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Adam Michnik

  • Warsaw: October 17, 1946 celebration
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  • account_circle Username

    Adam Michnik  

  • flag Country

    Poland  

  • wc Gender

    Male  

  • badge Full Name

    Adam Michnik

  • assignment_ind Surname

     

  • tv_signin Nickname

     

  • identity_platform Alias

    Andrzej Jagodziński, Andrzej Zagozda  

  • celebration Date of birth

    Warsaw: October 17, 1946  

  • language Official Website

     

  • groups Political Party

    1. Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action
    2. Democratic Union
    3. Solidarity Citizens' Committee
    4. Citizens Parliamentary Party
     

  • verified Position Held

    1. Member of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
     

  • school Education

    1. Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
    2. University of Warsaw
    3. Juliusz Słowacki Lyceum in Warsaw
    4. Stefan Batory Gymnasium and Lyceum
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities (2022)
    2. January 13th commemorative medal
    3. Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (1998)
    4. Goethe Medal (2011)
    5. Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross (2024)
    6. Shofar of Freedom Award (1991)
    7. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle (2010)
    8. Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III (2003)
    9. Andrzej Kijowski Award (1985)
    10. Princess of Asturias Awards (2022)
    11. Saint George medal (2003)
    12. Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2001)
    13. Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class (2006)
    14. Ortega y Gasset Awards (2016)
    15. Doctor Honoris Causa at the Vytautas Magnus University
    16. Erasmus Prize (2001)
    17. Officer of the Legion of Honour (2003)
    18. Kisiel Prize (2013)
    19. Jan Karski Eagle Award (2007)
    20. commander of the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins (1998)
    21. Pelikán Award (2007)
    22. Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class (2014)
    23. Dan David Prize (2006)
    24. Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (2000)
    25. 1st of June Award (1998)
    26. Kościelski Award (1986)
    27. Francisco Cerecedo Prize (1999)
    28. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (1986)
    29. Golden Medal for Merit to Culture (2005)
    30. International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes (2000)
    31. Polish PEN Club Award Jan Parandowski (2024)
    32. Primo Levi Award (2018)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. Your President – our Prime Minister
    2. The Church and the Left the Polish Dialogue
     
  • Polish essayist and publicist (born 1946) | Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities (2022), January 13th commemorative medal, Officer's

1. Pablo Iglesias Turrión (Pablo Iglesias Turrion)

  • Madrid: October 17, 1978 celebration

Spanish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (2021), Bachelor's Degree Extraordinary Award (2004) | University of Bologna, Complutense

2. Luis Felipe Céspedes (Luis Felipe Cespedes)

  • Santiago: October 17, 1970 celebration

Chilean economist | Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2014) | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, New York University | Santiago: October 17, 1970

3. Dmitriy Belik

  • October 17, 1969 celebration

Russian politician | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Modern University for the Humanities | October 17, 1969 - Münster: March 7, 1986

4. Frans Weekers

  • Weert: October 17, 1967 celebration

Dutch former politician | Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Weert: October 17, 1967 - Munich: November 25, 2011 | Frans

5. Dmitry Peskov

  • Moscow: October 17, 1967 celebration

Russian politician and diplomat (born 1967) | Order of Manas, 3rd class, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Friendship, Commander of the Order of Merit of

6. Irina Yarovaya

  • Makiivka: October 17, 1966 celebration

Russian jurist and politician | Honoured Lawyer of Russia, Order of Honour, Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude | Moscow State Law

7. Juan Carlos Campo Moreno

  • Osuna: October 17, 1961 celebration

Spanish judge and politician | Grand Cross of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort (2009), Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (2021) | University of Cádiz

8. Ain Tähiste (Ain Tahiste)

  • Suuremõisa: October 17, 1960 celebration

Estonian lawyer and politician | Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th Class (2002), Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class (2006) | University of

9. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

  • Mauritius: October 17, 1959 celebration

scientist and president of Mauritius | Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms (2009), OkayAfrica 100 Women (2017), Grand Commander of the Order of the

10. Francisco Flores

  • Santa Ana: October 17, 1959 celebration
  • San Salvador: January 30, 2016 deceased

President of El Salvador (1959-2016) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Grimaldi, Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2003) | Amherst College

11. Mike Quigley

  • Indianapolis: October 17, 1958 celebration

American politician | Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame (2009) | University of Chicago, Glenbard North High School, Loyola University Chicago, Roosevelt

12. Andrus Öövel (Andrus Oovel)

  • Tallinn: October 17, 1957 celebration

Estonian politician, canoeist and sportsperson | Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1995), Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class (2006) | Hugo

