Timeline of Polish history

Dates and most important events in Polish history from prehistoric times up to the present day.

Before the 10th century

; 5500 BC : Arrival of the first farmers; 740 BC : Biskupin fortified settlement built; 450-500 AD : First Slavic settlements; 9th century : Vistulan tribal union

10th century

; 910-930 : Early stage of the Piast (Giecz-Gniezno area tribe) expansion; 966 April 14 : Baptism of Poland; 992 May 25 : Death of Mieszko I

11th century

; 1000 March : Congress of Gniezno; 1018 January 30 : Signing of the Peace of Bautzen; 1018 : Expedition to Kiev; 1025 April 18 : Coronation of Bolesław I Chrobry; 1025 June 17 : Death of Bolesław I the Brave; 1025 December 25 : Coronation of Mieszko II Lambert; 1032 : Death of Bezprym; 1038 : People's uprising; 1034 May 10 : Death of Mieszko II Lambert; 1058 November 28 : Death of Casimir I the Restorer; 1076 December 25 : Coronation of Bolesław II the Bold

12th century

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

13th century

; 1202 March 13 :

Death of Lily Waggoner

; 1211 May 16 : Death of Mckenzie Thomas; 1226 March 26 : Issuance of Golden Bull of Rimini; 1227 November 23 : Assassination of Leszek I the White; 1231 November 3 : Death of Władysław III Spindleshanks; 1238 March 19 : Death of Henryk I the Bearded; 1241 April 9 : Death of Henryk II the Pious; 1247 August 31 : Death of Konrad I of Masovia; 1264 September 8 : Issuance of Statute of Kalisz; 1279 December 7 : Death of Bolesław V the Chaste; 1288 September 30 : Death of Leszek II the Black; 1290 June 23 : Death of Henryk IV Probus; 1295 June 26 : Coronation of Przemysł II; 1296 February 8 : Assassination of Przemysł II

14th century

; 1300 August : Coronation of Wenceslaus II; 1305 June 21 : Death of Wenceslaus II; 1306 August 4 : Assassination of Wenceslaus III; 1308 : Teutonic takeover of Danzig; 1311 : Rebellion of wójt Albert begins; 1312 : Rebellion of wójt Albert ends; 1320 January 20 : Coronation of Władysław I the Elbow-high; 1326 : Polish-Teutonic War begins; 1332 : Polish-Teutonic War concludes; 1333 March 2 : Death of Władysław I the Elbow-high; 1333 April 25 : Coronation of Casimir III; 1335 : Congress of Visegrád; 1339 : Congress of Visegrád; 1343 July 8 : Signing of the Treaty of Kalisz; 1347 : Wiślica Statutes; 1364 May 12 : Founding of Jagiellonian University; 1370 November 5 : Death of Kazimierz III the Great; 1370 November 17 : Coronation of Louis of Hungary; 1374 September 17 : Privilege of Koszyce; 1382 September 10 : Death of Louis of Hungary; 1384 October 16 : Coronation of Jadwiga; 1385 August 14 : Signing of the Union of Krewo; 1386 March 4 : Coronation of Władysław II Jagiełło; 1399 July 17 : Death of Jadwiga

15th century

; 1401 : Union of Vilnius and Radom; 1409 : Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War begins; 1411 February 1 : Signing of the First Peace of Thorn (Toruń) concludes the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War; 1412 November 8 : Signing of the Treaty of Lubowla; 1413 October 2 : Signing of the Union of Horodło; 1414 : Hunger War; 1422 : Gollub War begins; 1422 September 27 : 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 June 1 : Death of Władysław II Jagiełło; 1434 July 25 : Coronation of Władysław III of Varna; 1435 : Polish-Teutonic War concludes; 1444 November 10 : Death of Władysław III of Varna; 1447 June 25 : Coronation of Kazimierz IV Jagiellon; 1454 : Thirteen Years' War begins; 1454 : Statutes of Nieszawa; 1466 October 19 : 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 June 7 : Death of Kazimierz IV Jagiellon; 1492 September 23 : Coronation of Jan I Olbracht; 1496 : Statutes of Piotrków; 1499 : Union of Kraków and Vilnius

