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Events in the year 2024 in Croatia.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 4–16 January – 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship
- 10–14 January – 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open
February
- 17 February – Zagreb protest
- 19–24 February – 2024 European Indoor Archery Championships at Varaždin
March
- 11–17 March – 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A at Zagreb
- 15 March – 2024 Croatian parliamentary election: The Croatian government votes to dissolve the parliament, thereby requiring that a parliamentary election be held within the next two months. The parliamentary election was originally scheduled to be held on September 22.
April
- 15 April - Death of Josip Manolic in Zagreb
- 17 April – 2024 Croatian parliamentary election: Voters go to the polls to elect members to the Sabor. The ruling Croatian Democratic Union and its coalition win the most seats, but fail to obtain a majority.
- 25–28 April – 2024 European Judo Championships
May
- 5 May – Andrej Plenković wins a third term as prime minister after his HDZ party enters into a coalition agreement with the Homeland Movement.
- 15 May – Twenty-two boats are destroyed in a fire at a marina in Medulin.
- 16 May – A car carrying illegal migrants crashes into a wall near Sinj, killing four passengers.
June
- 6–9 June – 2024 European Parliament election in Croatia
- 11 June – A man self-immolates at St. Mark's Square in Zagreb.
- 20 June – A child is killed and three others are injured after an explosive taken by the child from a restricted military zone explodes near Zadar.
- 21 June – A massive power outage leaves the coastal areas of the country without electricity.
July
- 22 July – Daruvar shooting: Six people are killed in a shooting inside an elderly care home in Daruvar. The suspect is arrested.
- 25 July – The Croatian government declares the President of the Parliament of Montenegro Andrija Mandić, Montenegrin deputy prime minister Aleksa Bečić and Montenegrin MP Milan Knežević persona non grata following the passage of a resolution in the Montenegrin Parliament recognising a genocide in the Jasenovac concentration camp committed by the pro-Axis Independent State of Croatia during World War II.
September
- 9 September – A van carrying migrants hits a lamp post in the east of the country while evading police, injuring 14 people.
October
- 5 October – A van carrying migrants overturns near Peklenica, killing two passengers and injuring 25 others.
November
- 15 November – Health minister Vili Beroš is arrested on suspicion of corruption and is dismissed from his post.
December
- 20 December – A seven-year old child is killed while seven others are injured in a knife attack at a primary school in Zagreb. A 19-year old suspect, a former student, is arrested.
- 29 December – 2024 Croatian presidential election
Holidays
Further information: Public holidays in CroatiaSource:
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 31 March - Easter Sunday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 30 May - National Day
- 22 June - Anti-Fascist Struggle Day
- 5 August - Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 18 November – Remembrance Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
Art and entertainment
Deaths
- 1 January – Mario Boljat, 72, footballer (Hajduk Split, Schalke 04, Yugoslavia national team).
- 15 April – Josip Manolić, 104, Prime Minister (1990-1991) and speaker of the Chamber of Counties (1993–1994).
See also
References
- "European Archery Indoor Championships". All Sports Db. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- "Ice Hockey Women's World Championship". All Sports Db. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- "Croatia dissolves parliament ahead of election by May 12". Reuters. March 15, 2024.
- "Croatia braces for horse-trading after tight election". BBC. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- "Croatia conservative leader Plenkovic appointed as prime minister-designate for third term". Associated Press. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- "A fire at a marina in Croatia destroys 22 boats, causes huge damage but no injuries". Associated Press. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- "4 people die in Croatia when car carrying migrants hits a wall as driver attempts to flee police". Associated Press. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- "Man sets himself on fire in Zagreb's St. Mark's Square". N1 (in Bosnian). 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- "Czech man arrested in Croatia after explosion kills his 9-year-old child". AP News. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- "Major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in early summer heat wave". AP News. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- "At least six killed in Croatia nursing home shooting". BBC. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- "Croatia declares 3 Montenegrin officials persona non grata over WWII camp genocide statement". Associated Press. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- "A van apparently packed with migrants veers off a road in Croatia, injuring 14, including 7 children". Associated Press. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- "A van packed with migrants skids off a road in Croatia, killing 2 and injuring 25". Associated Press. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- "A Croatian corruption investigation snares the health minister and several others". Associated Press. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- "Child dies in stabbing at Croatian primary school". BBC. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- "Croatia to hold a presidential election on Dec. 29". Associated Press. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- "Croatia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- "Preminuo Mario Boljat". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- "Potvrdila njegova kći: Preminuo Josip Manolić". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
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