- Source: 2024 in the Czech Republic
Events in the year 2024 in the Czech Republic.
Incumbents
President – Petr Pavel
Prime Minister – Petr Fiala
Events
= January
=24 January – A fast train collides with a truck in Bohumín, killing one person and injuring 19 others.
= March
=28 March – Russiagate: The Security Information Service reveals that Russia paid via the "Voice of Europe" hundreds of thousands of euros to European politicians aimed at influencing the European elections.
= May
=7 May – The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic rules that requiring applicants seeking to officially change their gender to undergo gender-affirmation surgery, including sterilisation, is unconstitutional.
10–26 May – 2024 IIHF World Championship
= June
=3 June – Eighteen people are injured in a lightning strike in a castle park in Liberec-Vratislavice.
5 June – A freight train collides with a RegioJet passenger train in Pardubice, killing at least four people and injuring 23.
6 June – An arson attack is made on public buses in Prague. A suspect from Latin America is arrested, while Czech authorities suspect Russian involvement.
7 June – 2024 European Parliament election.
17 June – An explosion at a military training ground in Libavá Military Training Area caused by ammunition leaves one soldier dead and eight others injured.
19 June – Three people are injured in a knife attack at a gas station in Prague. A suspect is arrested.
= July
=16 July – The Czech government announces plans to facilitate production of the Colt CZ Group assault rifle and the construction of an ammunition factory in Ukraine.
17 July – The Czech government awards the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power with a tender to build two reactors at the Dukovany Nuclear Power Station.
= September
=15–16 September – One person is killed and seven others are reported missing amid flooding caused by Storm Boris.
20–21 September – 2024 Czech Senate election (first round): The ANO wins a plurality of contested seats for the Senate and in regional elections.
24 September – Prime Minister Petr Fiala dismisses Czech Pirate Party leader Ivan Bartos as regional development minister, citing problems over a new digital system for issuing building permits. The dismissal prompts the Pirate Party to leave the governing coalition, resulting in a cabinet reshuffle that sees the dissolution of the ministry for legislation occupied by a Pirate minister.
27–28 September – 2024 Czech Senate election (second round): The ANO wins a total of eight seats, the party's strongest showing in a Senate election, while the ruling Spolu coalition wins 15.
= October
=4 October – Five children are hospitalised in Prague after accidentally ingesting magnets as part of a TikTok challenge.
24 October – The Czech Republic signs a treaty formalising its relations with the Holy See.
26 October - Czech Airlines ceases operations after 101 years of service.
Holidays
Source:
1 January – New Year's Day
29 March - Good Friday
1 April - Easter Monday
1 May – Labour Day
8 May – Victory in Europe Day
5 July – St. Cyril and Methodius Day
6 July – Jan Hus
28 September – Czech Statehood Day
28 October – Independent Czechoslovak State Day
17 November - Freedom and Democracy Day
24 December - Christmas Eve
25 December - Christmas Day
26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
Art and entertainment
List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Deaths
1 January – Oldřich Semerák, 91, composer, trombonist and music educator.
6 January – Ivo Oberstein, 88, Czech architect and urbanist.
9 January:
Karel Janovický, 93, Czech-born British composer, pianist and radio producer (BBC World Service).
Jaroslav Pavlů, 87, ice hockey player (HC Škoda Plzeň, HC Kometa Brno, HC Bolzano) and head coach.
11 January – Jiří Neuwirt, 75, painter, illustrator and printmaker.
12 January – František Janouch, 92, nuclear physicist and dissident.
13 January:
Jana Hlaváčová, 85, actress (Operace Silver A, Angel of the Lord, The Dance Teacher).
Ladislav Svoboda, 85, physician (Rytíři Kladno) and politician, senator (1996–2008).
16 January – Norbert Lichý, 59, actor (Lidice, Hastrman) and musician.
26 January – Jiří Bičák, 82, physicist and academic.
See also
2024 in the European Union
2024 in Europe
References
External links
Online calendar
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
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- 2024 in the Czech Republic
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- 2024 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic
- Czech Republic national football team
- Demographics of the Czech Republic
- Czech Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Foreign relations of the Czech Republic
- Television in the Czech Republic
- Economy of the Czech Republic
- List of military equipment of the Czech Army