13. Elisa Ferreira

  • Porto: October 17, 1955 celebration

Portuguese Member of the European Parliament | Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ (2005) | University of Porto, University of Reading | Porto: October

14. Serhiy Shevchuk

  • Volodymyr: October 17, 1955 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine | National Academy of State Administration, Faculty of Medicine of Ternopil

15. Prabowo Subianto

  • Jakarta: October 17, 1951 celebration

8th President of Indonesia (since 2024) | Tatler 500 Indonesia, Order of Zayed, Royal Order of Sahametrei, Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca

16. Mike Synar

  • Vinita: October 17, 1950 celebration
  • Washington, D.C.: January 9, 1996 deceased

American politician (1950-1996) | Profile in Courage Award (1995) | Muskogee High School, University of Edinburgh, Northwestern University, University of Oklahoma

17. David Adams Richards

  • Newcastle: October 17, 1950 celebration

Canadian writer and politician | Governor General's Award for English-language fiction (1988), Order of New Brunswick (2005), Member of the Order of Canada

18. Owen Arthur

  • Barbados: October 17, 1949 celebration
  • Bridgetown: July 27, 2020 deceased

Barbadian politician (1949-2020) | Order of José Martí | University of the West Indies - Cave Hill Campus, University of the West Indies, Harrison College

19. Jan Kavan

  • London: October 17, 1946 celebration

Czech minister of foreign affairs of the CR, vice prime minister of the Czech Republic, member of Czech Parliament (2002–2006), senator of Czech Parliament

20. Adam Michnik

  • Warsaw: October 17, 1946 celebration

Polish essayist and publicist (born 1946) | Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities (2022), January 13th commemorative medal, Officer's

21. Jaime Ravinet

  • Santiago: October 17, 1946 celebration

Chilean politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2004), Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru | University of Chile, Johns Hopkins

22. Ivan Dejmal

  • Ústí nad Labem: October 17, 1946 celebration
  • Prague: February 6, 2008 deceased

Czech minister of environment of the CR and ecologist (1946-2008) | Award of the Minister of the Environment | Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

23. Graça Machel (Graca Machel)

  • Portuguese Mozambique: October 17, 1945 celebration

Mozambican humanitarian activist and politician | World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child (2005), Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the

24. Nobutaka Machimura

  • Numazu: October 17, 1944 celebration
  • Tokyo: June 1, 2015 deceased

Japanese politician (1944-2015) | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers (2015), Sankei Scholarship, Grand Cross of the Order of Honour for

25. Shodi Shabdolov

  • Khorugh: October 17, 1943 celebration
  • Khorugh: October 19, 2023 deceased

Tajik politician (1943–2023) | Order of Friendship of Peoples | Tajik Technical University | Khorugh: October 17, 1943 - Khorugh: October 19, 2023 | Shodi

26. Vilma Socorro Martínez (Vilma Socorro Martinez)

  • San Antonio: October 17, 1943 celebration

American diplomat | Margaret Brent Award (1994) | University of Texas at Austin, Columbia Law School, Columbia University | San Antonio: October 17, 1943

27. Hartmut Nassauer

  • Marburg: October 17, 1942 celebration

German politician | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1991), Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal

28. Pierluigi Ciocca

  • Pescara: October 17, 1941 celebration

Italian private banker and economist | Honorary degree of the University of Macerata (2013), Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1989)

29. Michael Lord

  • Manchester: October 17, 1938 celebration

British politician (born 1938) | Knight Bachelor | Christ's College, William Hulme's Grammar School | Manchester: October 17, 1938 - Dhaka: November 3, 1975

30. Mikalay Charhinets

  • Minsk: October 17, 1937 celebration

Belarusian association football player | Order of the Cross of Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk, 90 Years of Armed Forces of Belarus, Medal "Veteran of the Armed

31. José María Álvarez del Manzano (Jose Maria Alvarez del Manzano)

  • Seville: October 17, 1937 celebration

Spanish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of the Second of May (2012), Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge (2003), Grand Cross of the Aeronautical

32. Hazem Al Beblawi

  • Cairo: October 17, 1936 celebration

former Egyptian Prime minister | Commander of the Order of Leopold II, Grand Officer of the National Order of the Cedar, Knight of the Legion of Honour

33. Ivan Drach

  • Telizhyntsi: October 17, 1936 celebration
  • Feofaniya Clinical Hospital: June 19, 2018 deceased

Ukrainian writer, screenwriter (1936–2018) | Order of the Badge of Honour, medal of 25 years of Ukrainian independence, Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th

34. Javier Moscoso

  • Logroño: October 17, 1934 celebration

Spanish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort (1990), Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1986), Gold Medal of Work Merit (2017)

