2015 Event Migrants in Serbia trying to enter the E.U. via Hungary attempt to break through a border gate, causing conflict with Hungarian police; Hungary has closed its border, but Serbia will send travelers to Croatia so they can then go on to northern Europe 2010 Event Hungary's parliamentary election results in 28 regional seats for the left-wing Hungarian Socialist Party, and 26 regional seats for the far-right Movement for a Better Hungary 1996 Death Bruno Ferenc Straub, Hungarian statesman, dies 1996 Death Karoly Grosz, politician, Communist Party, General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party until end of Communism, dies at 65 1995 Death Miklos Rozsa, Hungarian movie composer (Atomic Cafe, Fedora), dies at 88 1995 Death Charles Bruck, Hungarian/French/U.S. conductor (Dutch Opera), dies at 83 1995 Event Hungarian Forint devalued 9% 1995 Death John Halas, Hungarian/US cartoonist (Animal Farm), dies at 81 1994 Death Zoltan Fabri, Hungarian director, dies of heart attack at 76 1994 Death Sandor Lakatos, Hungarian violist/orchestra leader, dies at 69 1994 Death Imre Gyongyossy, Hungarian director, dies at 64 1994 Death Gyorgy Cziffra, Hungarian/French pianist (Chopin/Liszt), dies at 72 1993 Death Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87 1993 Death Zita Johann, Hungarian/U.S. actress (Mummy), dies at 89 1993 Event Miklos Horthy appointed Hungarian admiral 1992 Death Arpad E Elo, Hungarian physicist (chess classification system), dies 1989 Death Geza Frid, Hungarian/Dutch pianist/composer, dies 1989 Event Funeral for Imre Nagg, leader of Hungarian uprising in 1956 1988 Death Antal Dorati, Hungarian/US conductor/composer, dies at 82 1986 Death Albert Szent-Gyorgi, Hungarian Scientist 1985 Death Andre Kertesz, Hungarian photographer and photojournalist, dies 1985 Death Eugene Ormandy [Blau], Hungarian/US conductor, dies at 85 1983 Death Gyula Illyes, Hungarian writer/poet (Az Ismertlen Illyes), dies at 80 1983 Death Pal Kadosa, Hungarian composer/pianist, dies at 79 1983 Death Arthur Koestler, Hungarian/British writer (Dialogue With Death), dies at 77 1982 Death Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45 1980 Event Soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6 1978 Death Tibor Serly, Hungarian violist/composer (American Elegy), dies at 76 1977 Death Tibor Dery, writer, wrote satire on Hungarian communist regime, primary work, 'The Unfinished Sentence', dies at 82 1976 Death Adolph Zukor, Hungarian/U.S. fur trader/movie producer, dies at 103 1975 Death Jozsef Mindszenty, Joseph Prehm, Hungarian cardinal, dies at 83 1975 Death Laszlo Nemeth, Hungarian physician/author (Galilei/Iszony), dies at 73 1974 Death Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83 1974 Birthday Krizstina Egerszegi, Hungarian backstroke swimmer, 100/200m WR 1974 Death Lili Darvas, Hungarian actress (Szerelem, Cimmaron), dies at 68 1973 Death Istvan Kertesz, Hungarian/German conductor (London Symphony), dies at 43 1973 Death Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian/US violinist, dies at 80 1972 Birthday Norbert Rosza, Hungarian swimmer, 100m freestyle record 1971 Death Gyorgy Lukacs, Hungarian philosopher, dies at 86 1971 Death Joseph Csaky, Hungarian/French sculptor, dies at 83 1971 Death Mihaly Vaci, Hungarian poet/politician, dies at 46 1971 Death Matyas Rakosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78 1970 Death George Szell, Hungarian/U.S. conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, dies at 73 1970 Death Peter Veres, Hungarian minister of defense/writer, dies at 73 1969 Death Joszi Jeno Tersanszky, Hungarian writer (Till Next Time), dies at 81 1967 Death Bela Schick, Hungarian/U.S. children's physician (Scarlet Fever), dies at 90 1967 Death Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer (Hary Janos), dies at 84 1964 Death Eugen Varga, Hungarian/Russian economist/politician, dies at 84 1964 Death Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59 1964 Death Franz Alexander, Hungarian/US psycho analyst, dies at 73 1963 Death Fritz Reiner, Hungarian/U.S. conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, dies at 74 1962 Event Hungarian Communist Party expels Rakosi and Gero 1962 Death Michael Curtiz, Hungarian Director 1960 Death Leo Weiner, Hungarian composer (Toldi), dies at 75 1960 Death Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67 1958 Event Radio Moscow reports execution of Hungarian ex-premier Imre Nagy 1957 Death