1936
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Poland

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On May 15, 1936, president of Poland Ignacy Mościcki designed the government under prime minister Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, who replaced Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski. The government was dissolved on September 30, 1939. This was the last government of the Second Polish Republic which resided in Warsaw.

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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  • April 2. Street protests across Poland against the Kraków Massacre of March 23,
  • April 9. Following a decree of President Ignacy Mościcki, Fundusz Obrony Narodowej is created,
  • April 16. Bloody Thursday in Lwów. A funeral of an unemployed worker Władysław Kozak, killed by the police two days before, turns into a violent riot, in which up to 49 people are killed,
  • April 19. Jan Kiliński Monument is unveiled in Warsaw,
  • April 21. MS Batory sets on her first route, from the shipyard of Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico in Monfalcone to Gdynia,
  • April 23. Ten protesters are killed by the police in Kraków,

June

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July

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August

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  • August 3. General Józef Sowiński Park is opened in Warsaw, upon initiative of Stefan Starzyński,
  • August 5. In Berlin, in the Summer Olympics, Poland beats Hungary, 3-0 (two goals by Hubert Gad and one by Gerard Wodarz),
  • August 8. In Berlin, in the Summer Olympics, Poland beats Great Britain, 5-4 (three goals by Gerard Wodarz, one by Hubert Gad and one by Ryszard Piec),
  • August 11. In the Summer Olympics semifinal, Poland loses to Austria, 1-2 (goal by Hubert Gad),
  • August 13. In the Summer Olympics third place match, Poland loses to Norway, 2-3 (goals by Gerard Wodarz and Teodor Peterek),
  • August 21. President Ignacy Mościcki officially creates Hel Fortified Area,

September

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  • September 6. Polish-French agreement in Rambouillet, where French government agrees for a loan for the Polish Army. In a friendly football game in Riga, Poland ties with Latvia, 3-3 (goals by Jerzy Wostal, Michał Matyas and Hieronim Schwartz). In a friendly football game in Belgrade, Poland loses to Jugoslavia, 3-9 (two goals by Teodor Peterek, one by Gerard Wodarz),
  • September 13. In a friendly football game in Warsaw, Poland ties with Germany, 1-1 (goal by Gerard Wodarz),
  • September 20. First Congress of Ukrainian Front of National Unity takes place in Lwów,

October

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November

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  • November 3. Premiere of first Polish Radio drama, "Everyday Life of the Kowalskis" ("Dni powszednie państwa Kowalskich"), by Maria Kuncewiczowa,
  • November 11. General Edward Rydz-Śmigły is named Marshal of Poland,
  • November 19. Premiere of Konrad Tom's film Ada! To nie wypada! (Ada, Don't Do That!),
  • November 29. ORP Gryf is launched at Le Havre,

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