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Events on Sunday 12 May 1935 2
1867 – 1935Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935)Died 12 May 1935, aged 67Piłsudski was the founding statesman of the Second Polish Republic and its dominant figure after his 1926 coup. He died of liver cancer in Warsaw and was buried in Wawel Cathedral.
1867 – 1935Józef PiłsudskiChief of StateA statesman and commander who led Poland to independence and won the Miracle at the Vistula against the Soviets.