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2015 In Hungary
Events in the year 2015 in Hungary. Incumbents *President – János Áder *Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán Events * April – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls for the return of the Death penalty in Hungary following the murder of a woman in southern Hungary. Deaths *2 January – István Pásztor, cyclist (born 1926). *4 January – János Zsombolyai, cinematographer, film director and screenwriter (born 1939) *11 January – Jenő Buzánszky, football player and coach (born 1925). *16 February – Olga Törös, gymnast (born 1914). *21 April – Ferenc Konrád, water polo player (born 1945) *6 October – Árpád Göncz, writer, politician, President of Hungary (1990–2000) (born 1922) See also *List of Hungarian films since 1990 References {{Year in Europe, 2015 Hungary Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of nearly 9 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr. The territory of present-day Hungary has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars. The foundation of the Hungarian state was established in the late 9th century AD with the conquest of the Carpathian Basin by Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferenc Konrád
Ferenc Konrád (17 April 1945 – 21 April 2015)Ferenc Konrád's obituary was a Hungarian player who competed in the , in the , and in the |
2015 In Europe
This is a list of 1300 events that occurred in Europe. Events January * 1 January ** Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes the 19th Eurozone country. ** The Eurasian Economic Union between Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia comes into effect. * 3 January – The Islamic-rooted government of Turkey authorizes the building of the first church in the country since 1923. * 4 January – Eight people are presumed dead after the Cyprus-flagged cargo ship MV ''Cemfjord'' capsizes off the northern coast of Scotland. * 7 January – Gunmen attack the Paris office of French satirical magazine '' Charlie Hebdo'', killing 12 people and injuring eleven. * 9 January – A member of the Islamic State attacks a Hypercacher kosher supermarket at Porte de Vincennes, Paris, killing four people and taking several hostages. * 11 January ** More than 3.7 million people, among them 60 heads of states and governments, march in France to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 By Country
Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak album), 2007 * ''15'' (Phatfish album), 2008 * ''15'' (mixtape), a 2018 mixtape by Bhad Bhabie * ''Fifteen'' (Green River Ordinance album), 2016 * ''Fifteen'' (The Wailin' Jennys album), 2017 * ''Fifteen'', a 2012 album by Colin James Songs * "Fifteen" (song), a 2008 song by Taylor Swift *"Fifteen", a song by Harry Belafonte from the album '' Love Is a Gentle Thing'' *"15", a song by Rilo Kiley from the album ''Under the Blacklight'' *"15", a song by Marilyn Manson from the album ''The High End of Low'' *"The 15th", a 1979 song by Wire Other uses *Fifteen, Ohio, a community in the United States * ''15'' (film), a 2003 Singaporean film * ''Fifteen'' (TV series), international release name of ''Hillside'', a Canadian-American teen drama *Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 In Hungary
Events in the year 2015 in Hungary. Incumbents *President – János Áder *Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán Events * April – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls for the return of the Death penalty in Hungary following the murder of a woman in southern Hungary. Deaths *2 January – István Pásztor, cyclist (born 1926). *4 January – János Zsombolyai, cinematographer, film director and screenwriter (born 1939) *11 January – Jenő Buzánszky, football player and coach (born 1925). *16 February – Olga Törös, gymnast (born 1914). *21 April – Ferenc Konrád, water polo player (born 1945) *6 October – Árpád Göncz, writer, politician, President of Hungary (1990–2000) (born 1922) See also *List of Hungarian films since 1990 References {{Year in Europe, 2015 Hungary Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hungarian Films Since 1990 ...
