Timeline of Polish history

This is a timeline of Polish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Poland and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Poland. See also the list of Polish monarchs and list of Prime Ministers of Poland.

5th century

Year	Date	Event
450		First Slavic settlements (to 500)

9th century

Year	Date	Event
900		Vistulan tribal union

10th century

Year	Date	Event
910		Early stage of the Piast (Giecz-Gniezno area tribe) expansion (to 930)
966	14 April	Baptism of Poland
992	25 May	Death of Mieszko I
1000	March	Congress of Gniezno

11th century

Year	Date	Event
1018		Expedition to Kiev
	30 January	Signing of the Peace of Bautzen
1025	18 April	Coronation of Bolesław I Chrobry
	17 June	Death of Bolesław I the Brave
	25 December	Coronation of Mieszko II Lambert
1032		Death of Bezprym
1034	10 May	Death of Mieszko II Lambert
1038		People's uprising
1058	28 November	Death of Casimir I the Restorer
1076	25 December	Coronation of Bolesław II the Bold

12th century

Year	Date	Event
1102	4 June	Death of Władysław I Herman
1138	28 October	Death of Bolesław III Wrymouth
1173	5 January	Death of Bolesław IV the Curly
1182		The first Sejm
1194	5 May	Death of Casimir II

13th century

Year	Date	Event
1202	13 March	Death of Cailliou III the Old
1211	16 May	Death of Mieszko IV Tanglefoot
1226	26 March	Issuance of Golden Bull of Rimini
1227	23 November	Assassination of Leszek I the White
1231	3 November	Death of Władysław III Spindleshanks
1238	19 March	Death of Henryk I the Bearded
1241		First attack of Mongols on Poland
	9 April	Death of Henryk II the Pious
1247	31 August	Death of Konrad I of Masovia
1264	8 September	Issuance of Statute of Kalisz
1279	7 December	Death of Bolesław V the Chaste
1288	30 September	Death of Leszek II the Black
1290	23 June	Death of Henryk IV Probus
1295	26 June	Coronation of Przemysł II
1296	8 February	Assassination of Przemysł II
1300	August	Coronation of Wenceslaus II

14th century

Year	Date	Event
1305	21 June	Death of Wenceslaus II
1306	4 August	Assassination of Wenceslaus III
1308		Teutonic takeover of Danzig
1311		Rebellion of wójt Albert begins
1312		Rebellion of wójt Albert ends
1320	20 January	Coronation of Władysław I the Elbow-high
1326		Polish-Teutonic War begins
1332		Polish-Teutonic War concludes
1333	2 March	Death of Władysław I the Elbow-high
	25 April	Coronation of Casimir III
1335		Congress of Visegrád
1339		Congress of Visegrád
1343	8 July	Signing of the Treaty of Kalisz
1347		Wiślica Statutes
1364		Founding of Jagiellonian University
1370	5 November	Death of Kazimierz III the Great
	17 November	Coronation of Louis of Hungary
1374	17 September	Privilege of Koszyce
1382	10 September	Death of Louis of Hungary
1384	16 October	Coronation of Jadwiga
1385	14 August	Signing of the Union of Krewo
1386	4 March	Coronation of Władysław II Jagiełło
1399	17 July	Death of queen Jadwiga

15th century

Year	Date	Event
1401		Union of Vilnius and Radom
1409		Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War begins
1411	1 February	Signing of the First Peace of Thorn (Toruń) concludes the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War
1412	8 November	Signing of the Treaty of Lubowla
1413	2 October	Signing of the Union of Horodło
1414		Hunger War
1422		Gollub War begins
	27 September	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	1 June	Death of Władysław II Jagiełło
	25 July	Coronation of Władysław III of Varna
1435		Polish-Teutonic War concludes
1444	10 November	Death of Władysław III of Varna
1447	25 June	Coronation of Kazimierz IV Jagiellon
1454		Thirteen Years' War begins
		Statutes of Nieszawa
1466	19 October	Signing of the Second Peace of Thorn (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	7 June	Death of Kazimierz IV Jagiellon
	23 September	Coronation of Jan I Olbracht
1496		Statutes of Piotrków
1499		Union of Kraków and Vilnius

