2011 in Hungary
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The following lists events in the year 2011 in Hungary.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 1 January:
- Hungary assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.[1]
- A new media law enters into force, creating a government-appointed media authority empowered to require registration of all media outlets, levy large fines for perceived imbalance or insults, deny registration for severe violations, and compel disclosure of journalistic sources.[2]
- 13 January: Large public demonstrations take place in Budapest opposing Hungary’s newly enacted media law.[3]
- 18 April: Hungary's Fidesz-led parliament approves a new constitution, emphasizing Christianity, traditional family values, restricting abortion, and limiting court powers.[4]
- 17–21 August: 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary
- 23 September: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Sudan[5]
- 31 December: Parliament adopts a central bank law that alters the appointment rules for vice-presidents, expands the Monetary Council, and enables future consolidation of the central bank with the financial regulator.[6]
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- 10 January – Miklós Hofer, 79, Hungarian architect.[7]
- 11 January – Zoltán Berczik, 73, Hungarian table tennis player and coach.[8]
February
[edit]- 19 February – Ernő Solymosi, 70, Hungarian Olympic bronze medal-winning (1960) football player.[9]
- 24 February – Attila Takács, 82, Hungarian Olympic gymnast.[10]
- 25 February – István Jenei, 57, Hungarian Olympic sports shooter.[11]
March
[edit]- 16 March – Sándor Arnóth, 51, Hungarian politician, car accident.[12]
- 29 March – Endre Wolf, 97, Hungarian violinist.[13]
April
[edit]May
[edit]- 3 May – Marianna Nagy, 82, Hungarian pair skater.[14]
- 29 May – Ferenc Mádl, 80, Hungarian politician, President of the Republic (2000–2005).[15]
June
[edit]- 10 June – György Szabados, 71, Hungarian physician, pianist, and composer.[16]
- 18 June – Benedek Litkey, 69, Hungarian Olympic sailor.[17]
- 19 June – Rezső Kende, 102, Hungarian Olympic gymnast.[18]
July
[edit]- 4 July – Éva Sebők-Szalay, 62, Hungarian Olympic volleyball player.[19]
- 5 July – George Lang, 86, Hungarian-born American restaurateur and cookbook author, Alzheimer's disease.[20]
- 16 July – Bertalan Bicskei, 66, Hungarian footballer and coach.[21]
- 27 July – Agota Kristof, 75, Hungarian-born French novelist.[22]
August
[edit]- 24 August – Jenő Gerbovits, 86, Hungarian politician, minister without portfolio (1990–1991), tractor accident.[23]
September
[edit]- 3 September – Sándor Képíró, 97, Hungarian World War II veteran acquitted of Nazi war crimes.[24]
- 17 September – Ferenc Szojka, 80, Hungarian footballer.[25]
- 18 September – Imre Varga, 66, Hungarian Olympic judoka.[26]
- 27 September – Imre Makovecz, 75, Hungarian architect.[27]
October
[edit]- 4 October – Géza Tóth, 79, Hungarian Olympic silver medal-winning (1964) weightlifter.[28]
- 7 October – Andrew Laszlo, 85, Hungarian-born American cinematographer (First Blood, The Warriors, Newsies).[29]
- 12 October – János Herskó, 85, Hungarian film director and actor.[30]
- 13 October – Irén Daruházi-Karcsics, 84, Hungarian Olympic silver (1948, 1952) and bronze (1952) medal-winning gymnast.[31]
- 31 October – Flórián Albert, 70, Hungarian footballer, European Footballer of the Year (1967).[32]
November
[edit]- 3 November – Tamás Eszes, 47, Hungarian politician and paramilitary leader, suicide.[33]
- 6 November – Géza Alföldy, 76, Hungarian historian.[34]
- 26 November
- Judit Bognár, 72, Hungarian Olympic athlete.[35]
- István Gajda, 30, Hungarian football player, road accident.[36]
- Iván Menczel, 69, Hungarian Olympic gold medal-winning (1968) footballer.[37]
December
[edit]- 24 December
- István Jutasi, 82, Hungarian Olympic sailor Olympedia – István Jutasi
- Zsuzsi Mary, 64, Hungarian pop singer, suicide.[38]
- 25 December – Ferenc Schmidt, 70, Hungarian politician.[39]
- 30 December
- Dezső Garas, 77, Hungarian actor.[40]
- Eva Zeisel, 105, Hungarian-born American ceramic artist and designer.[41]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Priorities and programme of the Hungarian Presidency" (PDF). Europarl. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Hungary: Media Law Endangers Press Freedom | Human Rights Watch". 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ^ "Thousands Demonstrate Against Hungary's Media Law". Voice of America. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ^ "Majority rule – DW – 04/18/2011". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ^ "Diplomatic relations between Hungary and ..." Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Contentious bank law passed". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ^ "Elhunyt Hofer Miklós". Magyar Nemzet (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2011-02-15.
