Thursday, May 30, 2013
1000-08-20 - The foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.
1000-12-25 - Monarch Istvan crowned king of Hungary
1060-12-06 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary
1241-04-13 - Battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV
1246-06-15 - Battle at Leitha: Hungary-Austrian
1301-01-14 - Andrew III of Hungary (1290-1301) dies at 50, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary.
1330-11-09 - Battle of Posada, Wallachian Voievode Basarab I defeats the Hungarian army in an ambush
1387-02-24 - King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.
1408-12-12 - Order of the Dragon: The Order of the Dragon was first created on December 12, 1408 by Emperor Sigismund, then King of Hungary, and his wife Queen Barbara of Celje following the battle for possession of Bosnia.
1429-01-10 - Order of Golden Fleece established in Austria-Hungary & Spain
1438-01-01 - Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Hungary
1448-10-17 - Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi were defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II.
1456-07-22 - Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats sultan Murad II
1458-01-24 - Matthias I Corvinus chosen king of Hungary
1467-12-15 - Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Baia.
1485-06-01 - Matthias of Hungary takes Vienna from Frederick III
1526-08-29 - Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Mohács
1526-11-09 - Jews are expelled from Pressburg Hungary by Maria of Hapsburg
1526-11-10 - John I Zapolyai of Transsylvania chosen as king of Hungary
1527-11-03 - Ferdinand of Austria/Bohemia chosen as king of Hungary
1528-02-24 - Hungarian anti-king Janos Zapolyai & Sultan Suleiman signs treaty
1529-05-27 - 30 Jews of Posing Hungary, charged with blood ritual, burned at stake
1531-01-31 - Kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other
1532-04-26 - Sultan Suleiman through Hungary on away to Vienna
1538-02-24 - Treaty of Nagyvarad/Peace of Grosswardein signed between Ferdinand I of Austria and John Zápolya of Hungary.
1539-02-19 - Jews of Tyrnau Hungary (then Trnava Czech), expelled
1540-07-23 - Turkey recognizes Janos Sigismund Zapolyai as vassal-king of Hungary
1541-08-26 - Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary
1541-08-29 - The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom.
1544-05-01 - Turkish troops occupy Hungary
1551-07-19 - Treaty of Karlsburg: arch duke Ferdinand of Austria recognized as king of Hungary/Transsylvania
1556-09-13 - Charles V & Maria of Hungary march into Spain
1563-09-08 - Maximilian chosen king of Hungary
1596-10-24 - -26] Battle at Kerestes: Ottoman beat Austria-Hungary & Germany
1607-06-25 - Mentally ill emperor Rudolf II signs Treaty of Lieben, giving up Austria, Hungary & Moravia
1619-09-15 - Prince Bethlen Gabors troops occupy Pozsony (Pressburg) Hungary
1621-12-31 - Hungarian King Bethlen Gabor/Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Mikulov
1681-11-09 - Hungarian parliament promises protestants freedom of religion
1687-08-12 - Battle of Mohacs: Ottoman invaders of Hungary routed by forces of Holy Roman Emperor under Charles of Lorraine
1687-10-11 - Hungary accepts Habsburgse sovereignty
1705-10-01 - Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi becomes king
1707-06-13 - Hungary declares itself independent under Ferenc Rákóczi II
1708-08-03 - Battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army
1711-05-01 - Arch duke Karel of Austria/Hungarian rebellion sign Peace of Szatmar
1712-05-22 - Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary
1716-10-13 - Hungarian Emperor Karel VI's troops occupy Temesvar
1722-06-30 - Hungarian Parliament condemns emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctions
1740-10-20 - Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia
1741-09-11 - Queen Maria Theresa addresses Hungarian Parliament
1787-08-17 - Jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups
1794-08-16 - Hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna
1846-06-24 - Residency tax on Jews of Hungary abolished
1848-03-15 - A revolution breaks out in Hungary. The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform party.
1848-04-11 - Hungary becomes constitutional monarchy under king Ferdinand of Aust
1848-09-29 - Battle of Pákozd: Hungarian forces defeat Croats at Pákozd; the first battle of the War of Independence.
1848-12-02 - Franz Josef I becomes emperor of Austria & King of Hungary
1849-04-13 - Hungarian Republic proclaimed
1849-04-14 - Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Louis Kossuth as its leader.
1849-08-09 - Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria & Russia
1849-10-06 - The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence.
1851-04-15 - Earl G Andressy sentenced to death in Hungary
1866-04-08 - Italy and Prussia ally against Austria-Hungary.
1867-02-08 - The Ausgleich results in the establishment of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary.
