2024 in the Czech Republic

• President – Petr Pavel
• Prime Minister – Petr Fiala

• 24 January – A fast train collides with a truck in Bohumín, killing one person and injuring 19 others.^[1]

• 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.^[2]

• 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.^[3]
• 10–26 May – 2024 IIHF World Championship^[4]

• 3 June – Eighteen people are injured in a lightning strike in a castle park in Liberec-Vratislavice.^[5]
• 5 June – A freight train collides with a RegioJet passenger train in Pardubice, killing at least four people and injuring 23.^[6]
• 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]
• 7 June – 2024 European Parliament election.^[8]
• 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.^[9]
• 19 June – Three people are injured in a knife attack at a gas station in Prague. A suspect is arrested.^[10]

• 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.^[11]
• 17 July – The Czech government awards the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power with a tender to build two reactors at the Dukovany Nuclear Power Station.^[12]

• 15–16 September – One person is killed and seven others are reported missing amid flooding caused by Storm Boris.^[13]
• 20–21 September – 2024 Czech Senate election (first round): The ANO wins a plurality of contested seats for the Senate and in regional elections.^[14]
• 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.^[15]
• 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.^[16]

• 4 October – Five children are hospitalised in Prague after accidentally ingesting magnets as part of a TikTok challenge.^[17]
• 24 October – The Czech Republic signs a treaty formalising its relations with the Holy See.^[18]
• 26 October - Czech Airlines ceases operations after 101 years of service.^[19]

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• 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

• List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

• 1 January – Oldřich Semerák, 91, composer, trombonist and music educator.^[21]
• 6 January – Ivo Oberstein, 88, Czech architect and urbanist.^[22]
• 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.^[23]
• 11 January – Jiří Neuwirt, 75, painter, illustrator and printmaker.^[24]
• 12 January – František Janouch, 92, nuclear physicist and dissident.^[25]
• 13 January:
  • Jana Hlaváčová, 85, actress (Operace Silver A, Angel of the Lord, The Dance Teacher).^[26]
  • Ladislav Svoboda, 85, physician (Rytíři Kladno) and politician, senator (1996–2008).^[27]
• 16 January – Norbert Lichý, 59, actor (Lidice, Hastrman) and musician.^[28]
• 26 January – Jiří Bičák, 82, physicist and academic.^[29]
• 5 December – Barbora Bühnová, 43, computer scientist, co-founder of Czechitas and advocate for women in tech.^[30]