1634) The peace treaty confirmed the pre-war status quo... Events February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Treaty of Sztumska WieÅ›, wall painting from Kielce castle. ... 1648 (MDCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Cossacks Poland-Lithuania Commanders Bohdan Khmelnytsky MikoÅ‚aj Potocki, Jeremi WiÅ›niowiecki Khmelnytskyi Uprising (also Chmielnicki Uprising or Chmielnicki Rebellion) is the name of a civil war in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the years 1648–1654. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign From November, 1648 until September 16, 1668 Elected In November 1648 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On January 19, 1649 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Vasa Parents Zygmunt III Waza Constance of Austria Consorts Ludwika Maria Children with Ludwika Maria Maria Anna... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Zboriv was signed on August 17, 1649 after the Polish army was defeated in the Battle of Zboriv by the Cossacks, led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky. ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kostka Napierski Uprising was a peasant revolt in Poland in 1651. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Bila Tserkva was a peace treaty between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ukrainian Cossacks in the aftermath of the Battle of Berestechko. ... Events April 5 - Signing of the Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War. ... The Russo-Polish War of 1654–1667, also called the War for Ukraine, was the last major conflict between Muscovite Russia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Union of KÄ—dainiai (or Agreement of KÄ—dainiai, Lithuanian KÄ—dainių unija or KÄ—dainių sutartis; Polish Umowa KiejdaÅ„ska) was a controversial agreement between several of the Commonwealth magnates and the king of Sweden, signed in 1655 during The Deluge. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tyszowce Confederation was set up by the Polish army under the command of Great Crown Hetman StanisÅ‚aw Rewera Potocki and Field Crown Hetman StanisÅ‚aw LanckoroÅ„ski 29 December 1655 in Tyszowce east of Zamość. It was the turning point of the war of Poland with Sweden during... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Welawa (German: Vertrag von Wehlau) was a treaty signed in the eastern Prussian town of Wehlau (Welawa) between Poland and Brandenburg-Prussia during the Swedish Deluge on September 9, 1657. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Bydgoszcz was a political act signed by the King of Poland Jan Kazimierz and the prince-elector of Brandenburg Frederick William I in the city of Bydgoszcz on November 6, 1657. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a 19th century design for a COA of a proposed Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth which never came into being. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Treaty of Oliwa. ... Year 1665 (MDCLXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Lubomirskis Rokosz, or Lubomirskis Rebellion (Polish: rokosz Lubomirskiego), was a rebellion against Polish King Jan II Kazimierz Vasa, initiated by the Polish nobleman, Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski. ... 1666 is often called Annus Mirabilis. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Treaty of Andrusovo, 1667 (Polish Rozejm w Andruszowie, Russian Андрусовское перемирие, Ukrainian Андрусівське переми&#1088... 1668 (MDCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. ... is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign From June 19, 1669 until November 10, 1673 Elected On June 19, 1669 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On September 29, 1669 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Coat of Arms Korybut Parents Jeremi MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska Consorts Elenora Maria Habsburg Children... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Polish-Ottoman War (1672–1676) was a war between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Peace of Buczacz was signed on October 12, 1672 in Buczacz between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire. ... 1673 (MDCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan III Sobieski (1629-1696) (also known in English literature as John Sobieski) was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Treaty of Å»urawno was signed on October 17, 1676 in Å»urawno between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire, ended the second phase of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676). ... Polish-Ottoman War (1672–1676) was a war between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire. ... 1686 (MDCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Eternal Peace Treaty of 1686 (Polish Pokój wieczysty or Pokój Grzymułtowskiego, Russian Вечный мир) was a treaty between Russia and Poland, signed by Polish envoys: voivod of Poznań Krzysztof Grzymułtowski and chancellor of Lithuania Marcjan... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events September 11 - Battle of Zenta, Prince Eugene of Savoy crushed Ottoman army of Mustafa II September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign 1697 – 1706, and 1709 – 1 February 1733 Elected 1697 in Wola, now a district of Warsaw, Poland Coronation 15 September 1697, Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Wettin Parents John George III Wettin, Anne Sophie Consorts Christiane Eberhardine, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Children August III the Saxon, Maurice... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Karlowitz was signed in 1699 in Sremski Karlovci (a city in modern-day Serbia and Montenegro) (German: Karlowitz, Turkish:Karlofça), concluding the Austro-Ottoman War of 1683–1697 in which the Ottoman side was defeated. ... The Great Turkish War refers to a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and contemporary European powers, then joined into a Holy League, during the second half of the 17th century. ... The Treaty of Preobrazhenskoye (or the Treaty of Preobrazhenskoe) was negotiated by Johann Patkul and signed on November 22, 1699 in Preobrazhenskoye (now a part of Moscow), a favoured residence of the tsar Peter the Great. ...

