1970 in Poland

← 1969 1968 1967 1970 in Poland → 1971 1972 1973
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1970 Timeline of Polish history

Incumbents

Members of the government

• Prime Ministers of Poland - Józef Cyrankiewicz (until 23 December); Piotr Jaroszewicz (from 23 December)

Other personalities

• Roman Catholic Primate of Poland - Stefan Wyszyński
• President of Polish government-in-exile - August Zaleski
• Prime Minister of Polish government-in-exile - Aleksander Zawisza (until 9 June); Zygmunt Muchniewski (from 20 July)

Events

• 1 November – Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Zygfryd Wolniak and three other people are killed in an attack on a group of diplomats at Karachi airport in Pakistan.
• 7 December – While visiting Warsaw, German Chancellor Willy Brandt goes down on his knees in front of a monument to the victims of the Warsaw Ghetto, which will become known as the Kniefall von Warschau ("Warsaw Genuflection").^[1]
• 13 December – The government announces food price increases.
• 15 December – Polish 1970 protests: Riots and looting lead to a confrontation with the government.
• 17 December – Soldiers fire on civilians returning to work in Gdynia. Martial law is imposed throughout the country until December 22.
• 20 December – General Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party, Władysław Gomułka, resigns, and is replaced by Edward Gierek.
• 23 December – The government freezes food prices for two years.

Births

• 4 June – Izabella Scorupco, actress and model
• 26 June – Paweł Nastula, judoka and mixed martial artist^[2]

Deaths

• 14 June – Roman Ingarden, philosopher (b. 1893)

References