1867-02-17 - Gyula Andressy becomes premier of Hungary
1867-06-12 - Austro-Hungarian Empire forms
1873-11-20 - Rival cities of Buda & Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary
1879-10-07 - Germany & Austrian-Hungary sign Twofold Covenant
1881-06-16 - Austria-Hungary & Serbia sign military treaty
1882-05-20 - Germany/Austria-Hungary/France sign Triple Alliance
1883-05-15 - Italy signs military treaty with Austria-Hungary & Germany
1883-10-30 - Austria-Hungary/Germany/Romania signs military treaty
1884-12-24 - Austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State
1887-02-20 - Germany, Austria-Hungary & France end Triple Alliance
1887-12-10 - Austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan
1889-01-30 - Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in Mayerling.
1905-02-01 - Hungarian premier Tisza resigns
1908-10-07 - Serbia & Montenegro sign anti-Austria-Hungarian pact
1909-02-16 - Serbia mobilizes against Austria-Hungary
1910-03-27 - Fire during a barn-dance in Ököritófülpös, Hungary, killed 312
1911-07-31 - Hungarian education is only taught in German
1912-12-16 - Austria-Hungary engage in conflict with Serbia
1913-10-18 - Austrian-Hungary demands that Serbia & Albania leave
1914-07-23 - Austria-Hungary issues ultimatum to Serbia leading to WW I
1914-07-26 - Austrian-Hungary condemns Serbian ultimatum
1914-07-28 - World War I began when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
1914-07-29 - Austrian-Hungary bombs Belgrade
1914-07-30 - Austrian-Hungary & Russia proclaim general mobilization
1914-08-05 - Montenegro declares war against Austria-Hungary in World War I
1914-08-06 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia & Serbia
1914-08-11 - France declares war on Austria-Hungary
1914-08-12 - Great Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary
1914-08-13 - France declares war on Austria-Hungary, leading to WW I
1914-12-15 - Serbian troops retake Belgrade in Austria-Hungary
1915-05-04 - Italy drops Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungary & Germany
1915-05-23 - Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary & Germany during WW I
1916-01-05 - Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro
1916-01-25 - Montenegro surrenders to Austria-Hungary
1916-08-27 - Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary
1917-01-08 - Austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy
1918-10-18 - Czechoslovakia declares Independence from Austro-Hungarian Empire
1918-10-28 - Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up
1918-11-03 - Austro-Hungarian Empire disolves
1918-11-12 - Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary abdicates, Austria becomes a republic
1918-11-16 - Hungarian People's Republic declared
1918-11-24 - Béla Can forms Hungarian Communist Party
1920-06-04 - Peace of Trianon between Allies & Hungary
1922-09-18 - Hungary admitted to League of Nations
1924-12-09 - Dutch & Hungary trade treaty signed
1928-07-20 - The government of Hungary issues a decree ordering Gypsies to end their nomadic ways, settle permanently in one place, and subject themselves to the same laws and taxes as other Hungarians.
1931-01-26 - Hungary-Austria sign peace treaty
1931-08-23 - Count Gyula Károlyi becomes premier of Hungary
1932-09-22 - Hungarian government of Károlyi falls
1932-10-04 - Anti-semite Julius Gombos forms new government in Hungary
1936-03-23 - Italy, Austria & Hungary sign Pact of Rome
1938-06-19 - Italy beats Hungary 4-1 in soccer's 3rd World Cup at Paris
1939-03-16 - Hungary annexes republic of Karpato-Ukraine
1939-04-11 - Hungary leaves League of Nations
1940-11-20 - Hungary joins 3 Power pact
1940-11-20 - World War II: Hungary, Romania and Slovakia join the Axis Powers.
1941-08-02 - Hungarian Ruthenia, expels Jews
1941-08-02 - Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia
1942-06-05 - USA declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary & Romania
1944-03-18 - Nazi Germany occupies Hungary
1944-03-31 - Hungary orders all Jews to wear yellow stars
1944-05-15 - 14,000 Jews of Munkacs Hungary deported to Auschwitz
1944-05-16 - 1st of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz
1944-10-06 - Soviets march into Hungary & Czechoslovakia
1944-10-15 - The Arrow Cross Party (very similar to Hitler's NSDAP (Nazi party)) takes over the power in Hungary.
1944-10-16 - Hungary: Horthy government falls/nazi count Szalasi becomes premier
1944-10-23 - Soviet army invades Hungary
1944-11-03 - Pro-German government of Hungary flees
1944-11-08 - 25,000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to Nazis for forced labor
1944-12-03 - Hungarian death march of Jews ends
1944-12-31 - World War II: Hungary declares war on Germany.