18th century

1704 February 16  

Warsaw Confederation formed

1704 May 20  

Sandomierz Confederation formed

1704 July 12  

Election of Stanisław Leszczyński

1705 October 4  

Coronation of Stanisław Leszczyński

1706 September 24 

Signing of the Treaty of Altranstadt

1709 July 8  

Restoration of August II the Strong

1715  

Tarnogród Confederation begins

1716  

Tarnogród Confederation ends

1717 February 1  

Silent Sejm

1724 December 7  

Toruń Blood tribunal

1733 February 1  

Death of August II the Strong

1733  

War of the Polish Succession begins

1733 October 5  

Election of August III the Saxon

1734 January 17  

Coronation of August III the Saxon

1734 November 5  

Dzików Confederation formed

1736  

Pacification Sejm

1738 November 18  

Treaty of Vienna concludes the War of the Polish Succession

1763 October 5  

Death of Augustus III

1764  

Convocation Sejm

1764 September 7  

Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski

1764 November 25  

Coronation of Stanisław August Poniatowski

1767 March 20  

Słuck Confederation formed

1767 June 23  

Radom Confederation formed

1767  

Repnin Sejm begins

1768 February 29  

Signing of the Bar Confederation

1768  

Koliyivschyna

1768  

Massacre of Uman

1772  

First Partition of Poland

1773 October 14  

Creation of Commission of National Education

1788  

Great Sejm begins

1789 December 2  

Black procession

1790 March 29  

Signing of Polish-Prussian alliance

1791 April 18  

Free Royal Cities Act

1791 May 3  

Adoption of Constitution of May 3

1792 May 14  

Signing of Targowica Confederation

1792 May 29  

Great Sejm ends

1792  

Polish-Russian War

1793  

Second Partition of Poland

1793  

Grodno Sejm

1794 March 12  

Kościuszko Uprising begins

1794 March 24  

Kościuszko's proclamation

1794 May 7  

Issuance of Proclamation of Połaniec

1794 August 20  

Greater Poland Uprising begins

1795  

Third Partition of Poland

1795 November 25  

Abdication of Stanisław August Poniatowski

Events Building of the Students Monument in Aiud, Romania. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Warsaw Confederation was a confederation against King of Poland August II the Strong. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sandomierz Confederation was a confederation formed on May 20, 1704 in defense of King of Poland August II the Strong. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign From 1704 until 1709 and from 1733 until 1736 Elected In 1704 and 1733 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On October 4, 1705 in the St. ... // Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign From 1704 until 1709 and from 1733 until 1736 Elected In 1704 and 1733 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On October 4, 1705 in the St. ... Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Altranstadt is a village of Germany, in Prussian Saxony near Merseburg (q. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1715 (MDCCXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Tarnogród Confederation was a confederation of szlachta in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, in the years 1715-1716. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... Tarnogród Confederation was a confederation of szlachta in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, in the years 1715-1716. ... // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Silent Sejm (Polish: Sejm Niemy) is the name given to the session of the Sejm (parliament) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth of 1 February 1717. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Blood tribunal of ToruÅ„ Blood tribunal of ToruÅ„ (Thorn) (German: ) refers to the execution of the mayor and nine citizens of the city Thorn (ToruÅ„) by Polish government on 7 December 1724. ... Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The War of the Polish Succession (1733-1738) was a European war and a Polish civil war, with considerable interference from other countries, to determine the succession to Augustus II, King of Poland, as well as an attempt by the Bourbon powers to check the power of Austria in western... is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign 1734 – October 5, 1763. ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dzikowska Confederation (Polish: konfederacja dzikowska) was a military organisation formed in 1734 in Dzików (today suburb of Tarnobrzeg) by supporters of StanisÅ‚aw I LeszczyÅ„ski during the War of Polish Succession, under the leadership of Adam TarÅ‚o. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... The Pacification Sejm was a session of the Sejm in 1736 that concluded the civil war in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth that erupted after the death of Augustus II the Strong. ... Events February 4 - Court Jew Joseph Suss Oppenheimer is executed in Württenberg April 15 - Premiere in London of Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Vienna was signed on November 18, 1738. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reign From 1734 until October 5, 1763 Elected In 1734 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On January 17, 1734 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Wettin Parents August II Mocny ? Consorts Marie Josepha Children Frederick Christian Date of Birth October 7, 1696 Place of... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Convocation Sejm of 1764 was a session of the Sejm (parliament) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named StanisÅ‚aw Poniatowski, see StanisÅ‚aw Poniatowski. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The SÅ‚uck Confederation was a confederation formed in SÅ‚uck on March 20, 1767 by the Protestant (Calvinist) szlachta of the Great Duchy of Lithuania. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Radom Confederation (Polish: was a konfederacja of nobility (szlachta) in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth formed in Radom on 23 June 1767 to prevent reforms and defend the Golden Liberties. ... Repnin Sejm (Polish: ) was a Sejm (session of the Polish parliament) that took place from 1767 to 1768 in Warsaw, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... February 29 is a day added into a leap year of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Confederation of Bar (1768–1776), a grouping of Polish szlachta, formed at the fortress of Bar in Podolia in 1768 to defend the internal and external independence of Poland against the aggressions of the Russian government as represented by her representative at Warsaw, Prince Nikolai Repnin. ... Koliyivschina (from Ukr. ... In 1768 Haidamacks (see Haidamaka) annihilated the Jews of Uman, together with the Jews from other places who had sought refuge there. ... Year 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Partitions of Poland (Polish Rozbiór or Rozbiory Polski) happened in the 18th century and ended the existence of a sovereign state of Poland (or more correctly the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (KEN, Polish for Commission of National Education) was the central educational authority in Poland, created by the Sejm and king Stanisław August Poniatowski on October 14, 1773. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sejm Czteroletni (Four-Year Sejm, also known as Sejm Wielki, the Great Sejm) was a Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth held in Warsaw, inaugurated in 1788. ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Polish-Prussian alliance was an alliance signed on 29 March 1790 in Warsaw between the representatives of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Kingdom of Prussia. ... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Free Royal Cities Act (full Polish title: Miasta Nasze Królewskie wolne w paÅ„stwach Rzeczypospolitej; English: Our Free Royal Cities in the States of the Commonwealth) was an act adopted by the Four-Year Sejm (1788-92) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on April 18, 1791, in the... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... May 3rd Constitution (painting by Jan Matejko, 1891). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | Polish confederations ... is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... War in Defense of the Constitution or Polish-Russian War of 1792 took place in 1792 between Polish-Luthuanian Commonwealth on one side, and the Russian Empire on the other. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Partitions of Poland (Polish Rozbiór or Rozbiory Polski) happened in the 18th century and ended the existence of a sovereign state of Poland (or more correctly the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). ... New Castle in Grodno, where the Grodno Sejm took place. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... KoÅ›ciuszko Uprising 1794 The KoÅ›ciuszko Uprising took place in Poland in 1794. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... KoÅ›ciuszkos proclamation on a contemporary painting by Franciszek Smuglewicz. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Proclamation of PoÅ‚aniec (also known as PoÅ‚aniec Manifesto, Polish: ) issued on May 7, 1794 by Tadeusz KoÅ›ciuszko near the town of PoÅ‚aniec, was one of the most notable events of the KoÅ›ciuszko Uprising in Poland, and is the most famous legal acts in of the... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1794 Greater Poland Uprising (Polish: powstanie wielkopolskie 1794 roku) was a military insurrection by Poles in Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) against the occupying Prussian forces after the 1793 Second Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Partitions of Poland (Polish Rozbiór or Rozbiory Polski) happened in the 18th century and ended the existence of a sovereign state of Poland (or more correctly the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