Lorinc Szabo, Hungarian poet (Tucsokzene), dies at 57 1957 Death Miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hungarian admiral/regent 1920 - 1944, dies at 88 1956 Event Hungarian revolt put down 1956 Death Renee Erdos, Hungarian literary (Leanyalmok [Dream Girl]), dies 1956 Event Hungarian party leader Matyas Rakosi enforces his own policy 1955 Death Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52 1953 Death Emmerich Kalman, Hungarian composer (Die Zirkusprinzessin), dies at 71 1952 Birthday Zoltan Kocsis, born in Budapest, Hungary, composer, pianist, conductor, musical director, Hungarian National Philharmonic 1952 Death Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian playwright (Farkas, Tester), dies at 76 1951 Death Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian/US composer (Blossom Time), dies at 64 1950 Birthday Joe Bugner, Hungarian/British/Australian boxer, European Champ 1971 1949 Death Laszlo Rajk, Hungarian Secretary of State/Foreign minister, hanged 1949 Event Istvan Dobi becomes Hungarian premier 1949 Event Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty sentenced to life in prison 1948 Event Hungarian cardinal Mindszenty arrested 1948 Death Franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78 1947 Event Hungarian Communist Party wins election 1947 Event Hungarian premier Ferenc Nagy resigns 1945 Death Bela V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64 1945 Death Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer, dies at 59 1945 Death Gottlieb J Haberlandt, Hungarian/German botanist, dies at 90 1945 Death Dezso Szabo, Hungarian writer (Wiped-out Village), dies at 65 1944 Event Hungarian death march of Jews ends 1944 Event 25,000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to Nazis for forced labor 1944 Event 1st of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz 1943 Death Ilona Durigo, Hungarian singer, dies at 62 1941 Death Sandor Remenyik, Vegvari, Hungarian poet (Campfire), dies at 51 1941 Event Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia 1939 Death Bela Kun, Balazs Kolozsvary, Hungarian revolutionary, dies at 53 1938 Death Odon, Edmund, von Horvath, Hungarian/Austrian writer, dies at 36 1937 Death Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Hungarian poet, commits suicide at 36 1936 Birthday Andy Grove, Hungarian Businessman 1936 Birthday Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist, Perfect Circle 1933 Birthday George Konrad, Hungarian Novelist 1933 Death Alfred Her, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 47 1933 Death Albert Gyorgy Earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education, dies at 86 1932 Event Hungarian government of Karolyi falls 1931 Death Theodor Batthynyi, Hungarian contra-revolutionary, dies at 71 1931 Birthday Ferenc Madl, Hungarian Statesman 1930 Birthday George Soros, Hungarian Businessman 1930 Birthday Karoly Grosz, born in Miskolc, Hungary, politician, Communist Party, General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party until end of Communism 1930 Death Leopold von Auer, Hungarian/US violinist, dies 1929 Death Gyula Andrassy, Jr., Hungarian minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 68 1924 Birthday Mihaly Vaci, Hungarian poet/politician 1923 Birthday Suzanne Perlman, Hungarian/Dutch Antilian painter 1923 Birthday Marta Pan, Hungarian/French sculptor, Great spiral 1923 Death Max Nordau, Hungarian Critic 1922 Birthday Mervyn Jones, author, Nobody's Fault, 5 Hungarian Writers 1921 Death Jozsef Kiss, Hungarian literary (A het), dies at 78 1921 Birthday Geza Anda, Hungarian/Swiss pianist, Mozart/Bartok 1921 Birthday Gyorgy Cziffra, Hungarian/French pianist, Chopin/Liszt 1921 Birthday Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and orchestra leader, Ripley's Game 1919 Death Roland baron Eotvos, Hungarian physicist, dies at 70 1919 Death Endre Ady, Hungarian poet (Margita elni akar), dies at 41 1918 Event Bela Can forms Hungarian Communist Party 1918 Event Hungarian People's Republic declared 1918 Death Stephen Tisza, Hungarian Prime Minister, assassinated by soldiers 1918 Birthday [Ibolyka] Astridm Varnay, Hungarian/U.S. singer, Walkure 1918 Birthday Karoly earl Khuen-Hedervary, Hungarian governor/premier, 1910-12 1914 Birthday Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian conductor 1913 Birthday Jacques Rabemananjara, Hungarian author/vice-president, Antsa 1912 Birthday J Tibor de Powerula, de