16th century

Year	Date	Event
1501	17 June	Death of Jan I Olbracht
	3 October	Union of Mielnik
	12 December	Coronation of Alexander Jagiellon
1505	3 May	Signing of act of Nihil novi
1506	19 August	Death of Alexander Jagiellon
1507	24 January	Coronation of Sigismund I the Old
1513		Hortulus Animae, polonice published
1515	July	First Congress of Vienna
1519		Polish-Teutonic War begins
1521		Polish-Teutonic War concludes
1525	8 April	Signing of the Treaty of Kraków
	10 April	Prussian Homage
1526		Annexation of Duchy of Masovia
1530	20 February	Coronation of Sigismund II August
1537		Chicken War
1543		De revolutionibus orbium coelestium published
1548	1 April	Death of Zygmunt I the Old
1558		Livonian War begins
1561	28 November	Signing of Wilno Pact
1563		Northern Seven Years' War begins
1569	1 July	Signing of the Union of Lublin
1570		Signing of Sandomierz Agreement
	13 December	Signing of the Treaty of Stettin concludes the Northern Seven Years' War
1572	7 July	Death of Zygmunt II August
1573	28 January	Signing of the Warsaw Confederation
	11 May	Election of Henry of Valois
1574	21 February	Coronation of Henry Valois
	18 June	Flight of Henry Valois
1575	9 December	Election of Stehen Báthory
1576	1 May	Coronation of Stephen Batory and Anna Jagiellon
1579		Founding of Vilnius University
1582	15 January	Signing of the Peace of Jam Zapolski concludes Commonwealth participation in the Livonian War
	15 October	Adoption of Gregorian calendar
1586	12 December	Death of Stefan Batory
1587	19 August	Election of Sigismund III Vasa
	27 December	Coronation of Sigismund III Waza
1591		Kosiński Uprising begins
1593		Kosiński Uprising ends
1594		Nalyvaiko Uprising begins
1596		Nalyvaiko Uprising ends
		Transfer of capital from Kraków to Warsaw
		Union of Brest concludes

17th century

Year	Date	Event
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		Election sejm
		Smolensk War begins
	30 April	Death of Sigismund III Waza
	8 November	Election of Władysław IV Vasa
1633		Polish-Ottoman War begins
	6 February	Coronation of Władysław IV Vasa
1634		Signing of the Treaty of Polanów concludes the Smolensk War
		Polish-Ottoman War ends
1635	12 September	Signing of the Treaty of Sztumska Wieś
1648		Khmelnytskyi Uprising begins
	20 May	Death of Władysław IV Waza
	20 November	Election of John II Casimir Vasa
1649	17 January	Coronation of John II Casimir Vasa
	17 August	Signing of the Treaty of Zboriv
1651	14 June	Kostka-Napierski Uprising begins
	24 June	Kostka-Napierski Uprising ends
	28 September	Signing of the Treaty of Bila Tserkva
1654		Khmelnytskyi Uprising ends
		Russo-Polish War begins
1655		Deluge begins
	18 August	Signing of the Union of Kėdainiai
	29 December	Tyszowce Confederation formed
1657	9 September	Signing of the Treaty of Welawa
	6 November	Signing of the Treaty of Bydgoszcz
1658	16 September	Signing of the Treaty of Hadiach
1660	3 May	Signing of the Treaty of Oliva concludes the Deluge
1665		Lubomirski's Rokosz begins
1666		Lubomirski's Rokosz ends
1667	30 January	Signing of the Treaty of Andrusovo concludes the Russo-Polish War
1668	16 September	Abdication of John II Casimir Vasa
1669	16 June	Election of Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki
	29 September	Coronation of Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki
1672		Polish-Ottoman War begins
	12 October	Signing of the Peace of Buczacz
1673	10 November	Death of Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki
1674	19 May	Election of John III Sobieski
1676	2 February	Coronation of John III Sobieski
	17 October	Signing of the Treaty of Żurawno concludes the Polish-Ottoman War
1686		Signing of the Eternal Peace Treaty
1696	17 June	Death of John III Sobieski
1697	27 June	Election of August II the Strong
	15 September	Coronation of August II the Strong
1699		Signing of the Treaty of Preobrazhenskoye
	26 January	Signing of the Treaty of Karlowitz concludes the Great Turkish War