1945-01-17 - Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by secret police in Hungary
1945-01-20 - Hungary ends its involvement in the Second World War, agreeing to an armistice with the Allies.
1945-04-04 - Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)
1945-05-01 - Radio Budapest, Hungary re-enters shortwave broadcasting after WW II
1946-01-01 - National Assembly proclaims Hungary a republic
1946-02-01 - Republic of Hungary proclaimed, Zolt n Tildy as communist president
1946-02-02 - The Proclamation of Hungarian Republic is made.
1946-03-05 - Hungarian Communists and Social Democrats co-found the Left Bloc.
1947-05-31 - Communists grab power in Hungary
1947-06-02 - Hungarian premier Ferenc Nagy resigns
1947-08-31 - Hungarian communist party wins election
1948-12-26 - Hungarian cardinal Mindszenty arrested
1949-02-08 - Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty sentenced to life in prison
1949-06-10 - Istvan Dobi becomes Hungarian premier
1949-08-18 - Hungary adopts constitution
1949-08-20 - Hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution
1949-12-29 - Hungary nationalized its industries
1950-07-12 - ILTF re-admit Germany & Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraws
1950-09-07 - Monasteries shut down in Hungary
1952-08-14 - Mátyás Rákosi appointed premier of Hungary
1953-07-04 - Imre Nagy succeeds Matyas Rákosi as premier of Hungary
1953-11-25 - Hungary beats England in soccer match, 6-3
1954-07-04 - West Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern
1955-05-14 - Warsaw Pact is signed by the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland & Romania
1956-05-18 - Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy
1956-07-18 - Erno Gero succeeds Matyas Rákosi as party leader of Hungary
1956-10-23 - Revolt against Stalinist policies begins in Hungary
1956-10-23 - Thousands of Hungarians protest against the government and Soviet occupation. (The Hungarian Revolution is crushed on November 4).
1956-10-24 - Soviet troops invade Hungary, Imre Nagy becomes PM of Hungary
1956-11-01 - Nagy government of Hungary withdraws from Warsaw Pact
1956-11-02 - Hungary appeals for UN assistance against Soviet invasion
1956-11-04 - USSR sends tanks into Hungary & threatens to bomb Budapest
1956-11-06 - Holland & Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary
1956-11-08 - UN demands USSR leave Hungary
1956-11-14 - Hungarian revolt put down
1957-09-14 - UN resolution deplores & condemns USSR invasion of Hungary
1958-01-27 - Ferenc Munnich follows Kadar as premier of Hungary
1958-06-17 - Radio Moscow reports execution of Hungarian ex-premier Imre Nagy
1959-09-12 - Janos Kádár becomes premier of Hungary
1962-07-19 - Hungarian communist party expels Rákosi & Gero
1965-06-25 - Gyula Kallai succeeds Janos Kádár as premier of Hungary
1971-09-28 - Cardinal Josef Mindszenty of Hungary took refuge in US Embassy in
1972-04-19 - Hungary revises constitution
1978-01-06 - US hand over St Stephan crown to Hungary
1980-05-26 - Soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6
1987-08-14 - "Les Miserables," opens at Rock Theatre, Szeged Hungary
1988-05-22 - Károly Grósz succeeds party leader Janos Kádár in Hungary
1989-02-25 - 1st independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary forms
1989-06-16 - Funeral for Imre Nagg, leader of Hungarian uprising in 1956
1989-09-10 - East Germans begin their flight to west (via Hungary & Czech)
1989-10-18 - Hungary revises constitution
1989-10-23 - Hungary proclaims itself a republic & declares communist rule ended
1989-11-28 - Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci flees to Hungary
1989-12-16 - Protest breaks out in Timişoara in response to an attempt by the government to evict dissident Hungarian pastor, László Tőkés.
1993-09-04 - Miklos Horthy appointed Hungarian admiral
1994-05-29 - Hungary's Socialist Party wins parliamentary election
1994-07-15 - Gyula Horn sworn in as premier of Hungary
1995-03-13 - Hungarian Forint devalued 9%
1997-07-08 - NATO invites Poland, Hungary & Czech Republic to join
1999-03-12 - Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.
2001-11-23 - Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
2002-12-13 - Enlargement of the European Union: The European Union announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004.
2004-05-01 - Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.
2006-01-19 - A Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crashes in Hungary.
2006-09-18 - Right wing protesters riot the building of the Hungarian Television in Budapest, Hungary, one day after an audio tape was made public, in which Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány admitted he and his party lied during the 2006 general elections.
2007-12-21 - The Schengen Agreement area increases to include 9 European Union member states; Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia on land and sea borders.
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