Abrahamfalva, Hungarian/Dutch cellist 1912 Birthday Tibor de Machula, Hungarian/Dutch cellist 1911 Event Hungarian education is only taught in German 1910 Death Kalman Mikszath, Hungarian author (Szent Peter Esernyoje), dies at 63 1908 Birthday Victor Vasarely, Hungarian/French painter and author, Op Art 1908 Birthday George Pal, Hungarian/U.S. director, When Worlds Collide, Puppetoons 1907 Birthday Sandor Veress, Hungarian pianist/composer 1906 Birthday Alexander Bodon, Hungarian/Dutch architect, RAI building 1906 Birthday Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer, Hotel du Nord 1905 Event Hungarian premier Tisza resigns 1904 Birthday Peter Lorre, Hungarian American, actor, M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers 1904 Birthday Geza Frid, Hungarian/Dutch composer/pianist 1903 Birthday Pal Kadosa, Hungarian composer/pianist 1902 Birthday Gyula Illyes, Hungarian author and poet, Az Ismertlen Illyes 1902 Birthday Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist 1901 Birthday Odon [Edmund] von Horvath, Hungarian/Austrian playwright 1901 Birthday Laszlo Nemeth, Hungarian physician/author, Gyasz/Galilei 1900 Birthday Ferenc Kormendy, Hungarian/US author, Budapest Kaland 1899 Death Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian MP, dies at 90 1897 Birthday Elmar Berkovich, Hungarian/Dutch designer, Eindhoven Theatre 1897 Death Johannes Brahms, German composer and conductor, 'Hungarian Dances', dies at 63 1897 Birthday Peter Veres, literary/Hungarian minister of defense 1895 Birthday Zoltan Korda, Hungarian/British director, Jungle Book, 4 Feathers 1894 Birthday Eugen Zador, Bataszek, Hungary, Hungarian/American composer, Diana 1894 Birthday Tibor Dery, born in Budapest, Hungary, writer, wrote satire on Hungarian communist regime, primary work, 'The Unfinished Sentence' 1894 Birthday Andre Kertesz, born in Budapest, Hungary, Hungarian photographer and photojournalist 1894 Death Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian freedom fighter/president (1849), dies at 91 1893 Birthday Albert Szent-Gyorgi, Hungarian Scientist 1893 Death Ferenc Erkel, Hungarian composer and conductor (Bank Ban), dies at 82 1893 Birthday Pal Szabo, Hungarian farmer and author, Talpalatnyi Fold 1893 Birthday Karl Mannheim, Hungarian/German/British sociologist, Ideology and Utopia 1892 Birthday Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer, Viktoria und ihr Huzar 1892 Death Gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general/parliament leader, dies at 72 1892 Birthday Jozsef Mindszenty, Joseph Prehm, Hungarian cardinal 1892 Birthday Matyas Rakosi, Hungarian party leader/premier, 1952-53 1891 Birthday Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author, Ararat/Sud a nap 1891 Birthday Michael Polany, Hungarian and English,chemist, economist and sociologist 1891 Birthday Franz Alexander, Hungarian/US psycho analytical 1890 Birthday Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst 1889 Death Gyula Reviczky, Hungarian author and poet, dies at 34 1888 Birthday Joseph Csaky, Hungarian/French sculptor 1886 Birthday Michael Curtiz, Hungarian Director 1886 Death Franz von Liszt, Ferencz, Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74 1886 Birthday Bela Kun, Czehul Romania, head of Hungarian Soviet Republic, 1919 1885 Birthday Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer 1885 Birthday Gyorgy Lukacs, Hungarian philosopher, Zerstorung der Vernunft 1883 Birthday Milhaly Babits, Hungarian literary, Laodameia 1882 Birthday Imre Emmerich Kalman, Hungarian composer, Czardasfurstin 1881 Birthday Ilona Durigo, Hungarian singer 1879 Birthday Eugen Varga, Hungarian/Russian economist/politician 1879 Birthday Zsigmond Moricz, Hungarian writer, Sararany [Mud gold] 1879 Birthday Dezso Szabo, Hungarian writer, Weggevagde Village 1878 Birthday Geza Revesz, Hungarian/Dutch psychologist, Talent and Genius 1878 Birthday Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright, A Pal Utrai Fiuk 1877 Birthday Endre Ady, Hungarian poet, Uj versek, Ver es arany 1877 Birthday Bela Schick, Hungarian/US children artist, Serum Krankheit 1868 Birthday Miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hungarian admiral/regent, 1910-44 1866 Death Gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czechoslovakian poet/translator, dies at 65 1861 Death Laselo Teleki, Hungarian earl/revolutionary, commits suicide 1860 Birthday Gyula Andrassy, Jr., Hungarian minister of Foreign affairs, 1918-20 