16th century

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

17th century

; 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 April 30 : Death of Zygmunt III Waza; 1632 : Election sejm; 1632 November 8 : Election of Władysław IV Vasa; 1632 : Smolensk War begins; 1633 February 6 : Coronation of Władysław IV Vasa; 1633 : Polish-Ottoman War begins; 1634 : Signing of the Treaty of Polanów concludes the Smolensk War; 1634 : Polish-Ottoman War ends; 1635 September 12 : Signing of the Treaty of Sztumska Wieś; 1648 May 20 : Death of Władysław IV Waza; 1648 : Khmelnytskyi Uprising begins; 1648 November 20 : Election of Jan II Kazimierz Vasa; 1649 January 17 : Coronation of Jan II Kazimierz Vasa; 1649 August 17 : Signing of the Treaty of Zboriv; 1651 June 14 : Kostka-Napierski Uprising begins; 1651 June 24 : Kostka-Napierski Uprising ends; 1651 September 28 : Signing of the Treaty of Bila Tserkva; 1654 : Khmelnytskyi Uprising ends; 1654 : Russo-Polish War begins; 1655 : Deluge begins; 1655 August 18 : Signing of the Union of Kėdainiai ; 1655 December 29 : Tyszowce Confederation formed; 1657 September 9 : Signing of the Treaty of Welawa; 1657 November 6 : Signing of the Treaty of Bydgoszcz; 1658 September 16 : Signing of the Treaty of Hadiach; 1660 May 3 : Signing of the Treaty of Oliva concludes the Deluge ; 1665 : Lubomirski's Rokosz begins; 1666 : Lubomirski's Rokosz ends; 1667 January 30 : Signing of the Treaty of Andrusovo concludes the Russo-Polish War; 1668 September 16 : Abdication of Jan II Kazimierz Vasa; 1669 June 16 : Election of Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki; 1669 September 29 : Coronation of Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki; 1672 : Polish-Ottoman War begins; 1672 October 12 : Signing of the Peace of Buczacz ; 1673 November 10 : Death of Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki; 1674 May 19 : Election of Jan III Sobieski; 1676 February 2 : Coronation of Jan III Sobieski; 1676 October 17 : Signing of the Treaty of Żurawno concludes the Polish-Ottoman War; 1686 : Signing of the Eternal Peace Treaty; 1696 June 17 : Death of Jan III Sobieski; 1697 June 27 : Election of August II the Strong; 1697 September 15 : Coronation of August II the Strong; 1699 January 26 : Signing of the Treaty of Karlowitz concludes the Great Turkish War; 1699 : Signing of the Treaty of Preobrazhenskoye

18th century

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

19th century

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

20th century

; 1908 September : Bezdany raid; 1916 November 5 : Signing of the Act of November 5th; 1917 July 9 : Oath crisis; 1918 March 3 : Signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk; 1918 November 11 : Poland regains independence; 1918 December 27 : Greater Poland Uprising begins; 1919 January 26 : Legislative election; 1919 February 14 : Polish-Soviet War begins; 1919 February 16 : Greater Poland Uprising ends; 1919 February 20 : Adoption of Small Constitution; 1919 : Proclamation to the inhabitants of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania; 1919 August 16 : First Silesian Uprising begins; 1919 : Sejny Uprising; 1920 February 10 : Poland's Wedding to the Sea in Puck; 1920 : Signing of Treaty of Warsaw; 1920 July : Spa Conference; 1920 August 19 : Second Silesian Uprising begins; 1920 : Żeligowski's Mutiny; 1921 February 19 : Signing of the Franco-Polish Military Alliance; 1921 March 17 : Adoption of March Constitution; 1921 March 18 : Signing of the Peace of Riga concludes the Polish-Soviet War; 1921 March 20 : Upper Silesia plebiscite; 1921 May 2 : Third Silesian Uprising begins; 1922 November : Legislative election; 1922 December 9 : Gabriel Narutowicz becomes President; 1922 December 16 : Assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz; 1922 December 22 : Stanisław Wojciechowski becomes President; 1925 December 1 : Signing of the Locarno Treaties; 1926 May : May Coup; 1926 June 4 : Ignacy Mościcki becomes President; 1928 : Legislative election; 1930 November 16 : Legislative election; 1932 July 25 : Signing of the Soviet-Polish Non-Aggression Pact; 1934 January 26 : Signing of the German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact; 1935 April 23 : Adoption of April Constitution; 1935 May 12 : Death of Józef Piłsudski; 1935 : Legislative election; 1938 April 1 : Territorial changes of Polish Voivodeships; 1938 October : Annexation of Zaolzie; 1938 : Legislative election

