* 1623 – Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish theologian, historian, astronomer, and writer ( d. 1675 )

The following notes are based on interpretations by the Polish historian Gerard Labuda.

In an appendix, Kepler also discussed the recent chronology work of the Polish historian Laurentius Suslyga ; he calculated that, if Suslyga was correct that accepted timelines were four years behind, then the Star of Bethlehem — analogous to the present new star — would have coincided with the first great conjunction of the earlier 800-year cycle.

* 1901 – Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish historian and priest ( d. 1978 )

Polish historian Andrzej Walicki noted that Marx's and Engels's theory was the " theory of freedom ", but a theory that, at the height of its influence, was used to legitimise the totalitarian socialist state of the Soviet Union.

* 1932 – Bronisław Geremek, Polish social historian and politician.

** Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish historian and priest ( died 1978 )

* May 29 – Joachim Lelewel, Polish nationalist historian ( b. 1786 )

* February 15 – Gerard Ciołek, Polish architect and historian of gardens ( b. 1909 )

** Jan Józef Lipski, Polish critic, historian and politician ( b. 1926 )

** Zdzisław Żygulski, Sr., Polish literary historian ( d. 1975 )

* August 18 – Zdzislaw Zygulski, Jr., Polish art historian

* March 6 – Bronisław Geremek, Polish social historian and politician ( d. 2008 )

* January 12 – Tadeusz Żychiewicz, Polish journalist, art historian and publicist ( d. 1994 )

* January – Józef Białynia Chołodecki, Polish historian ( b. 1852 )

* March 22 – Joachim Lelewel, Polish historian ( d. 1861 )

* March 8 – Wincenty Kadłubek, Polish bishop and historian ( b. 1161 )

* December 1 – Jan Długosz, Polish historian ( d. 1480 )

* May 19 – Jan Długosz, Polish historian ( b. 1415 )

Joachim Lelewel a prominent Polish historian and participant in the Polish uprising of 1830-1831 was also a frequent associate.

Polish historian Oskar Halecki and others noted, that Sobieski also planned to conquer Prussia with Swedish troops and French support.

A number of Polish intellectual figures have also been Tatars, e. g. the prominent historian Jerzy Łojek.

A manifesto entitled " Development through Democracy " issued by the party in February 2005 was signed by a broad range of Polish intellectuals and artists, including Paweł Huelle ( writer ), Marek Edelman ( physician, last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Rising ), Agnieszka Holland ( director ), Marek Kondrat ( actor ), Kazimierz Kutz ( director ), Jan Miodek ( linguist ), Daniel Olbrychski ( actor ), Jerzy Pilch ( writer ), Henryk Samsonowicz ( historian ), Jerzy Szacki ( sociologist ).

The 1931 Polish Census reported the German population in the city was 117, 200 ; according to the German historian Hugo Rasmus, only about 10, 000 Germans remained by 1939.

* 1911 – Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist ( d. 2000 )

Soon Polish artists started experimenting with other genres of cinema: in 1910 Władysław Starewicz made one of the first animated cartoons in the world-and the first to use the stop motion technique, the Piękna Lukanida ( Beautiful Lukanida ).

* 1905 – Władysław Gomułka, Polish leader ( d. 1982 )

The homage was renewed in 1633 after the election of a new Polish king, Władysław IV Waza.

Some of them refused to fight against blacks, supporting the principles of liberty ; also, a few Poles ( around 100 ) actually joined the rebels ( Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski was one of the Polish generals ).

Beginning with the Lithuanian Grand Duke Jogaila ( Władysław II Jagiełło ), the Jagiellon dynasty ( 1386 – 1572 ) formed the Polish – Lithuanian union.

As the result of the battle, the Seven Boyars, a group of Russian nobles, deposed the tsar Vasily Shuysky on, and recognized the Polish prince Władysław IV Vasa as the Tsar of Russia on.

Her actions promoted the reign of her husband: Upon the death of the Polish High Duke Władysław III Spindleshanks in 1231, Henry also became Duke of Greater Poland and the next year prevailed as High Duke at Kraków.

* Władysław Podkowiński, a Polish Impressionist and symbolist

* Władysław III of Poland and Lithuania ( 1424 – 1444 ), Polish name Władysław Warneńczyk, also king of Hungary, known posthumously as Vladislaus III of Varna

* 1867 – Władysław Reymont, Polish writer, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1925 )

On 10 November 1444, Murad II defeated the Hungarian, Polish and Wallachian armies under Władysław III of Poland ( also King of Hungary ) and János Hunyadi at the Battle of Varna, which was the final battle of the Crusade of Varna.

* 1918 – Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist ( d. 1968 )

* 1939 – General Władysław Sikorski becomes commander-in-chief of the Polish Government in exile.

Steinhaus, Banach and Nikodym, along with several other Kraków mathematicians ( Władysław Ślebodziński, Leon Chwistek, Jan Kroć, and Włodzimierz Stożek ) also established a mathematical society, which eventually became the Polish Mathematical Society.

After the 1410 Battle of Grunwald, Bishop Heinrich Vogelsang of Warmia surrendered to King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland, and later with Bishop Henry of Sambia gave homage to the Polish king at the Polish camp during the siege of Marienburg Castle ( Malbork ).

* 1444: Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Władysław III of Poland and János Hunyadi at the Battle of Varna.

* December 5 – Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist and memoirist ( d. 2000 )

* May 20 – Władysław Sikorski, Polish general and politician ( d. 1943 )

** General Secretary of the Polish Communist Party, Władysław Gomułka, resigns ; Edward Gierek replaces him.

** Władysław Gomułka is expelled from the Central Council of the Polish Communist Party.

** Władysław Czartoryski, Polish political activist and art collector ( b. 1828 )

* Władysław Vasa of Poland ( 1595 – 1648 ), Polish Prince, self-proclaimed Grand Duke of Moscow, and future King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth