1989 Death Janos Kadar, premier of Hungary (1956-58), dies at 77 1988 Event Karoly Grosz succeeds party leader Janos Kadar in Hungary 1974 Death Janos Prohaska, actor (Andy Williams Show), dies at 52 1971 Birthday Branislav Janos, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1967 Death Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer (Hary Janos), dies at 84 1965 Event Gyula Kallai succeeds Janos Kadar as premier of Hungary 1959 Event Janos Kadar becomes premier of Hungary 1954 Death Janos Hammerschlag, composer, dies at 68 1927 Birthday Janos Decsenyi, composer 1924 Birthday Janos Starker, born in Budapest, Hungary, cellist, Chicago Symphony 1953 - 1958 1913 Birthday Janos Jagamas, composer 1912 Birthday Janos Kadar, premier Hungary, 1956-58 1907 Birthday Janos Ferencsik, Budapest Hungary, conductor, Budapest Opera 1885 Birthday Janos Hammerschlag, composer 1882 Death Janos Arany, Hungarians poet (Toldi Szerelme), dies at 65 1820 Death Janos Lavotta, composer, dies at 56 1819 Death Janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41 1817 Birthday Janos Arany, born in Hungary, epic poet, Toldi, Death of King Buda 1802 Birthday Janos Bolyai, Romania, mathematician, non-Euclidean geometry 1777 Birthday Janos Fusz, composer 1764 Birthday Janos Lavotta, composer 1704 Death Istvan Gyongyosi, Hungarian poet (Janos Kemeny), dies in battle 1659 Death Janos Apaczai Csere, Hungarian theologist (Magyar Logikacska), dies at 34 1570 Event King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II 1540 Event Turkey recognizes Janos Sigismund Zapolyai as vassal-king of Hungary 1538 Event King Ferdinand of Austria and King Janos Zapolyai of Hungary sign Peace of Grosswardein 1531 Event Kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other 1528 Event Hungarian anti-king Janos Zapolyai and Sultan Suleiman signs treaty 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
