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Events on Saturday 18 June 1949 1
1949 – 2010Lech Kaczyński (1949-2010)Died 10 April 2010, aged 60Kaczyński was President of Poland from 2005 until his death, previously serving as mayor of Warsaw. He was killed along with his wife and dozens of senior Polish officials when their aircraft crashed near Smolensk, Russia, en route to a memorial ceremony for the Katyn massacre. His death triggered a period of national mourning in Poland.