2019 in Hungary
The following lists events in the year 2019 in Hungary.
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Incumbents
Events
February
- The Freedom House NGO states that Hungary is no longer a free country, making it the first such country in the European Union to be so designated.[2]
May
October
- 13 October – The 2019 Hungarian local elections are held. Fidesz loses the mayorship of Budapest to the opposition candidate Gergely Karácsony.[4]
Deaths
Bust of Ilona Novák
January-June
- 8 January – Antal Bolvári, water polo player, Olympic champion (b. 1932).[5]
- 12 January – Béla Zsitnik, rower, Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1924).[6]
- 23 January – Anthony de Jasay, economist and philosopher (b. 1925).[7]
- 31 January – Kálmán Ihász, footballer (b. 1941).[8]
- 2 March – János Koós, singer, parodist and actor (b. 1937).[9]
- 14 March – Ilona Novák, swimmer, Olympic champion (b. 1925).[10]
- 16 June – Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles, gymnast, Olympic silver medalist and champion (b. 1924)[11]
July-December
- 3 October – Márta Balogh, Hungarian handball player (Budapesti Spartacus SC, national team), world champion (1965) (b. 1943)[12]
- 10 November – István Szívós, Hall of Fame water polo player and Olympic champion (1976) (b. 1948)[13]
- 9 December – Imre Varga, sculptor and painter (b. 1923)[14]
- 21 December – Krisztián Zahorecz, footballer (Kaposvári Rákóczi, Szolnoki MÁV, Bajai LSE) (b. 1975)[15]
- 28 December – Erzsébet Szőnyi, Hungarian composer and music pedagogue, vice-president of the International Society for Music Education (1970–1974) (b. 1924)[16]
References
- "Hungary: Janos Ader Replaces Pal Schmitt as President". BBC News. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190207173727/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2019/02/07/hungarys-democracy-just-got-a-failing-grade/
- "Összesített eredmények". Nemzeti Választási Iroda (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019". Nemzeti Választási Iroda (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Olympic water polo champion Antal Bolvari dies at 86". washingtonpost.com.
- Zsitnik Béla is elment! (in Hungarian)
- Fallece Anthony de Jasay: ésta fue su última entrevista en España (in Spanish)
- Meghalt Ihász Kálmán (in Hungarian)
- Meghalt Koós János (in Hungarian)
- Meghalt Novák Ilona (in Hungarian)
- Meghalt Reviczkyné Köteles Erzsébet (in Hungarian)
- Elhunyt Markovitsné Balogh Márta világbajnok kézilabdázó (in Hungarian)
- "Istvan Szivos". IOC. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- Meghalt Varga Imre (in Hungarian)
- Gyász: életének 45. évében elhunyt Zahorecz Krisztián (in Hungarian)
- Szőnyi Erzsébet (in Hungarian)
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