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Ignác Semmelweis, the Saviour of Mothers, Is Celebrated Today in Hungary

The Hungarian doctor was the first to introduce hand sanitation standards in a medical institution, which led to childbed mortality rate decreasing from 18 per cent to just two per cent at his Vienna obstetrical clinic. However, his ideas were…

Creator of the Liberty Statue of Budapest Born 139 Years Ago Today

Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl completed his magnum opus, the Liberty Statue of Budapest in 1947, in just two years. It was originally a monument dedicated to the ‘liberating’ Soviet forces at the end of World War II. However, elements of the…
Historian Gyula Szekfű delivers a lecture on 30 July 1945.

Between a Dictatorship and a Hard Place: Gyula Szekfű’s Struggles in the Twentieth Century

‘Szekfű described “capitalism” as “having grown in size over time, becoming a more and more fearsome monster, creating factories and cramming hundreds of thousands and millions of people into the unhealthy, immoral air of smoky cities. And the longer the…
The first page of the edition of the Domenica del Corriere, an Italian paper, with a drawing by Achille Beltrame depicting Gavrilo Princip killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo.

Two Gunshots That Killed Millions — 109 Years Since the Sarajevo Assassination

On 28 June 1914, 109 years ago today, at around 11 o’clock in the morning, a 20-year-old anarchist assassin, Gavrilo Princip, fired several shots at the Archduke of the Austro–Hungarian Empire and his wife. The Sarajevo assassination became the casus…

Frigyes Karinthy, the Comedic Mastermind of Hungarian Literature, Was Born 136 Years Ago Today

Karinthy is best remembered for his comedic masterpieces, such as the collection of literary parodies, Így írtok ti (That’s How You Write!), and the collection of sketches about secondary school life, Tanár úr, kérem! (Please, Sir!). Every year, the best…
A cogwheel train in Budapest on 29 May 2023.

The ‘Fogaskerekű’: Budapest’s Cogwheel Railway Turns 149

The cogwheel railway, which is 149 years old today, is one of Budapest’s oldest means of public transportation. It is not only considered pioneering in domestic transportation, but also among similar mountain railways worldwide: it was the third to be…
The building of the Budapest Stock in Buda.

The 33rd Anniversary of the Reopening of the Budapest Stock Exchange

In 1860, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and King of Hungary issued a decree mandating the establishment of commodity exchanges in the major cities of the Habsburg Empire. As a result, the Pest Lloyd Association was commissioned to create…

Ottó Foky, Co-Creator of the Iconic TV Bear, Was Born 96 Years Ago Today

Foky was a pioneer in stop-motion animation. His best-known works are the award-winning short Babfilm (Pea Film, 1975), Mirr-Murr kandúr kalandjai (The Adventures of Mirr-Murr the Tomcat, 1972–1972), and, of course, the TV Bear….

Hungarian Defence Forces Celebrate National Defence Day with Family Day at City Park

The Hungarian military was commemorating the National Defence Day with a whole slew of fun activities for families which included climbing inside and on top of tanks, an obstacle course, and meeting with the Olympic medalist athletes of the Sports…

Katalin Novák’s First Year as President of Hungary

Hungary’s first female president took office in especially troubled times with a war raging in a neighbouring country. However, despite the challenges, she grew into the role of president quite fast and seamlessly, and has represented Hungary country in many…

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