2017 in Hungary
The following lists events that happened during 2017 in Hungary.
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Incumbents
Events
- 21 January – A bus carrying Hungarian students crashes near Verona in northern Italy with 16 people dead and 26 injured.[1]
- 13 March – János Áder is elected head of state of Hungary for a second term by the National Assembly.[2]
- 14–30 July – 2017 World Aquatics Championships are held in
Budapest[3] - 7–20 August – 2017 FINA World Masters Championships in Budapest[4]
Deaths
- January 22 – József Torgyán, politician (b. 1932)
- February 5 – Kálmán Katona, politician (b. 1948)
- March 8 – George Andrew Olah, chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1927)
- April 29 – Mátyás Usztics, actor (b. 1949)
- May 8 – Imre Földi, weightlifter (b. 1938)
- May 31 – István Szondy, modern pentathlete (b. 1925)
- July 11 – Éva Schubert, actress (b. 1931)[5]
- August 30 – Károly Makk, film director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
References
- "Italy school bus crash and fire leaves 16 dead". BBC News. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- "A második körben szavazták meg Ádert". Magyar Nemzet (in Hungarian). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- FINA's 2017 World Aquatics Championships Page
- 2017 FINA World Masters Championships Website
- "Meghalt Schubert Éva". Origo. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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