35. S. C. Jamir

  • Ungma: October 17, 1931 celebration

Indian politician | Padma Bhushan (2020) | University of Allahabad, University of Calcutta, Scottish Church College | Ungma: October 17, 1931 - coimbatore: March 5, 1953

36. Anatoly Pristavkin

  • Lyubertsy: October 17, 1931 celebration
  • Moscow: July 11, 2008 deceased

Russian writer (1931-2008) | Alexander Men Prize, USSR State Prize | Maxim Gorky Literature Institute | Lyubertsy: October 17, 1931 - Moscow: July 11, 2008

37. Karl-Hermann Flach

  • Königsberg: October 17, 1929 celebration
  • Frankfurt: August 25, 1973 deceased

German journalist and politician (1929-1973) | Wilhelm Leuschner Medal (1973), Theodor Wolff award (1964) | Free University Berlin | Königsberg: October 17

38. Warren Christopher

  • Scranton: October 17, 1925 celebration
  • Los Angeles: March 18, 2011 deceased

U.S. Secretary of State (1925-2011) | Presidential Medal of Freedom (1981) | Hollywood High School, University of Redlands, University of Southern California

39. Vladimir Utkin

  • Kasimovsky District: October 17, 1923 celebration
  • Moscow: February 15, 2000 deceased

Soviet and Russian rocket engineer (1923–2000) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1959), Honored badge of merit of the President of Ukraine, Order of Lenin

40. Angel Wagenstein

  • Plovdiv: October 17, 1922 celebration
  • Sofia: June 29, 2023 deceased

Bulgarian film director (1922–2023) | Pushkin Medal, National Prize of East Germany | Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography | Plovdiv: October 17, 1922

41. Yakov Pavlov

  • Valdaysky District: October 17, 1917 celebration
  • Veliky Novgorod: September 28, 1981 deceased

Hero of the Soviet Union (1917-1981) | Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the

42. Gerard Nederhorst

  • Gouda: October 17, 1907 celebration
  • Haastrecht: August 28, 1979 deceased

Dutch politician (1907–1979) | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1957), Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1971) | University of Amsterdam

43. Adolf Berman

  • Warsaw: October 17, 1906 celebration
  • Tel Aviv: February 3, 1978 deceased

Israeli politician (1906–1978) | Medal for Warsaw 1939-1945, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 2nd class | Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology, University of

44. Leopoldo Benites

  • Guayaquil: October 17, 1905 celebration
  • Guayaquil: January 1, 1996 deceased

Ecuadorian diplomat (1905-1996) | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1967) | University of Guayaquil | Guayaquil: October 17, 1905 - Guayaquil

45. Andrei Grechko

  • Kuybyshevo: October 17, 1903 celebration
  • Moscow: April 26, 1976 deceased

Soviet marshal | Order of the Two Rivers, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1945)

46. Aleksandr Bruskin

  • Kherson: October 17, 1897 celebration
  • March 7, 1939 deceased

Soviet politician (1897-1939) | Order of Lenin | Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute | Kherson: October 17, 1897 - March 7, 1939 | Aleksandr Bruskin | Kherson

47. Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes (Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes)

  • Retalhuleu: October 17, 1895 celebration
  • Guatemala City: October 6, 1982 deceased

President of Guatemala (1895-1982) | Order of the Liberator General San Martín, Order of the Quetzal, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1972)

48. Traian Popovici

  • Rușii-Mănăstioara: October 17, 1892 celebration
  • Colacu: June 4, 1946 deceased

Romanian lawyer and politician (1892-1946) | Righteous Among the Nations (1969) | Chernivtsi University | Rușii-Mănăstioara: October 17, 1892 - Colacu: June 4, 1946

49. R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

  • coimbatore: October 17, 1892 celebration
  • coimbatore: March 5, 1953 deceased

Indian businessman (1892–1953) | Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire | Madras Christian College | coimbatore: October 17, 1892 - coimbatore

50. Thomas J. Mabry

  • Carlisle County: October 17, 1884 celebration
  • San Francisco: December 23, 1962 deceased

American politician (1884–1962) | O. Henry Award (1954) | University of New Mexico School of Law, University of Oklahoma | Carlisle County: October 17, 1884

51. Harumichi Tanabe

  • Koshu: October 17, 1879 celebration
  • January 30, 1950 deceased

Bureaucrat, Cabinet Minister (1879-1950) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class | University of Tokyo | Koshu: October 17, 1879 - January 30, 1950

52. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba

  • Switzerland: October 17, 1878 celebration
  • Lausanne: September 24, 1953 deceased