1860 Death Jano Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (parallel), dies at 57 1859 Birthday Theodor Batthyanyi, Hungarian statesman/contra revolutionary 1858 Death Moritz G, Moses, Saphir, Hungarian journalist, dies at 63 1858 Death Jozsef Bajza, Hungarian author, poet and critic, dies at 54 1856 Death Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81 1856 Death Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64 1855 Birthday Gyula Reviczky, Hungarian author and poet 1849 Event Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria and Russia 1849 Event Hungarian Republic proclaimed 1848 Birthday Roland baron Eotvos, Hungarian physicist 1846 Birthday Albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education 1844 Birthday Mihaly von Munkacsy, Michael von Lieb, Hungarian painter 1843 Birthday Jozsef Kiss, Hungarian literary, Zsido Dalok 1841 Death Sandor Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Boldog Szerelem), dies at 69 1836 Death Daniel Berzsenyi, Hungarian poet, dies at 59 1831 Birthday Joseph Joachim, born in Kittsee, Germany, violinist, Hungarian Concerto 1830 Death Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (Irene, Mohacs), dies at 44 1828 Death Mihaly Fazekar, Hungarian botanist/literary (Book of Spices), dies 1820 Birthday Gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general and MP, Komarom-castle 1813 Birthday Jozsef Eotvos, Hungarian Minister of Education, 1848 1808 Birthday Gyorgy Apponyi, Hungarian Parliament member 1807 Death Miklos Revai, Hungarian linguistic/poet, dies at 57 1805 Death Mihaly Csokonai Vitez, Hungarian (stage)poet (Dorottya), dies at 31 1804 Birthday Jozsef Bajza, Hungarian author, poet and critic 1800 Birthday Gergely Czuczor, Hungarian/Czechoslovakian poet/translator, Great Hung dictionary 1795 Death Ignac Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded 1795 Birthday Moritz G [Moses] Saphir, Hungarian journalist/serial writer 1794 Event Hungarian revolutionary Ignac Martinovics arrested in Vienna 1792 Birthday Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor 1788 Birthday Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary, A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon 1776 Birthday Daniel Berzsenyi, Hungarian Horatius, Hungarian poet 1773 Birthday Mihaly Csokonai Vitez, Hungarian poet, Bekaegerhartz 1750 Birthday Miklos Revai, Hungarian linguistic/poet 1741 Event Queen Maria Theresa addresses Hungarian Parliament 1722 Event Hungarian Parliament condemns emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctions 1716 Event Hungarian Emperor Karel VI's troops occupy Temesvar 1711 Event Arch duke Karel of Austria/Hungarian rebellion sign Peace of Szatmar 1708 Event Battle at Trencsen: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army 1704 Death Istvan Gyongyosi, Hungarian poet (Janos Kemeny), dies in battle 1681 Event Hungarian parliament promises protestants freedom of religion 1671 Death Peter Zrinyi, Hungarian banished to Croatia, beheaded at 49 1664 Death Miklos Zrinyi, Hungarian general/poet, killed by wild boar at 44 1659 Death Janos Apaczai Csere, Hungarian theologist (Magyar Logikacska), dies at 34 1657 Death Ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48 1624 Event Hungarian king Bethlen Gabor and emperor Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Vienna 1621 Event Hungarian King Bethlen Gabor/Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Mikulov 1621 Birthday Peter Zrinyi, Hungarian ruler of Croatia 1563 Death Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54 1540 Death Jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies 1533 Birthday Peter Bornemisza, Hungarian vicar/author/publisher, Tragoedia 1528 Event Hungarian anti-king Janos Zapolyai and Sultan Suleiman signs treaty 1515 Event Louis of Hungary (9) marries Maria of Bohemia and succession to Hungarian throne 1472 Death Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37 1467 Event Battle at Velke Kostolany: Hungarian king Matyas Corvinus beats Bratrici 1456 Death Janos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49 1456 Event Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats sultan Murad II 1434 Birthday Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator 1371 Death Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies 1241 Event Battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Bela IV 1231 Death Elisabeth van Thuringen, Hungarian princess, dies at about 24
