March 11, in Norway and Poland - Calendar

• Today in Poland the name day is celebrated: Angelika, Balbina, Benedykt, Dominik, Drogosława, Eulogiusz, Eutymius, Jan, Candide, Konstanty, Konstantyn, Nawoj, Sofronius, Sylwia, Świetlana, Tala, Talus, Teresa and Trofim.
• On March 11, 1999, the Press Freedom Monitoring Center was established in Warsaw, which became a symbol of the fight for freedom of speech and independent journalism in Poland.

Important historical events in Poland on March 11:

• 1503 – The wedding of Sigismund I the Old and Bona Sforza took place in Kraków.
• 1945 - Soviet troops liberate Kołobrzeg.
• 1985 – The first ever Nordic World Ski Championships in Poland were held in Zakopane.

Important events in recent years from March 11 in Poland:

• 2011 – A demonstration against the ACTA project took place in Warsaw.
• 2020 - The government decided to close schools and universities due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

Important historical events from Norway of March 11:

• 1814 – Norway promulgates a constitution that makes it an independent state.
• 1943 – German occupation police massacred civilians in the village of Telavåg on the west coast of Norway.
• 2011 – The trial of Anders Breivik, who carried out the attacks on the island of Utøya and in Oslo itself, began in Oslo.

Quote of the day: "The future depends on what we do today." – Mahatma Gandhi.