; 1939 August 22 : Armenian quote; 1939 August 23 : Signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact; 1939 August 25 : Signing of the Polish-British Common Defence Pact; 1939 August 29 : Peking Plan begins; 1939 August 31 : Gleiwitz incident begins; 1939 September 1 : Invasion of Poland begins; Bombing of Wieluń; 1939 September 2 : masacre on Torzeniec village; 1939 September 3 : Bloody Sunday; 1939 September 9 : german Massacre in Ciepielów on polish POW; 1939 September 13 : Bombing of Frampol; 1939 September 17 : Soviet invasion of Poland; 1939 September 18 : Orzeł incident; 1939 November 6 : Sonderaktion Krakau; 1940 March 5 : Authorization of Katyń massacre; 1940 May 16 : Authorization of AB Action; 1941 July : Massacre of Lwów professors; 1941 July 10 : Jedwabne pogrom; 1941 August 17 : Signing of the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement; 1943 March 26 : Operation Arsenal; 1943 July 4 : Death of Władysław Sikorski; 1943 July 11 : Beginning of Massacres of Poles in Volhynia; 1943 December 1 : Tehran Conference concludes; 1943 April 19 : Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins; 1943 May 16 : Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends; 1944 January 29 : Koniuchy massacre; 1944 February 28 : Huta Pieniacka massacre; 1944 : Glinciszki massacre; 1944 July 22 : Proclamation of the PKWN Manifesto; 1944 July 25 : Operation Most III begins; 1944 August 1 : Warsaw Uprising begins; 1944 August : Wola massacre; 1944 October 2 : Warsaw Uprising ends; 1945 January 27 : Przyszowice massacre; 1945 February 11 : Yalta Conference concludes; 1945 March : Pawłokoma massacre; 1945 March 17 : Poland's Wedding to the Sea in Mrzeżyno; 1945 March 18 : Poland's Wedding to the Sea in Kołobrzeg; 1945 June : Augustów chase 1945; Trial of the Sixteen; 1945 August 2 : Potsdam Conference concludes; 1945 August 11 : Kraków pogrom; 1946 June 30 : People's referendum; 1946 July 4 : Kielce pogrom; 1947 January 19 : Legislative election; 1947 February 19 : Adoption of Small Constitution of 1947; 1947 April 28 : Operation Wisła begins; 1950 July 6 : Signing of the Treaty of Zgorzelec; 1951 : Trial of the Generals; 1952 July 22 : Adoption of Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland; 1952 : Legislative election; 1955 May 14 : Signing of the Warsaw Pact; 1956 June 28 : Poznań 1956 protests begin; 1956 : Polish October; 1957 : Legislative election; 1961 : Legislative election; 1965 : Legislative election; 1965 : Letter of Reconciliation of the Polish Bishops to the German Bishops; 1968 March : Political crisis; 1968 August 20 : End of Prague Spring with the invasion of Czechoslovakia; 1970 December 7 : Signing of Treaty of Warsaw; Warschauer Kniefall; 1970 December 14 : 1970 protests begin; 1978 October 16 : Election of Pope John Paul II; 1980 March 14 : LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007; 1980 August 17 : 21 demands of MKS; 1980 : Gdańsk Agreement; 1981 December 13 : Martial law begins; 1983 July 22 : Martial law ends; 1989 April 4 : Signing of the Round Table Agreement; 1989 April 7 : April Novelization; 1989 June 4 : Parliamentary election; 1989 July 19 : Wojciech Jaruzelski becomes President; 1989 December 31 : The People's Republic of Poland becomes the Republic of Poland; 1990 : Presidential election; 1990 May 27 : Local elections; 1990 November 14 : Signing of German-Polish Border Treaty; 1990 December 22 : Lech Wałęsa becomes President; 1991 June 27 : Mława pogrom; 1991 July 1 : Dissolution of Warsaw Pact; 1991 October 27 : Parliamentary election; 1992 October 17 : Adoption of Small Constitution; 1992 December 21 : Signing of Central European Free Trade Agreement; 1993 September 14 : Lufthansa Flight 2904; 1993 September 19 : Parliamentary election; 1994 May 2 : Poland bus disaster of 1994; 1994 June 19 : Local elections; 1995 November : Presidential election; 1995 December 23 : Aleksander Kwaśniewski becomes President; 1997 April 2 : Adoption of Constitution; 1997 September 21 : Parliamentary election; 1998 October 11 : Local elections; 1999 March 12 : Accession of Poland to NATO

21st century

; 2000 October 8 : Presidential election; 2001 September 23 : Parliamentary election; 2002 : Census; 2002 October 27 : Local elections; 2003 April 16 : Signing of the Treaty of Accession; 2003 June : European Union membership referendum; 2004 May 1 : Accession of Poland to the European Union; 2004 June 13 : European Parliament election; 2005 April 2 : Death of Pope John Paul II; 2005 September 25 : Parliamentary election; 2005 October : Presidential election; 2005 December 23 : Lech Kaczyński becomes President; 2006 January 28 : Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse; 2006 November : Local elections; 2007 October 21 : Parliamentary election