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1920 in Poland

Explore 13 historical events and records for Poland in 1920.

Historical records for Poland in 1920

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May

Birth of John Paul II

John Paul II ยท Wadowice ยท Pope ยท Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Birth of John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla

June

Prime Minister of Poland

Grabski, Wladyslaw ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 1st term

July

Prime Minister of Poland

Witos, Wincenty ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 1st term

August

Battle of Warsaw

Pilsudski, Josef Klemens ยท Warsaw ยท Field Marshal ยท Warfare / Russia War

Defeats the Russians

December

Prime Minister of Poland

Skulski, Leopold ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland

Other events (month unknown)

Battle of Vistula

Pilsudski, Josef Klemens ยท River Vistula ยท Field Marshal ยท Warfare / Russia War

Drives the Bolsheviks out of Poland

Bolshevik Party

Pilsudski, Josef Klemens ยท River Vistula ยท Field Marshal ยท Warfare / Russia War

Drives the Bolsheviks out of Poland

Commander of 12th Cavalry

Komorowski, Tadeusz Bor ยท Commander of 12th Cavalry ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the Podolski Lancers

Curie Institute

Curie, Marie Sklodowska ยท Paris ยท Physicist ยท Science / Medicine

Develops the Curie laboratory as a centre for radioactivity research.

Field Marshal

Pilsudski, Josef Klemens ยท Field Marshal ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Field Marshal

Field Marshal

Pilsudski, Josef Klemens ยท Field Marshal ยท Warfare / Russia War

Appointed Field Marshal

Fundamenta Mathematicae Founded

Sierpinski, Waclaw ยท Warsaw ยท Mathematician ยท Science / Mathematics

Co-founds Fundamenta Mathematicae as a journal devoted to foundational fields.

Specialized Mathematics Journal

Sierpinski, Waclaw ยท Warsaw ยท Mathematician ยท Science / Mathematics

Establishes an influential international publication for set theory and topology.

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