1996 Death Bela Szigeti, theoretical physicist, dies at 83 1967 Death Bela Schick, Hungarian/U.S. children's physician (Scarlet Fever), dies at 90 1958 Birthday Bela Fleck, American Musician 1956 Death Bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73 1949 Birthday Bela Magyari, Hungary, cosmonaut 1946 Event Bela Bartoks 3rd Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Philadelphia 1945 Death Bela V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64 1945 Death Bela Bartok, composer, dies at 64 1944 Event Bela Bartok's Concerto for orchestra, premoeres 1943 Death Bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64 1943 Death Jean du Bela, singer and actor (Sobibor), dies at 39 1941 Event Bela Bartok's 6th string quartet, premieres in New York City 1939 Death Bela Kun, Balazs Kolozsvary, Hungarian revolutionary, dies at 53 1939 Event 1st performance of Bela Bartok's 2nd Concerto for violin 1936 Death Bela Anton Szabados, composer, dies at 69 1934 Event Bela Bartok's "Enchanted Deer," premieres 1926 Event Bela Bartoks ballet "Miraculous Mandarin," premieres in Keulen 1923 Event Bela Bartok's "Tancsuite," premieres 1919 Event Admiral Horthy conquerors Budapest from Bela Kuns Soviet Republic 1919 Event Romanian forces destroys Bela Kun Republic in Budapest 1918 Event Bela Can forms Hungarian Communist Party 1912 Birthday Bela Szigeti, theoretical physicist 1904 Birthday Paul Arma, born in Budapest, born Weisshaus Imre, pianist, composer, ethnomusicologist, studied under Bela Bartok, piano soloist with Radio Paris 1904 Event Bela Bartok's symphony "Kossuth," premieres 1903 Birthday Jean du Bela, Simon Buytekant, singer and actor, Chaste Susanna 1886 Birthday Bela Kun, Czehul Romania, head of Hungarian Soviet Republic, 1919 1884 Birthday Bela Lugosi, born in Lugos, Hungary, horror actor, Dracula, Body Snatcher 1882 Death Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62 1882 Birthday Bela Lugosi, born in Hungary, actor, Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space 1881 Birthday Bela Bartok, born in Hungary, composer/pianist, Concerto for Orchestra 1878 Birthday Bela Reinitz, composer 1877 Birthday Bela Schick, Hungarian/US children artist, Serum Krankheit 1867 Birthday Bela Anton Szabados, composer 1820 Birthday Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer 1241 Event Battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Bela IV
