2009 in Poland

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Events during the year 2009 in Poland.

Incumbents

Lech Kaczyński

Incumbents

Position	Person	Party
President	Lech Kaczyński	Independent (Supported by Law and Justice)
Prime Minister	Donald Tusk	Civic Platform
Marshal of the Sejm	Bronisław Komorowski	Civic Platform
Marshal of the Senate	Bogdan Borusewicz	Independent (Supported by the Civic Platform)

Events

February

• 17 February – Rescue helicopter Mil Mi-2 of the Polish Medical Air Rescue has crashed in Jarostów; pilot and HCM were killed and the doctor severely injured.
• 27 February – Combat helicopter Mil Mi-24 of the Polish Air Force has crashed in Szadłowice; pilot was killed, two other crew members lightly injured.

March

• 31 March – An-28 Bryza-2RF transport plane of Polish Air Force has crashed in the Babie Doły district of Gdynia; entire crew (four persons) was killed.

April

• 6 April – one death and 25 wounded in a train crash near Białogard
• 13 April – Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire. 23 deaths. President of Poland declared a 3-day national mourning.

maj

• 31 May – last flight of the Polish airline Centralwings

June

• Poland hit by 2009 European floods
• 7 June: European Parliament election takes place in Poland.

August

• 30 August- Su-27 combat plane of Belarusian Air Force crashes during the Radom Air Show 2009; entire crew (two persons) was killed.

September

• 18 September: 20 deaths and 37 wounded following 2009 Wujek-Śląsk mine blast

December

• 18 December President Lech Kaczyński pardons brothers Tomasz, Mirosław and Krzysztof Winek for their role in the Lynching at Włodowo.

Deaths

February

• 7 February: Piotr Stańczak, Polish geologist beheaded by Islamic terrorists in Pakistan

See also

• 2009 in Polish television