18th century

Year	Date	Event
1704	16 February	Warsaw Confederation formed
	20 May	Sandomierz Confederation formed
	12 July	Election of Stanisław Leszczyński
1705	4 October	Coronation of Stanisław Leszczyński
1706	24 September	Signing of the Treaty of Altranstadt
1709	8 July	Restoration of August II the Strong
1715		Tarnogród Confederation begins
1716		Tarnogród Confederation ends
1717	1 February	Silent Sejm
1724	7 December	Tumult of Thorn
1733		War of the Polish Succession begins
	1 February	Death of August II the Strong
	5 October	Election of August III the Saxon
1734	17 January	Coronation of August III the Saxon
	5 November	Dzików Confederation formed
1736		Pacification Sejm
1738	18 November	Treaty of Vienna concludes the War of the Polish Succession
1763	5 October	Death of Augus III
1764		Convocation Sejm
	7 September	Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski
	25 November	Coronation of Stanisław August Poniatowski
1767		Repnin Sejm begins
	20 March	Słuck Confederation formed
	23 June	Radom Confederation formed
1768		Koliyivschyna
		Massacre of Uman
	29 February	Signing of the Bar Confederation
1772		First Partition of Poland
1773	14 October	Creation of Commission of National Education
1788		Great Sejm begins
1789	2 December	Black procession
1790	29 March	Signing of Polish-Prussian alliance
1791	18 April	Free Royal Cities Act
	3 May	Adoption of Constitution of May 3
1792		Polish-Russian War
	14 May	Signing of Targowica Confederation
	29 May	Great Sejm ends
1793		Second Partition of Poland
		Grodno Sejm
1794	12 March	Kościuszko Uprising begins
	24 March	Kościuszko's proclamation
	7 May	Issuance of Proclamation of Połaniec
	20 August	Greater Poland Uprising begins
1795		Third Partition of Poland
	25 November	Abdication of Stanisław August Poniatowski

19th century

Year	Date	Event
1806	3 November	Greater Poland Uprising begins
1807	9 July	Signing of the second Treaty of Tilsit
1809	14 October	Signing of the Treaty of Schönbrunn
1815	9 June	Congress of Vienna concludes
	18 October	Free City of Kraków proclaimed
	27 November	Adoption of Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland
1825	1 December	Death of Alexander I of Russia
1829	24 May	Coronation of Nicholas I of Russia
1830	29 November	November Uprising begins
1846	19 February	Kraków Uprising begins
	4 March	Kraków Uprising ends
	16 November	Free City of Kraków incorporated into the Austrian Empire
1848		Greater Poland Uprising
1863	22 January	Jan Uprising begins
1864	2 March	Abolition of serfdom in Congress Poland

