2000 Death Wladyslaw Szpilman, pianist/writer, ", write Death of a City, later filmed as The Pianist, ", dies at 78 1994 Death Wladyslaw Sila Lawyer Adviser to Solidarity-Nowicki, dies at 80 1970 Event Edward Gierek succeeds Wladyslaw Gomulka as Poland's party leader 1970 Death Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II), dies at 78 1947 Death Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40), dies at 62 1943 Death Wladyslaw Sikorski, gen/Prime Minister of Poland in exile 1939 - 1943, dies at 62 1932 Death Wladyslaw Rzepko, composer, dies at 77 1915 Death Wladyslaw Gorski, composer, dies at 68 1913 Birthday Wladyslaw Sila-Nowicki, Poland, lawyer, Solidarity 1892 Birthday Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general 1892 Birthday Stanislav Wladyslaw Maczek, Polish/British general-major/commandant 1892 Birthday Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general, WW I, WW II 1885 Birthday Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland, 1939-40 1881 Birthday Wladyslaw Sikorski, premier Poland, WW II general 1875 Birthday Wladyslaw Orkan, Szmaciarz-Smreczynsky, Pol author, Nowele Zebrane 1868 Birthday Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont, Poland, novelist, Chiopi, Nobel-1924 1854 Birthday Wladyslaw Rzepko, composer 1846 Birthday Wladyslaw Gorski, composer 1648 Death Wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies 1634 Event Battle at Smolensk: Polish King Wladyslaw IV beats Russians 1634 Event Battle at Smolensk: Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians 1610 Event Polish King Wladyslaw crowned king of Russia 1595 Birthday Wladyslaw IV Vasa, king of Poland, 1632-48 1456 Birthday Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary, 1471/90-1516 1444 Death Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary, dies in battle at 20 1424 Birthday Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary 1333 Death Wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies 1320 Event Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland