2017 in Poland explained

Events during the year 2017 in Poland.

Incumbents

• President — Andrzej Duda (independent, supported by Law and Justice)
• Prime Minister — Beata Szydło (Law and Justice) (until 11 December), Mateusz Morawiecki (Law and Justice) (starting 11 December)
• Marshal of the Sejm — Marek Kuchciński (Law and Justice)
• Marshal of the Senate — Stanisław Karczewski (Law and Justice)

Events

• 1 January - Ełk riots took place at Ełk Kebab restaurant.^{[1] [2] [3]}
• 12 January – 3,000 U.S. troops are deployed in Poland as part of NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve.^[4]
• 2 July to 12 July – The Annual Meeting of World Heritage Committee opens in Krakow, Poland.
• 7 October  - "Rosary to the Borders": hundreds of thousands of Polish Catholics prayed the Rosary along the country's borders for peace and for the salvation of Poland and the world against secularization.^[5]
• November - 100,000 people gather for annual independence day march

Deaths

• 1 January – Bogdan Tuszyński, sports journalist, reporter and historian (b. 1932).^[6]
• 7 January – Jerzy Kossela, guitarist and vocalist (b. 1942).^[7]
• 7 January – Lech Trzeciakowski, historian (b. 1931).^[8]
• 27 April  - Jan Flinik, field hockey player (b. 1932)
• 16 June – Mieczysław Kalenik, actor (b. 1933)
• 2 August – Wanda Chotomska, children's writer, screenwriter and poet (b. 1929)

See also

• 2017 in Polish television

Notes and References

1. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2017/12/29/gestorven-door-het-kebabmes-a1586549 Died by the kebab knife
2. http://cejsh.icm.edu.pl/cejsh/element/bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_11649_a_1672/c/a.1672-3635.pdf Zawadzka, Anna. "Drinking vodka with anti-Semites. A case study of ‘Polish-Jewish relations’ today." Adeptus 11 (2018): 1-23.
3. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38488863 Tunisian charged over Poland stabbing that sparked riot
4. Web site: US tanks and troops in Poland a threat, Russia says . . 12 January 2017 . 13 January 2017.
5. Web site: Poland Prays: Hundreds of Thousands Participate in Rosary . . 10 October 2017 . 2 November 2017.
6. News: Zmarł Bogdan Tuszyński. Kuczmera. Dariusz. Polish. Dziennik Łódzk. 1 January 2017. 8 January 2017.
7. Web site: Zmarł Jerzy Kossela, współzałożyciel Czerwonych Gitar . Marek . Grabski . Polish. wiadomosci.wp.pl . 8 January 2017.
8. Web site: Zmarł historyk prof. Lech Trzeciakowski. Polish. poznan.onet.pl . 7 January 2017 . 8 January 2017.