2008 in Poland

none November 2025 July 2021 2008 Events during the year 2008 in Poland. Incumbents thumb|150px|Lech Kaczyński + Incumbents Position Person Party President Lech Kaczyński Independent (Supported by Law and Justice) Prime Minister Donald Tusk Civic Platform Marshal of the Sejm Bronisław Komorowski Civic Platform Marshal of the Senate Bogdan Borusewicz Independent (Supported by the Civic Platform) Events January 1 January – Town rights of Boguchwała were restored.Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 24 lipca 2007 r. w sprawie ustalenia granic niektórych gmin i miast oraz nadania miejscowościom statusu miasta 2007 136 961 23 January – Mirosławiec air disaster; an EADS CASA C-295 military transport plane crashed as it approached the Mirosławiec runway, killing all passengers and crew: 20 victims. 3 days of national mourning followed. March 1 March – Cyclone Emma causes damage in Poland April 16 April: Skra Bełchatów won their fourth Polish Volleyball Championship defeating AZS Częstochowa in the finals (see 2007–08 Polish Volleyball League). June 4 June 6 miners died in a blast in Borynia Coal Mine. Prokom Trefl Sopot won their fifth Polish Basketball Championship defeating Turów Zgorzelec in the finals. August 5–6 June – 2008 Poland tornado outbreak; 4 fatalities. September 3–7 September 2008 – Pruszków hosts the 2008 UEC European Track Championships. October 19 October – Unibax Toruń won their fourth Team Speedway Polish Championship defeating Unia Leszno in the finals (see 2008 Polish speedway season). Deaths July 10 July: Krystyna Kersten, Polish historian. 13 July: Bronisław Geremek, Polish politician, died in a car accident. 14 July: Antoni Heda, Polish general and partisan. See also 2008 in Polish television References 2008 Poland pl:2008#Wydarzenia w Polsce