20th century

Year	Date	Event
1908	September	Bezdany raid
1916	5 November	Signing of the Act of November 5th
1917	9 July	Oath crisis
1918	3 March	Signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
	11 November	Poland regains independence
	27 December	Greater Poland Uprising begins
1919		Proclamation to the inhabitants of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania
		Sejny Uprising
	26 January	Legislative election
	14 February	Polish-Soviet War begins
	16 February	Greater Poland Uprising ends
	20 February	Adoption of Small Constitution
	16 August	First Silesian Uprising begins
1920		Signing of Treaty of Warsaw
		Żeligowski's Mutiny
	10 February	Poland's Wedding to the Sea in Puck
	July	Spa Conference
	19 August	Second Silesian Uprising begins
1921	19 February	Signing of the Franco-Polish Military Alliance
	17 March	Adoption of Mar Constitution
	18 March	Signing of the Peace of Riga concludes the Polish-Soviet War
	20 March	Upper Silesia plebiscite
	2 May	Third Silesian Uprising begins
1922	November	Legislative election
	9 December	Gabriel Narutowicz becomes President
	16 December	Assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz
	22 December	Stanisław Wojciechowski becomes President
1925	1 December	Signing of the Locarno Treaties
1926	May	May Coup
	4 June	Ignacy Mościcki becomes President
1928		Legislative election
1930	16 November	Legislative election
1932	25 July	Signing of the Soviet-Polish Non-Aggression Pact
1934	26 January	Signing of the German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact
1935		Legislative election
	23 April	Adoption of Apr Constitution
	12 May	Death of Józef Piłsudski
1938		Legislative election
	1 April	Territorial changes of Polish Voivodeships
	October	Annexation of Zaolzie
1939	23 August	Signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
	25 August	Signing of the Polish-British Common Defence Pact
	29 August	Peking Plan begins
	31 August	Gleiwitz incident begins
	1 September	Invasion of Poland begins; Bombing of Wieluń
	2 September	massacre on Torzeniec village
	3 September	Bloody Sunday
	9 September	German Massacre in Ciepielów on polish POW
	13 September	Bombing of Frampol
	17 September	Soviet invasion of Poland
	18 September	Orzeł incident
	6 November	Sonderaktion Krakau
1940	5 March	Authorization of Katyń massacre
	16 May	Authorization of AB Action
1941	July	Massacre of Lwów professors
	10 July	Jedwabne pogrom
	17 August	Signing of the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement
1943	26 March	Operation Arsenal
	19 April	Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins
	16 May	Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends
	4 July	Death of Władysław Sikorski
	11 July	Beginning of Massacres of Poles in Volhynia
	1 December	Tehran Conference concludes
1944		Glinciszki massacre
	29 January	Koniuchy massacre
	28 February	Huta Pieniacka massacre
	22 July	Proclamation of the PKWN Manifesto
	25 July	Operation Most III begins
	August	Wola massacre
	1 August	Warsaw Uprising begins
	2 October	Warsaw Uprising ends
1945	27 January	Przyszowice massacre
	11 February	Yalta Conference concludes
	March	Pawłokoma massacre
	17 March	Poland's Wedding to the Sea in Mrzeżyno
	18 March	Poland's Wedding to the Sea in Kołobrzeg
	June	Augustów chase 1945; Trial of the Sixteen
	2 August	Potsdam Conference concludes
	11 August	Kraków pogrom
1946	30 June	People's referendum
	4 July	Kielce pogrom
1947	19 January	Legislative election
	19 February	Adoption of Small Constitution of 1947
	28 April	Operation Vistula begins
1950	6 July	Signing of the Treaty of Zgorzelec
1951		Trial of the Generals
1952		Legislative election
	22 July	Adoption of Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland
1955	14 May	Signing of the Warsaw Pact
1956		Polish October
	28 June	Poznań 1956 protests begin
1957		Legislative election
1961		Legislative election
1965		Legislative election
		Letter of Reconciliation of the Polish Bishops to the German Bishops
1968	March	Political crisis
	20 August	End of Prague Spring with the invasion of Czechoslovakia
1970	7 December	Signing of Treaty of Warsaw; Warschauer Kniefall
	14 December	1970 protests begin
1978	16 October	Election of Pope John Paul II
1980		Gdańsk Agreement
	14 March	LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007
	17 August	21 demands of MKS
1981	13 December	Martial law begins
1983		Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa receives the Nobel Peace Prize.
	22 July	Martial law ends
1984		Father Jerzy Popieluszko murdered by Polish secret police.
1989	4 April	Signing of the Round Table Agreement
	7 April	April Novelization
	4 June	Parliamentary election
	19 July	Wojciech Jaruzelski becomes President
	31 December	The People's Republic of Poland becomes the Republic of Poland
1990		Presidential election
	27 May	Local elections
	14 November	Signing of German-Polish Border Treaty
	22 December	Lech Wałęsa becomes President
1991	27 June	Mława pogrom
	1 July	Dissolution of Warsaw Pact
	27 October	Parliamentary election
1992	17 October	Adoption of Small Constitution
	21 December	Signing of Central European Free Trade Agreement
1993	14 September	Lufthansa Flight 2904
	19 September	Parliamentary election
1994	2 May	Poland bus disaster of 1994
	19 June	Local elections
1995	November	Presidential election
	23 December	Aleksander Kwaśniewski becomes President
1997	2 April	Adoption of Constitution
	21 September	Parliamentary election
1998	11 October	Local elections
1999	12 March	Accession of Poland to NATO
2000	8 October	Presidential election

21st century

Year	Date	Event
2001	23 September	Parliamentary election
2002		Census
	27 October	Local elections
2003	16 April	Signing of the Treaty of Accession
	Jun	European Union membership referendum
2004	1 May	Accession of Poland to the European Union
	13 June	European Parliament election
2005	2 April	Death of Pope John Paul II
	25 September	Parliamentary election
	Oct	Presidential election
	23 December	Lech Kaczyński becomes President
2006	28 January	Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse
	Nov	Local elections
2007	21 October	Parliamentary election
2010	10 April	Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash killing Polish President, Lech Kaczynski

  2012 president is Bronisław Komorowski

References

• Library of Congress, A Country Study: Poland, Chronology of Important Events: online