19th century

1806 November 3  

Greater Poland Uprising begins

1807 July 9  

Signing of the second Treaty of Tilsit

1809 October 14  

Signing of the Treaty of Schönbrunn

1815 June 9  

Congress of Vienna concludes

1815 October 18  

Free City of Kraków proclaimed

1815 November 27  

Adoption of Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland

1825 December 1  

Death of Alexander I of Russia

1829 May 24  

Coronation of Nicholas I of Russia

1830 November 29  

November Uprising begins

1846 February 19  

Kraków Uprising begins

1846 March 4  

Kraków Uprising ends

1846 November 16  

Free City of Kraków incorporated into the Austrian Empire

1848  

Greater Poland Uprising

1863 January 22  

January Uprising begins

1864 March 2  

Abolition of serfdom in Congress Poland

1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants First French Empire. ... Year 1807 (MDCCCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaties of Tilsit were two agreements signed by Napoleon I of France in the town of Tilsit in July, 1807. ... Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Schönbrunn was signed between France and Austria in 1809, ending the war of the Fifth Coalition during the Napoleonic Wars, at the beautiful castle Schloss Schönbrunn, which can be visited today as a tourist site. ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... The Congress of Vienna was a conference between ambassadors from the major powers in Europe that was chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich and held in Vienna, Austria, from late September, 1814, to June 9, 1815. ... is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Free City of Kraków (Polish: Wolne Miasto Kraków), also known as Republic of Kraków (Rzeczpospolita Krakowska), was a city-state created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and controlled by its three neighbors, Russia, Prussia and Austria until 1846. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland was granted to the Congress Kingdom of Poland by tsar of Russia and king of Poland, Alexander I of Russia who was obliged to issue a constitution to the newly recreated Polish state under his domain as specified by the Congress of Vienna. ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aleksandr I Pavlovich (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825?), was Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801-1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815–1825, as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nicholas I (Russian: Николай I Павлович, Nikolai I Pavlovich), July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (18 February Old Style), 1855), was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Coat-of-arms of the November Uprising. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kraków Uprising of February 1846 was an attempt to incite an all-Polish fight for home-rule but was in fact limited only to the Free City of Kraków. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthem Volkshymne (Peoples Anthem) The Austrian Empire Capital Vienna Language(s) German Hungarian Romanian Czech Slovakian Slovenian Croatian Serbian Italian Polish Ruthenian Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy History  - Established 1804  - Ausgleich 1867 The Crown of the Austrian Emperor The Austrian Empire (German: ) was a modern era successor empire founded... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 (Polish: ) was a military insurrection of the Polish people in the Grand Duchy of PoznaÅ„ (or the Greater Poland region) against the occupying Prussian forces, during the Spring of Nations period. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Polonia (Poland), 1863, by Jan Matejko, 1864, oil on canvas, 156 × 232 cm, National Museum, Kraków. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Congress Poland. ...