This is a list collecting the most notable films produced in Hungary and in the Hungarian language during 1990–. 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References External linksHungarian filmat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Hungarian Films 1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Heads Of State Of Hungary
This article lists the heads of state of Hungary, from the Hungarian Declaration of Independence and the establishment of the Hungarian State in 1849 (during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848) until the present day. The current head of state of Hungary is President of the Republic Katalin Novák, who took office on 10 May 2022. She is the first woman to hold the presidency. As of , there are three living former heads of state of Hungary. For earlier rulers, see Grand Prince of the Hungarians, King of Hungary and List of Hungarian monarchs. Hungarian State (1849) Parties ''After the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the restored Hungarian Kingdom became an integral part of the Austrian Empire until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created and the Hungarian Kingdom was organized as Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen''. Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen (1867–1918) Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919) Parties Hungarian Soviet Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Árpád Göncz
Árpád Göncz (; 10 February 1922 – 6 October 2015) was a Hungarian writer, translator, agronomist, and liberal politician who served as President of Hungary from 2 May 1990 to 4 August 2000. Göncz played a role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, for which he was imprisoned for six years. After his release, he worked as a translator of English-language literary works. He was also a founding member of the Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) and Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary (''de facto'' head of state) before becoming president. He was Hungary's first freely elected head of state, as well as the first in 42 years who was not a communist or a fellow traveller. He was a member of the international advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Biography Early life (1922–1945) Árpád Göncz was born on 10 February 1922 in Budapest into a petty bourgeois family of noble origin as the son of Lajos Göncz de Gönc (1887–1974), who worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Törös
Olga Törös (4 August 1914 – 16 February 2015) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where she won a bronze medal in the women's team competition. Born in Debrecen, she was selected for the 1936 Games by a delegation attending a national tournament that was being held in her home town. Following the Olympics she received a degree in Physical Education from Semmelweis University and moved to Kecskemét in 1939, where she worked as a teacher for thirty five years. She received the Woman's Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hungarian Olympic Committee in 2011 and turned 100 in August 2014. She died on 16 February 2015 at the age of 100. See also * List of centenarians (sportspeople) The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as sportspeople — known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians. References {{Longevity Centenarians A centena .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Áder
János Áder (; born 9 May 1959) is a Hungarian politician and lawyer who served as President of Hungary from 2012 to 2022. He is a long-time politician of the right-wing Fidesz. As a representative of his party, he took part in the Hungarian Round Table Talks during the end of communism in Hungary in 1989. He was a member of the National Assembly of Hungary from 1990 to 2009 and served as its speaker from 1998 to 2002. He temporarily presided the Fidesz between 2002 and 2003. He served as leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group between 2002 and 2006. Áder was elected a MEP during the 2009 European Parliament election. He functioned as Deputy Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety from January to May 2012. Áder became President of Hungary, after his predecessor Pál Schmitt resigned due to a plagiarism controversy. Since Árpád Göncz, János Áder was the first head of state, who was re-elected and able to complete t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenő Buzánszky
Jenő Buzánszky (4 May 1925 – 11 January 2015) was a Hungarian football player and coach. He played as a right back for Hungary and during the 1950s he was a member of the legendary squad known as the Golden Team. Other members of the team included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti. He was the only member of the team not to play for either Honvéd or MTK Hungária FC. After 274 league games he retired as a player and became a coach. In 1996, he became a deputy chairman of the Hungarian Football Federation. Buzánszky made his debut for Hungary on 12 November 1950 in a 1–1 draw with Bulgaria. He subsequently played 48 times for Hungary and as one of the legendary ''Mighty Magyars'', he helped Hungary become Olympic Champions in 1952 and become Central European Champions in 1953. He also played in the Hungary team that defeated England twice. During the 1954 World Cup Events January * January 1 – The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Zsombolyai
János Zsombolyai (30 January 1939 – 4 January 2015) was a Hungarian cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. His 1989 film ''Sentenced to Death'' was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. His films ''A Kenguru'' ("The Kangaroo") (1975) and ''Vámmentes házasság'' ("Duty-Free Marriage") (1980) enjoy cult film status in Hungary. Selected filmography * '' Forbidden Ground'' (1968) * ''Horizon'' (1971) * ''A Nice Neighbor'' (1979) * ''Return'' (1985) * ''Sentenced to Death Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...'' (1989) * '' Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest ’86'' (2012) References External links * 1939 births 2015 deaths Hungarian cinematographers Hungarian film directors 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