- ^ "Hungarian Table Tennis "legend" Zoltan Berczik passed away". Chinese Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Elhunyt az Újpest legendája, Solymosi Ernő". Origo (in Hungarian).
- ^ Attila Takács Bio, Stats, and Results
- ^ "István Jenei Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Arnóth Sándor az M3-ason történt baleset egyik halálos áldozata". Híradó (in Hungarian). 2011-03-17. Archived from the original on 2011-03-20.
- ^ Rosthorn, Andrew (2011-05-12). "Endre Wolf obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
- ^ "Elhunyt a magyar műkorcsolyázó legenda". Fn.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on May 6, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Elhunyt Mádl Ferenc". index.hu (in Hungarian). May 29, 2011.
- ^ "Meghalt Szabados György zeneszerző". Heti Világgazdaság (in Hungarian). June 11, 2011.
- ^ "Olympedia – Benedek Litkey".
- ^ "Hungary's oldest Olympic participant dies at 103". Caboodle.hu. 2011-06-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11.
- ^ "Éva Sebők-Szalay Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ Grimes, William (July 6, 2011). "George Lang of Café des Artistes Dies at 86". The New York Times.
- ^ "Elhunyt Bicskei Bertalan". Heti Világgazdaság (in Hungarian). July 16, 2011.
- ^ "Hungarian-born novelist Agota Kristof dies at 75". France 24. July 28, 2011.
- ^ "Traktorbalesetben elhunyt Gerbovits Jenő volt tárca nélküli miniszter". Index.hu (in Hungarian). August 24, 2011.
- ^ "Hungary Nazi war crimes suspect Sandor Kepiro dead". BBC News. September 3, 2011.
- ^ "Elhunyt a vb-ezüstérmes Szojka Ferenc". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). September 17, 2011.
- ^ "Varga Imre". Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian).
- ^ "Imre Makovecz obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ "Latest news: Hungarian Weightlifter Geza Toth passed away at the age of 79". International Weightlifting Federation. October 6, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06.
- ^ "Lenser Andrew Laszlo dies". Variety. October 10, 2011.
- ^ "Meghalt Herskó János filmrendező". Heti Világgazdaság (in Hungarian). October 13, 2011.
- ^ "Irén Karcsis-Daruházi Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-08.
- ^ "Florian Albert dies, aged 70". Sports Mole.
- ^ "Paramilitary guard head found dead in Gyöngyöspata in apparent suicide". Politics.hu. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Ókori romok között hunyt el a magyar ókortörténész". Origo (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Judit Bognár Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Focista vesztette életét az M7-es autópályán". Lánglovagok (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on February 2, 2016.
- ^ "Gyász: életének 70. évében elhunyt Menczel Iván, olimpiai bajnok futballista". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). November 27, 2011.
- ^ "Meghalt Mary Zsuzsi – fotók legemlékezetesebb fellépéséről" (in Hungarian). Híradó. 2011-12-25. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07.
- ^ Matalin Dóra (2011-12-27). "Elhunyt Schmidt Ferenc" (in Hungarian). NOL Mworks. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
- ^ "Elhunyt Garas Dezső" (in Hungarian). National Theatre (Budapest). Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
- ^ Hamilton, William L. (2011-12-30). "Eva Zeisel, Ceramic Artist and Designer, Dies at 105". The New York Times.