20th century

1908 September  

Bezdany raid

1916 November 5  

Signing of the Act of November 5th

1917 July 9  

Oath crisis

1918 March 3  

Signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

1918 November 11  

Poland regains independence

1918 December 27  

Greater Poland Uprising begins

1919 January 26  

Legislative election

1919 February 14  

Polish-Soviet War begins

1919 February 16  

Greater Poland Uprising ends

1919 February 20  

Adoption of Small Constitution

1919  

Proclamation to the inhabitants of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania

1919 August 16  

First Silesian Uprising begins

1919  

Sejny Uprising

1920 February 10  

Poland's Wedding to the Sea in Puck

1920  

Signing of Treaty of Warsaw

1920 July  

Spa Conference

1920 August 19  

Second Silesian Uprising begins

1921 February 19  

Signing of the Franco-Polish Military Alliance

1921 March 17  

Adoption of March Constitution

1921 March 18  

Signing of the Peace of Riga concludes the Polish-Soviet War

1921 March 20  

Upper Silesia plebiscite

1921 May 2  

Third Silesian Uprising begins

1922 November  

Legislative election

1922 December 9  

Gabriel Narutowicz becomes President

1922 December 16  

Assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz

1922 December 22  

Stanisław Wojciechowski becomes President

1925 December 1  

Signing of the Locarno Treaties

1926 May  

May Coup

1926 June 4  

Ignacy Mościcki becomes President

1928  

Legislative election

1930 November 16  

Legislative election

1932 July 25  

Signing of the Soviet-Polish Non-Aggression Pact

1934 January 26  

Signing of the German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact

1935 April 23  

Adoption of April Constitution

1935 May 12  

Death of Józef Piłsudski

1935  

Legislative election

1938 April 1  

Territorial changes of Polish Voivodeships

1938 October  

Annexation of Zaolzie

1938  

Legislative election

1939 August 22  

Armenian quote

1939 August 23  

Signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

1939 August 25  

Signing of the Polish-British Common Defence Pact

1939 August 29  

Peking Plan begins

1939 August 31  

Gleiwitz incident begins

1939 September 1  

Invasion of Poland begins; Bombing of Wieluń

1939 September  

Bloody Sunday

1939 September 13 

Bombing of Frampol

1939 September 17 

Soviet invasion of Poland

1939 September 18 

Orzeł incident

1939 November 6  

Sonderaktion Krakau

1940 March 5  

Authorization of Katyń massacre

1940 May 16  

Authorization of AB Action

1941 July  

Massacre of Lwów professors

1941 July 10  

Jedwabne pogrom

1941 August 17  

Signing of the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement

1943 March 26  

Operation Arsenal

1943 July 4  

Death of Władysław Sikorski

1943 December 1  

Tehran Conference concludes

1943 April 19  

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins

1943 May 16  

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends

1944 January 29  

Koniuchy massacre

1944  

Dubingiai massacre

1944 July 22  

Proclamation of the PKWN Manifesto

1944 July 25  

Operation Most III begins

1944 August 1  

Warsaw Uprising begins

1944 August  

Wola massacre

1944 October 2  

Warsaw Uprising ends

1945 January 27  

Przyszowice massacre

1945 February 11  

Yalta Conference concludes

1945 March  

Pawłokoma massacre

1945 March 17  

Poland's Wedding to the Sea in Mrzeżyno

1945 March 18  

Poland's Wedding to the Sea in Kołobrzeg

1945 June  

Augustów chase 1945; Trial of the Sixteen

1945 August 2  

Potsdam Conference concludes

1945 August 11  

Kraków pogrom

1946 June 30  

People's referendum

1946 July 4  

Kielce pogrom

1947 January 19  

Legislative election

1947 February 19  

Adoption of Small Constitution of 1947

1947 April 28  

Operation Wisła begins

1950 July 6  

Signing of the Treaty of Zgorzelec

1951  

Trial of the Generals

1952 July 22  

Adoption of Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland

1952  

Legislative election

1955 May 14  

Signing of the Warsaw Pact

1956 June 28  

Poznań 1956 protests begin

1956  

Polish October

1957  

Legislative election

1961  

Legislative election

1965  

Legislative election

1965  

Letter of Reconciliation of the Polish Bishops to the German Bishops

1968 March  

Political crisis

1968 August 20  

End of Prague Spring with the invasion of Czechoslovakia

1970 December 7  

Signing of Treaty of Warsaw; Warschauer Kniefall

1970 December 14  

1970 protests begin

1978 October 16  

Election of Pope John Paul II

1980 March 14  

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007

1980 August 17  

21 demands of MKS

1980  

Gdańsk Agreement

1981 December 13  

Martial law begins

1983 July 22  

Martial law ends

1989 April 4  

Signing of the Round Table Agreement

1989 April 7  

April Novelization

1989 June 4  

Parliamentary election

1989 July 19  

Wojciech Jaruzelski becomes President

1989 December 31  

The People's Republic of Poland becomes the Republic of Poland

1990  

Presidential election

1990 May 27  

Local elections

1990 December 22  

Lech Wałęsa becomes President

1991 June 27  

Mława pogrom

1991 July 1  

Dissolution of Warsaw Pact

1991 October 27  

Parliamentary election

1992 October 17  

Adoption of Small Constitution

1993 September 14 

Lufthansa Flight 2904

1993 September 19 

Parliamentary election

1994 May 2  

Poland bus disaster of 1994

1994 June 19  

Local elections

1995 November  

Presidential election

1995 December 23  

Aleksander Kwaśniewski becomes President

1997 April 2  

Adoption of Constitution

1997 September 21 

Parliamentary election

1998 October 11  

Local elections

1999 March 12  

Accession of Poland to NATO

