Historical place archive

Budapest in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Budapest in Hungary. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

49 records30 event labels17 people1832โ€“2020

Historical events in Budapest

1832

1832
National Diet
Lajos Kossuth ยท Government of Hungary

Elected to the National Diet

1832
River Danube
Szechenyi ยท Architecture

Completes the construction of a suspension bridge from Buda to Pest

1837

1837
Arrest of Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth ยท Government of Hungary

Imprisoned on political charges

1838

1838
Railways
Szechenyi ยท Architecture

Completes the construction of a railway line from Budapest to Vienna

1847

1847
Diet
Lajos Kossuth ยท Government of Hungary

Appointed Hungarian Diet

1849

1849
Arrest of Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth ยท Hungarian Insurrection

The insurrection is crushed & Kossuth flees to Turkey where he is imprisoned

June 1849
Invasion of Hungary
Lajos Kossuth ยท Hungarian Insurrection

Hungary is invaded by a Russian Army sent by Tzar Nicholas I to aid Franz Josej

1867

1867
Constitution of Hungary
Andrassy ยท Government of Hungary

Hungarys 1st constitutional Prime Minister

1875

1875
Magyarization
Kalman Tisza ยท Government of Hungary

Persues a policy of Magyarization

1918

16 November 1918
Constitution of Hungary
Karolyi ยท Government of Hungary

Loses land to the Allies & is replaced by Bela Kun & the Hungarian Soviet Republic

16 November 1918
Constitution of Hungary
Karolyi ยท Government of Hungary

Declares Hungary a Republic

1919

1919
Capture of Budapest
Miklos Horthy de Nagybanya ยท Civil War

Commands the army & takes over Budapest from Bela Kun

1919
Resignation of Karolyi
Karolyi ยท Government of Hungary

Protests against the Armistice, cession of Croatia, Transylvania, Banat & Slovakia

1 August 1919
Coup
Bela Kun ยท Revolution of Hungary

Overthrown from power

1920

1920
Coup
Miklos Horthy de Nagybanya ยท Revolution of Hungary

The Communist Bela Kun regime is overthrown by Romanian & Czech intervention

1920
Regency
Miklos Horthy de Nagybanya ยท Government of Hungary

Appointed Regent

1920
Regency
Miklos Horthy de Nagybanya ยท House of Hungary

Appointed Regent of Hungary, self-appointed

1923

1923
Economy of Hungary
Istvan Bethlen ยท League of Nations

Secures financial reconstruction from the League of Nations

1923
League of Nations
Istvan Bethlen ยท League of Nations

Secures financial reconstruction from the League of Nations

1927

1927
Minority Petitions
Istvan Bethlen ยท League of Nations

Uses League channels over Hungarian minority questions.

2 April 1927
Birth of Ferenc Puskas Biro
Ferenc Puskas Biro ยท Football

Birth of Ferenc Puskas Biro

1939

1939
Pact between Germany, Italy, Japan and Hungary
Teleki ยท Government of Hungary

Hungary joins the anti-commintern pact with Germany, Italy & Japan

1939
Reform of Anti-Jewish Laws
Teleki ยท Government of Hungary

Introduces anti-Jewish law

1939
Resignation of Bela Imredy
Bela Imredy ยท Government of Hungary

Resigns after the discovery that his mother had a Jewish grandmother

1946

1946
Death of Ferenc Szalasi
Ferenc Szalasi ยท Arrow Cross

Death of Ferenc Szalasi, executed for massacaring Jews in Budapest

1946
Execution
Ferenc Szalasi ยท Arrow Cross

For murdering thousands of Jews during the final days of German occupation in Budapest

February 1946
Moon Radar Echo
Zoltan Bay ยท Astronomy

Receives radar echoes from the Moon in independent experiments.

1949

1949
Resignation of Karolyi
Karolyi ยท Government of Hungary

Resigns over the trial of Laslzo Rajik

1956

1956
Arrest of Cardinal Mindszenty
Imre Nagy ยท Government of Hungary

Releases the Hungarian Primate, Cardinal Mindszenty

1956
Arrest of Cardinal Mindszenty
Imre Nagy ยท Military

Releases the Hungarian Primate, Cardinal Mindszenty

1956
Constitution of Hungary
Imre Nagy ยท Government of Hungary

Announces Hungry will assume neutral status & allow the formation of political parties

1956
Constitution of Hungary
Janos Kadar ยท SWP

Forms a Government in eastern Hungary free from "fascist ounter-revolutionaries"

1956
Death of Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy ยท Government of Hungary

Death of Imre Nagy, executed

1956
Dismissal
Imre Nagy ยท Government of Hungary

Dismissed during the Hungarian rebellion

1956
Execution
Imre Nagy ยท Government of Hungary

Executed during the "counter-revolution", despite promise of safe conduct from Russia

1956
Neutrality
Imre Nagy ยท Government of Hungary

Announces Hungry will assume neutral status & allow the formation of political parties. Announces Hungary will withdraw from the Warsaw Pact & seek neutral status

1956
Neutrality
Imre Nagy ยท Military

Announces Hungary will withdraw from the Warsaw Pact & seek neutral status

1956
Reballion of Rebels in Budapest
Imre Nagy ยท Government of Hungary

Executed during the period of "counter-revolution". Announces Hungary will withdraw from the Warsaw Pact & seek neutral status. Allows the political parties of 1945 to reform

1956
Reballion of Rebels in Budapest
Imre Nagy ยท Military

Announces Hungary will withdraw from the Warsaw Pact & seek neutral status

1956
Reballion of Rebels in Budapest
Janos Kadar ยท SWP

Decides democratization has gone too far

1956
Reballion of Rebels in Budapest
Janos Kadar ยท Military

Decides democratization has gone too far

1956
Warsaw Pact Organisation
Imre Nagy ยท Government of Hungary

Announces Hungary will withdraw from the Warsaw Pact & seek neutral status. Announces Hungary will leave the Warsaw Pact

1956
Warsaw Pact Organisation
Imre Nagy ยท Military

Announces Hungary will withdraw from the Warsaw Pact & seek neutral status

18 July 1956
Reballion of Rebels in Budapest
Matyas Rakosi ยท Government of Hungary

Rakosi is encouraged to resign by Russia but this appeasement provokes Hungarians

4 November 1956
Reballion of Rebels in Budapest
Janos Kadar ยท SWP

The west does not intervene due to the Suez crisis at the same time. Soviet tanks supporting Kadar return to Budapest & shell insurgents. Soviet tanks shell Budapest, 200,000 escape to the west which is preoccupied with Suez

4 November 1956
Reballion of Rebels in Budapest
Janos Kadar ยท Military

The west does not intervene due to the Suez crisis at the same time. Soviet tanks shell Budapest, 200,000 escape to the west which is preoccupied with Suez

4 November 1956
Suez Canal
Janos Kadar ยท SWP

The west does not intervene due to the Suez crisis at the same time. Soviet tanks shell Budapest, 200,000 escape to the west which is preoccupied with Suez

4 November 1956
Suez Canal
Janos Kadar ยท Military

The west does not intervene due to the Suez crisis at the same time. Soviet tanks shell Budapest, 200,000 escape to the west which is preoccupied with Suez

2020

30 March 2020
COVID-19
Viktor Orban ยท Government of Hungary

Parliament grants the government emergency powers during the pandemic.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Hungary and Budapest. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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