1946 in Poland explained

Events during the year 1946 in Poland.

Incumbents

• President – Bolesław Bierut^[1]
• Prime Minister – Edward Osóbka-Morawski^[2]

Events

• 4 July – Kielce pogrom: A violent attack by Polish soldiers, police and civilians on the Jewish community in Kielce kills at least 42 people and injures over 40 others.^[3]

Births

• 3 April – Hanna Suchocka, politician, President of Poland^[4]
• 7 July – Tadeusz Nowicki, tennis player^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bolesław Bierut Polish statesman . Encyclopedia Britannica . 2 February 2021 . en . 1 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210201151931/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Boleslaw-Bierut . live .
2. Book: Matysek-Imielińska . Magdalena . Warsaw Housing Cooperative: City in Action . 25 July 2019 . Springer . 978-3-030-23077-7 . 273 . en . 3 March 2024 . 29 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429060751/https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Warsaw_Housing_Cooperative/UDulDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA273&printsec=frontcover . live .
3. Web site: The Kielce Pogrom: A Blood Libel Massacre of Holocaust Survivors . encyclopedia.ushmm.org . 3 March 2024 . en . 9 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240309222942/https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-kielce-pogrom-a-blood-libel-massacre-of-holocaust-survivors . live .
4. Web site: Hanna Suchocka . Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers . 28 July 2021 . en . 25 February 2020 . 28 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210728075302/https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/hanna-suchocka . live .
5. Web site: Davis Cup - Players . www.daviscup.com . 3 March 2024 . 2 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231202195425/https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800174301 . live .