1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Bezdany raid was a train robbery carried out on the night of 26/27 September[1] 1908 in the vicinity of Bezdany (now Bezdonys, near Wilno, now Vilnius) on a Russian Empire passenger and mail train by a group of Polish revolutionaries, led by future Polish national hero and dictator... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Act of November 5th of 1916 was a declaration of Emperors Wilhelm II of Germany and Franz Joseph of Austria. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Oath crisis (Polish Kryzys przysiÄ™gowy) refers to a political conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Army command and the Józef PiÅ‚sudski-led Polish Legions. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The first two pages of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, in (left to right) German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Ottoman Turkish and Russian The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918, at Brest-Litovsk (now Brest, Belarus) between the Russian SFSR and the Central Powers, marking... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Soldiers of the Greater Polish Army The Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919, or Wielkopolska Uprising of 1918–1919 (Polish: powstanie wielkopolskie 1918–19 roku; German: Großpolnischer Aufstand) or Posnanian War was a military insurrection of Poles in the Greater Poland (also called the Grand Duchy of PoznaÅ„ or... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Polish legislative election, 1919 took place on 26 January and were the first election in the Second Polish Republic. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Republic of Poland Ukrainian Peoples Republic Commanders Mikhail Tukhachevsky Semyon Budyonny Józef PiÅ‚sudski Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Strength 950,000 combatants 5,000,000 reserves 360,000 combatants 738,000 reserves Casualties Dead estimated at 100,000... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Small Constitution of 1919 refers to the Legislation of Sejm from 20 February 1919, regarding entrusting Józef PiÅ‚sudski with further execution of the office of Naczelnik PaÅ„stwa (Polish:). The legislation was published as Dz. ... PiÅ‚sudskis bilingual proclamation The Proclamation to the Inhabitants of the Former Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a bilingual proclamation, formulated by Józef PiÅ‚sudski, and printed in Polish and Lithuanian, after the the Polish capture of Vilnius (Wilno), on April 22, 1919. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The First Silesian Uprising (Polish: Pierwsze powstanie Å›lÄ…skie, German: Erster Polnischer Aufstand) was the first out of three insurrections of Polish national extremists in the mixed Upper Silesia region (Part of the german/prussian province of Silesia) in order to occupy the region and join it to Poland, that... Sejny Uprising (Polish: ) refers to a 1919 uprising by Polish population in the area of the town of Sejny against Lithuanian authorities. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Polands wedding to the sea, as performed in 1920 by General Haller. ... Puck (pronounce: [puʦk], Kashubian/Pomeranian: Pùck; see historical name of the town), is a town on the south coasts of the Baltic Sea (Bay of Puck) in Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland with 11,350 inhabitants. ... Polish General Antoni Listowski (left) and exiled Ukrainian leader Symon Petlura (second from left) following the Petluras alliance with the Poles. ... The Spa Conference was a meeting between the members of the Entente, and of Poland, Germany, and Czechoslovakia that took place in the town of Spa, Belgium between July 5, 1920 and July 16, 1920. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Second Silesian Uprising (Polish: Drugie powstanie Å›lÄ…skie, German: Zweiter Polnischer Aufstand) was the second out of three military insurections of polish national extremists in the mixed Upper Silesia region (Part of the german/prussian province of Silesia) in order to occupy the region and join it to Poland... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The term Franco-Polish Military Alliance refers to the military alliance between Poland and France that was active between 1921 and 1939. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Second Polish Republic adopted the March Constitution of Poland on March 17, 1921, after ousting the occupation of the German/Prussian forces in the 1918 Greater Poland Uprising, and avoiding conquest by the Soviets in the 1920 Polish-Soviet War . ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Central and Eastern Europe after the Treaty of Riga See also Riga Peace Treaty for other treaties concluded in Riga. ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Upper Silesia plebiscite was the form of self-determination for Upper Silesia on demand of one of the clauses of the Treaty of Versailles. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... The Third Silesian Uprising (Polish: Trzecie powstanie Å›lÄ…skie, German: Dritter Polnischer Aufstand) was the last out of three military insurections of polish national extremists in the mixed Upper Silesia region (Part of the german/prussian province of Silesia) in order to occupy the region and join it to Poland... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Polish legislative election, 1922 lasted from 2 to 12 November and was the second election in the Second Polish Republic. ... is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Term of office from December 9, 1922, until December 16, 1922 Profession Engineer, university professor Political party nonpartisan Spouse Date of birth March 17, 1865 Place of birth Telsze (in todays Lithuania) Date of death December 16, 1922 Place of death Warsaw, Poland Gabriel Narutowicz, born on March 17... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Term of office from December 20, 1922 until May 14, 1926 Profession university professor Political party PSL Piast Date of birth March 15, 1869 Place of birth Kalisz, Poland Date of death April 9, 1953 Place of death GoÅ‚Ä…bki near Warsaw, Poland Stanislaw Wojciechowski was born on March 15... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Locarno Treaties were seven agreements negotiated at Locarno, Switzerland on 5 October—16 October 1925 and formally signed in London on December 1, in which the World War I Western European Allied powers and the new states of central and Eastern Europe sought to secure the post-war territorial... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Sanacja loyal army Government loyal army Commanders Marshal Józef PiÅ‚sudski President StanisÅ‚aw Wojciechowski Prime Minister Wincenty Witos Strength 12,000 6,000-8,000 Casualties Military killed: 215 Civilian killed: 164 Military and civilian wounded: 920 Total: 1299 The May Coup dEtat (Polish: Przewrót... June 4 is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Office Term of office from June 1, 1926, until September 30, 1939 Profession Professor of chemistry Political party none (until 1892, Proletariat) Spouse Maria, née DobrzaÅ„ska Date of birth December 1, 1867 Place of birth Mierzanów, Poland Date of death October 2, 1946 Place of death Versoix... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Polish legislative election, 1928 lasted from 4 to 11 March and was the third election in the Second Polish Republic. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Satirical drawing from HasÅ‚o Łódzkie newspaper, 5 October 1930. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Soviet-Polish Non-Aggression Pact (Polish: , Russian: ) was an international treaty of non-aggression signed in 1932 by representatives of Poland and the USSR. The pact was unilaterally broken by the Soviet Union on September 17, 1939, during the Nazi and Soviet invasion of Poland. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact (German: , Polish: ) was an international treaty between Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic signed on January 26, 1934. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The April Constitution of Poland ( Polish Ustawa konstytucyjna 23 IV 1935) was the general law passed by the act of the Polish Sejm on April 23, 1935. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Office Chief of State, Marshal of Poland Term of office from November 14, 1918 until December 9, 1922 Profession Statesman Political party none (see Sanacja for details), formerly PPS Spouse Maria PiÅ‚sudska Aleksandra PiÅ‚sudska Date of birth December 5, 1867 Place of birth Zułów, in todays... Polish legislative election, 1935 lasted from 8 to 15 September and was the second to last elections in the Second Polish Republic. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... On April 1, 1938, borders of several western and central Voivodeships changed considerably. ... Zaolzie (Czech: , Polish: , literally: Trans-Olza River Silesia) was an area disputed between Poland and Czechoslovakia, west of Cieszyn. ... Polish legislative election, 1938 that lasted from 6 to 11 November was the last elections in the Second Polish Republic. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Armenian quote is a paragraph allegedly included in a speech by Adolf Hitler to Wehrmacht commanders at his Obersalzberg home on August 22, 1939, a week before the German invasion of Poland. ... is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Molotov signs the German-Soviet non-aggression pact. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Polish-British Common Defence Pact was an annex to the Franco-Polish Military Alliance signed on August 25, 1939 between representatives of the United Kingdom and Poland. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Polish destroyers during the Peking Plan. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gliwice Radio Tower. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Poland Germany Soviet Union Slovakia Commanders Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Fedor von Bock (Army Group North), Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group South), Mikhail Kovalev (Belorussian Front), Semyon Timoshenko (Ukrainian Front), Ferdinand ÄŒatloÅ¡ (Field Army Bernolák) Strength 39 divisions, 16 brigades, 4,300 guns, 880 tanks, 400 aircraft Total... Bombing of WieluÅ„ in World War II refers to the German bomb raid on a Polish city of WieluÅ„ at the outbreak of World War II. On September 1, 1939 at 4. ... Bromberger Blutsonntag or Bromberg Bloody Sunday is an event that is said to have taken place on September 3, 1939 during the German invasion, in and around Bydgoszcz (German Bromberg) Polish Poland until 1772 (the First Partition of Poland) and in February 1920 was returned to Poland after the Versailles... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bombing of Frampol happened during the Polish Defence War of 1939. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Red Army invades Poland: 17th September 1939. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... ORP OrzeÅ‚ The OrzeÅ‚ incident refers to a World War II incident in which a the Polish submarine ORP OrzeÅ‚ escaped from internment in Tallinn, Estonia, and eventually made her way to the United Kingdom during the Polish Defensive War. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rector of the Jagiellonian University, Tadeusz Lehr-SpÅ‚awiÅ„ski Sonderaktion Krakau - is the codename for a German action against scientists from the University of Kraków and other Kraków universities at the beginning of World War II. It was carried out as a part of the plan to... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the day. ... Photo taken in 1943, during the Nazi German exhumations of the Polish dead from the Katyn forest sites. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AB-Aktion was a campaign to kill leaders of the Polish resistance and cause fear among the Polish population. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Monument to the victims in WrocÅ‚aw, Poland The murder of the Lwów professors was the mass execution of approximately 45 Polish professors of the University of Lwów (a. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Jedwabne Pogrom (or Jedwabne Massacre) was a massacre of Jewish people living in and near the town of Jedwabne in Poland that occurred during World War II, in July 1941. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sikorski-Mayski Agreement was a treaty between Soviet Union and Poland signed in London on August 17, 1941. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Operation Arsenal, code name: Meksyk II (Polish: Akcja pod ArsenaÅ‚em) was the first major and legendary operation by the Szare Szeregi (Gray Ranks). ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Eugeniusz Sikorski (May 20, 1881 – July 4, 1943; pronounced ) was a Polish military and political leader. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Left to right: General Secretary of the Communist Party Joseph Stalin, President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom . ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Combatants Nazi Germany {SS, SD, Gestapo, Ordnungspolizei, Wehrmacht} Collaborators {Blue Police, Jewish Ghetto Police} Jewish resistance (Å»OB, Å»ZW) Polish resistance (Armia Krajowa, Gwardia Ludowa) Commanders Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg Jürgen Stroop Franz Bürkl Mordechai Anielewicz† Dawid Apfelbaum† PaweÅ‚ Frenkiel† Icchak Cukierman Marek Edelman Zivia Lubetkin Henryk IwaÅ„ski... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The KaniÅ«kai massacre is a massacre that took place during the World War II in lithuanian village of KaniÅ«kai (Koniuchy in polish), in the Å alčininkai region of Lithuania. ... Dubingiai massacre was a mass murder of up to 27 Lithuanians in the town of Dubingiai during World War II. On 23 June 1944, the local Armia Krajowa unit commanded by Zygmunt Szendzielarz aka Łupaszko entered the town and murdered a number of Lithuanians in a retaliation for an earlier... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Manifesto The Manifesto of the Polish Committee of National Liberation (PKWN) was a political programme of the communist-led and Soviet-backed authorities of Poland created in 1944 in opposition to the legitimate Polish government. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Home Army and V1 and V2 be merged into this article or section. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Warsaw Uprising (disambiguation). ... The Wola massacre (August 5-8 1944 in Wola, Warsaw) was the scene of the largest single massacre in the history of Poland. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tombstone to the victims of Przyszowice massacre. ... is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Big Three at the Yalta Conference, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin. ... PawÅ‚okoma massacre was a massacre in 1945 of over 360 Ukrainian civilians living in PawÅ‚okoma near PrzemyÅ›l in Poland. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Polands wedding to the sea, as performed in 1920 by General Haller. ... Sunset on estuary of the Rega river Mrzeżyno is village with a fishing seaport in Gryfice County. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Polands wedding to the sea, as performed in 1920 by General Haller. ... Coordinates: , Country Poland Voivodeship West Pomeranian Powiat KoÅ‚obrzeg County Gmina KoÅ‚obrzeg Estabilished 10th century City Rights 1255 Government  - Mayor Janusz Gromek Area  - Town 25. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The term sometimes is also applied to First Moscow Trial during the Great Purges in USSR The Trial of the Sixteen (Polish: Proces szesnastu) was a staged trial of 16 leaders of the Polish Secret State held by the Soviet Union in Moscow in 1945. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin meeting at the Potsdam Conference on July 18, 1945. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kraków pogrom refers to the events that occurred on August 11, 1945, in the city of Kraków, Poland, which resulted in one dead and five wounded victims. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Peoples referendum (referendum ludowe) of 1946, also know as 3 times YES (3 razy TAK) was a referendum held in Poland on 30 June 1946 on the authority of State National Council (Krajowa Rada Narodowa) (order of 27 April 1946). ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kielce pogrom refers to the events on July 4, 1946, in the Polish town of Kielce, when forty Polish Jews were massacred and eighty wounded out of about two hundred Holocaust survivors who returned home after World War II. Among victims were also two Gentile Poles. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Polish legislative election, 1947 was held on January 19, 1947 in the Peoples Republic of Poland. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Small Constitution of 1947 (Polish: ) was a temporary constitution issued by the communist-dominated Sejm of 1947-1952 (Polish parliament). ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tablet inscription in Polish (left) and Ukrainian: In memory of those expelled from Lemkivshchyna, on the 50th anniversary of Operation WisÅ‚a, 1947-1997. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Zgorzelec or the Treaty between the Republic of Poland and the German Democratic Republic concerning the demarcation of the established and existing Polish-German state border was signed in Zgorzelec, Lower Silesia, Poland on July 6, 1950 by the prime ministers Józef Cyrankiewicz of Poland and... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Trial of the Generals (Polish: ) was one of the show trials organized by the communist authorities of Poland between July 31 and August 31, 1951. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Constitution of the Peoples Republic of Poland (also known as July Constitution or Constitution of 1952) was passed on 22 July 1952. ... Polish legislative election, 1952 was the first election to the Sejm (parliament) of Peoples Republic of Poland (and second in the communist Poland). ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Not to be confused with the Warsaw Convention, which is an agreement about airlines financial liability and the Treaty of Warsaw (1970) between West Germany and the Peoples Republic of Poland. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... PoznaÅ„ crosses commemorating the PoznaÅ„ 1956 protests and subsequent Polish protests against the communist political system. ... Polish October, also known as October of 1956, Polish thaw or GomuÅ‚ka thaw, refers to the change in the Polish internal political scene in the second half of 1956. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Polish legislative election, 1957 was the second election to the Sejm (parliament) of the Peoples Republic of Poland (and the third in the communist Poland). ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Polish legislative election, 1961 was the third election to the Sejm (parliament) of Peoples Republic of Poland (and fourth in the communist Poland). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Polish legislative election, 1965 was the fourth election to the Sejm (parliament) of Peoples Republic of Poland (and fifth in the communist Poland). ... The Letter of Reconciliation of the Polish Bishops to the German Bishops (Polish: ; German: ) was a letter sent on 18 November 1965 by Polish bishops of the Roman Catholic Church to their German counterparts. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Banners from March 1968. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... People in a café watch Soviet tanks roll past The Prague Spring (Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar, Russian: пражская весна) was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia starting January 5, 1968 when Alexander Dubček came to power, and running until August 20 of that year when the... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Warsaw is a treaty between West Germany and the Peoples Republic of Poland. ... Warschauer Kniefall is a German term meaning Warsaw Genuflection (kneeling), referring to an event on December 7th, 1970 where the social democratic Chancellor of Germany Willy Brandt, very surprisingly and to all appearences spontaneously, knelt at a monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in what was then the communist Peoples... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Monument to fallen Shipyard Workers in GdaÅ„sk. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   []; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 crashed near OkÄ™cie Airport in Warsaw. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 21 demands of MKS (21 postulatów MKS) were a list of demands issued on 17 August 1980 by Interfactory Strike Committee (MiÄ™dzyzakÅ‚adowy Komitet Strajkowy). ... The GdaÅ„sk Agreement was a strike that took place in GdaÅ„sk, Poland in which workers up and down the Baltic coast joined the revolution “in Solidarity”. They demanded the right to form free trade unions, the right to strike, freedom of speech, the release of political prisoners, and... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Broadcast of Wojciech Jaruzelski declaring martial law (December 13, 1981) The period of martial law in Poland refers to the period of time from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983 when the government of the Peoples Republic of Poland drastically restricted normal life. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Round-table negotiations. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... April Novelization refers to the changes to the 1952 Constitution of the Peoples Republic of Poland, agreed in April 1989, in the aftermath of the Polish Round Table Agreement. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Contract Sejm (Polish: ) is a term commonly applied to the Polish Parliament elected in the Polish parliamentary elections of 1989. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wojciech Jaruzelski in 2006 Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (pronounced: ) (born July 6, 1923) was a communist Polish political and military leader, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985, head of the Polish Council of State from 1985 to 1989 and President from 1989 to 1990. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital Warsaw Language(s) Polish Government Socialist republic Leaders  - 1948–1956 BolesÅ‚aw Bierut (First)  - 1981-1989 Wojciech Jaruzelski (Last) Prime minister  - 1944-1947 E. Osóbka-Morawski  - 1947-1952 and 1954-1970 Józef Cyrankiewicz  - 1952-1954 BolesÅ‚aw Bierut  - 1970-1980 Piotr Jaroszewicz  - 1980 Edward Babiuch  - 1980-1981... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Presidential elections were held in Poland on Sunday November 25 (first round), and Sunday December 9, 1990 (second round). ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Local elections were held in Poland in 1990. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa (IPA: ; born September 29, 1943, Popowo, Poland) is a Polish politician, a former trade union and human rights activist, and also a former electrician. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... MÅ‚awa pogrom was a series of violent incidents in June 1991, when a mob attacked local Roma population of Polish town MÅ‚awa. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sejm election Senat election Categories: Politics of Poland | 1991 elections | Elections in Poland | 1991 in Poland ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Small Constitution of 1992 in Poland was a constitution regulating relations between legislative and executive branches of Poland, and the local self-government. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Lufthansa Flight 2904 was an Airbus A320-200 which overran the runway, in OkÄ™cie International Airport on September 14, 1993. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sejm election German Minority - 4 MPs Senat election Categories: Politics of Poland | 1993 elections | Elections in Poland | 1993 in Poland ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Polands bus disaster of 1994 was a bus crash near GdaÅ„sk involving commuter bus PKS (Polska Komunikacja Samochodowa) that veered into a road-side tree. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Local elections were held in Poland in 1994. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Presidential elections were held in Poland on Sunday November 5 (1st round), and Sunday November 19, 1990 (2n round). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aleksander KwaÅ›niewski ( ; born November 15, 1954) is a Polish politician who served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sejm election German Minority - 2 MPs Senat election Categories: Politics of Poland | 1997 elections | Elections in Poland ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Local elections were held in Poland in 1998. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the military alliance. ...

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