List of firsts in Poland
This is a list of firsts in Poland.
Politics and government
- First Prime Minister: Stanisław Małachowski (1736–1809): 5 October 1807 - 14 December 1807.
- First female Prime minister Hanna Suchocka.
- First openly homosexual member of the Polish Sejm: Robert Biedroń.
- First transgender member of the Polish Sejm: Anna Grodzka
- First member of the Polish Sejm of African origin: John Godson, from 2010.
- First openly homosexual mayor: Robert Biedroń.
Education and academia
- First university: Jagiellonian University, founded in 1364.
Science and technology
- First nuclear reactor: The Ewa reactor R1 at in the Instytut Badań Jądrowych (Institute of Nuclear Research), started on July 13, 1954.
- First motorway: Warszawa-Katowice, so called "Gierkówka", 1976.
Culture
- First official translation of the Bible: St. Florian's Psalter (Psałterz floriański), 14th cent.
- First theatre: The National Theatre (Teatr Narodowy) in Warsaw, 1765