Spanish noble (1878–1953) | Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1926), Collar of the Order of Charles III (1919), Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

53. Frederic Eggleston

  • Brunswick: October 17, 1875 celebration
  • Camberwell: November 12, 1954 deceased

Australian politician (1875-1954) | Knight Bachelor | University of Melbourne | Brunswick: October 17, 1875 - Camberwell: November 12, 1954 | Frederic

54. Ludwig Siebert

  • Ludwigshafen: October 17, 1874 celebration
  • Prien am Chiemsee: November 1, 1942 deceased

former member of Nazi Party (1874-1942) | Golden Party Badge | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Ludwigshafen: October 17, 1874 - Prien am Chiemsee

55. Yevsey Gindes

  • Kyiv: October 17, 1872 celebration
  • Baku: September 5, 1954 deceased

Azerbaijani politician | Honored Doctor of the Azerbaijan SSR, Honored Scientist of the Azerbaijan SSR, Hero of Labour | Medical department of Kyiv Emperor

56. Josep Puig i Cadafalch

  • Mataró: October 17, 1867 celebration
  • Barcelona: December 23, 1956 deceased

Catalan architect (1867-1957) | Adoptive Son (2017), honorary doctorate of Barcelona University (1934), Premi Martorell (1907), honorary doctor of the

57. William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne

  • London: October 17, 1859 celebration
  • London: February 26, 1942 deceased

British politician (1859-1942) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the Garter | Winchester College, Temple Grove School

58. Dimitrie Lambru

  • October 17, 1858 celebration
  • Bucharest: January 1, 1926 deceased

Romanian general | Order of the Star of Romania, Order of the Crown | Military School of Infantry and Cavalry | October 17, 1858 - Bucharest: January 1, 1926

59. Nabeshima Naohiro

  • Edo: October 17, 1846 celebration
  • June 19, 1921 deceased

the 11th and final daimyō of Saga Domain in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, Japan | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class (1895), Order of the Rising Sun, 1st

60. Paul Bert

  • Auxerre: October 17, 1833 celebration
  • Hanoi: November 11, 1886 deceased

French zoologist, physiologist and politician (1833-1886) | Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh | École polytechnique | Auxerre: October 17, 1833

61. Soejima Taneomi

  • Saga: October 17, 1828 celebration
  • Tokyo: January 31, 1905 deceased

Japanese diplomat (1828-1905) | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class, Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class | Kōdōkan | Saga: October 17

62. Hermann Ludwig Wilhelm Karl Alexander Friedrich von Wartensleben

  • Berlin: October 17, 1826 celebration
  • Genthin: March 9, 1921 deceased

German soldier (1826-1921) | Order of the Black Eagle, Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle | Heidelberg University | Berlin: October 17, 1826 - Genthin

63. Giacinto Pacchiotti

  • San Cipriano Po: October 17, 1820 celebration
  • Turin: May 14, 1893 deceased

Italian politician (1820-1893) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | University of Turin | San Cipriano Po: October 17, 1820 - Turin: May 14, 1893 | Giacinto

64. John Lemoinne

  • London: October 17, 1815 celebration
  • Paris: December 13, 1892 deceased

French politician (1815-1892) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1846) | Collège Stanislas de Paris | London: October 17, 1815 - Paris: December 13, 1892

65. Yakiv Holovatsky

  • Chepeli: October 17, 1814 celebration
  • Vilnius: May 13, 1888 deceased

Ukrainian writer and academic (1814-1888) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class | Eötvös Loránd University, Lviv University

66. Abraham Boxman

  • Gorinchem: October 17, 1796 celebration
  • Gorinchem: March 26, 1856 deceased

Dutch politician and lawyer | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1840) | Leiden University | Gorinchem: October 17, 1796 - Gorinchem: March 26, 1856

67. Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke

  • Landrecies: October 17, 1765 celebration
  • Neuwiller-lès-Saverne: October 28, 1818 deceased

French politician, diplomat and officer (1765-1818) | Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Marshal of France, Knight

68. William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell

  • Heworth: October 17, 1745 celebration
  • January 28, 1836 deceased

British politician | Fellow of the Royal Society | Corpus Christi College, Royal Grammar School | Heworth: October 17, 1745 - January 28, 1836 | William Scott

69. Fredrik Carl Sinclair

  • October 17, 1723 celebration
  • Karlskrona: May 11, 1776 deceased

Swedish politician (1723-1776) | Royal Order of the Seraphim (1774) | Royal Academy of Turku | October 17, 1723 - Karlskrona: May 11, 1776 | Fredrik Carl

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