Events in Łódź History
- 1905-06-18 Russian police open fire on a workers' rights demonstration in Łódź, Congress Poland, killing 10, and leading to an armed insurrection against the occupying forces
- 1905-06-21 Polish workers in Łódź, Congress Poland stage strikes and insurrection against Russian occupation; quashed by tsars' troops after a few days
- 1905-06-25 Tsarist Russian troops in Łódź, Congress Poland crush workers' militia insurrection against Russian occupation; 151-200 workers killed and over 1,000 injured
- 1941-12-08 Chełmno extermination camp opens, 50 kilometres from Łódź, Poland
Famous People from Łódź
- 1865-08-02 John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1955)
- 1887-01-28 Artur Rubinstein, Polish-American concert pianist, born in Łódź, Russian Empire (now Poland), (d. 1982)
- 1890-08-09 Henech Kon. Polish composer and cabaret performer, born in Łódź, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1972)
- 1893-04-16 Joseph Yasser, Russian-American composer, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1981)
- 1894-09-13 Julian Tuwim, Polish poet and lyricist, born in Łódź, Congress Poland (d. 1953)
- 1895-06-26 Jankel Adler, Polish painter and printmaker, born in Tuszyn, Łódź, Poland (d. 1949)
- 1897-06-12 Alexandre Tansman, Polish composer (Dyptique), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1986)
- 1899-06-22 Michal Kalecki, Polish economist, born in Łódź, Russian Poland (d. 1970)
- 1900-03-21 Paul Kletzki [Paweł Klecki], Polish-Swiss violinist, composer, and conductor, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1973)
- 1900-04-23 Joseph Green, Polish-American filmmaker, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1996)
- 1903-05-18 George E Stone, Polish actor (Viva Villa; Last Mile; 5 Star Final; Front Page), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1967)
- 1904-11-22 Theodore Besterman, British bibliographer and psychical researcher, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1976)
- 1905-09-09 Vytautas Bacevičius [Bacewicz], Lithuanian avant garde composer (Della Guerra Symphony), born in Łódź, Russian Empire (now Poland) (d. 1970)
- 1908-01-18 Jacob Bronowski, Polish-born British mathematician and science writer best known as the presenter of the BBC television series, The Ascent of Man, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1974)
- 1908-04-11 Leo Rosten, American writer and humourist (Joys of Yiddish), born in Łódź, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
1909-02-05 Polish violinist and composer, born in Łódź, Russian Empire (now Poland) [1]
- 1916-10-27 Kazimierz Brandys, Polish essayist and writer, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 2000)
- 1923-03-19 Henekh "Henry" Morgentaler, Polish-Canadian gynecologist, abortion rights advocate, and Holocaust survivor, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 2013)
- 1928-01-20 Robert Satanowski, Polish opera conductor and general, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1997)
- 1928-12-13 Jack Tramiel, American Businessman (Amiga, Commodore 64), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 2012)
- 1933-06-14 Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist (The Painted Bird, Being There), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1991)
- 1935-01-10 Georg Katzer, German composer (electro-acoustic music), born in Habelschwerdt, Lower Silesia (now Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Poland) (d. 2019)
- 1936-12-22 Wojciech Frykowski, Polish actor, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1969)
- 1937-09-30 Jurek Becker, Polish-born German writer (Jacob the Liar), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1997)
- 1940-04-19 Genya Ravan [Genyusha Zelkowitz], Polish-American rock singer (Goldie & the Gingerbreads - "Can't You Hear My Heart Beat"; Ten Wheel Drive), and record producer, born in Łódź, Poland
- 1941-12-11 Bronisław Kazimierz Przybylski, Polish composer (Requiem. In Memory of the Children – Martyrs of the War) and educator, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 2011)
- 1948-06-21 Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish writer (The Witcher), born in Łódź, Poland
- 1974-11-10 Igor Sypniewski, Polish soccer forward (2 caps; ŁKS Łódź, Panathinaikos FC, Halmstads BK), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 2022)
- 1981-01-09 Ebi Smolarek, Polish soccer striker (47 caps; Feyenoord Rotterdam, Borussia Dortmund, Racing Santander), born in Łódź, Poland
Famous Polish People
Agnieszka Radwańska
Albert Sabin
Casimir Pulaski
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
David Ben-Gurion
Frédéric Chopin