2020 in Hungary
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The following lists events in the year 2020 in Hungary.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 12 – 25 January – The 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship is held in Budapest.[citation needed]
- 14 – 26 January – The 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship is held in Budapest.[citation needed]
- 24 – 26 January – The 2020 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships is scheduled to be held in Debrecen.[citation needed]
February
- 8 February – LMP – Hungary's Green Party changes its name from "Politics Can Be Different", and its abrriviation form "LMP" to "Greens".[1]
March
- 4 March – The first two COVID-19 cases are reported in Hungary.[2]
- 11 March - COVID-19 cases reached 13. Hungarian Government declared a medical emergency in Hungary, with several restriction to the general public, due to the rising COVID-19 cases.[3]
- 30 March – the Hungarian parliament voted in favor of passing legislation that would create a state of emergency without a time limit, grant Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the ability to rule by decree, the suspension of parliament with no elections, and prison sentences for spreading fake news and leaving quarantine.[4]
May
- 19 May – Hungary outlaws changing birth gender on documents.[5][6]
- 11 – 24 May – The 2020 European Aquatics Championships is scheduled to be held in Budapest.[citation needed]
- 21 May – Two people are stabbed to death at Deák Ferenc Square, Budapest.[7] Due to the victim's allegiance to Újpest FC, and the alleged Romani identity of the attacker, the murder sparks protests. The protests are organised by football ultras and the far-right Our Homeland Movement.[8]
September
- 19 September – Former Mi Hazánk member János Volner founds the Volner Party
October
- 16 October – József Pálinkás founds New World People's Party
- 22 October – Renovated southern section of Metro Line 3 between Népliget and Kőbánya-Kispest opens.
November
- 7 November – Renovation of the middle section of Metro Line 3 begins between Nyugati Pályaudvar and Semmelweis Klinikák.
- 29 November – Hungarian MEP József Szájer resigns his position after having been caught by Belgian police at a gay sex party on the night of 27 November, in violation of local COVID-19 regulations.[9]
- 30 November – Viktor Orbán surpasses Kálmán Tisza as the longest-serving Prime Minister of Hungary after 14 years and 145 days in office. (Index.hu)
December
- 4 December – Former Jobbik member János Bencsik founds Civic Response party
Deaths
January
- 1 January – János Aczél, Hungarian-Canadian mathematician (b. 1924).[10]
- 4 January – Károly Gesztesi, actor (b. 1963).[11]
- 12 January – Miklós Vető, Hungarian-born French philosopher (b. 1936).[12]
- 16 January – László Iván, psychiatrist and politician (b. 1933).[13]
February
- 1 February – Péter Andorai, actor (b. 1948).
- 12 February – Tamás Wichmann, sprint canoeist (b. 1948).
- 24 February – István Csukás, writer and poet (b. 1936).
- 29 February – Éva Székely, swimmer (b. 1927).
March
- 1 March – István Balsai, politician and jurist (b. 1947).
June
- 9 June – Ödön Földessy, long jumper (b. 1929)[14]
- 27 June – Olga Tass, Olympic gymnast (b. 1929)[15]
See also
References
- ↑ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2020-02-08). "Az LMP megtalálta a megoldást". hvg.hu (in magyar). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ Megosztom, megérkezett 2020 03 04 18:32. "Megvan az első két fertőzött, Magyarországot is elérte a járvány". FEOL (in magyar). Archived from the original on 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Veszélyhelyzetet rendelt el a kormány". Index (in magyar). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ↑ "Hungary passes law allowing Viktor Orban to rule by decree". 30 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020.
- ↑ "Hungary outlaws changing birth gender on documents". BBC News. 19 May 2020.
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/19/hungary-votes-to-–end-legal-recognition-of-trans-people [dead link]
- ↑ "Two people stabbed to death at Deák Square, suspects arrested". Daily News Hungary. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ "Több ezer tiltakozó vonult a gyilkosság helyszínére". Magyar Nemzet (in magyar). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ Than, Krisztina; Blenkinsop, Philip (2020-12-02). "Hungarian deputy quits Fidesz after Brussels scandal, Orban says his acts 'indefensible'". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ↑ "We remember Distinguished Professor Emeritus János Aczel". uwaterloo.ca. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ↑ "Meghalt Gesztesi Károly". index.hu (in magyar). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ↑ "Elhunyt Vető Miklós filozófus". rtv.rs (in magyar). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ↑ "Elhunyt Iván László professzor , Gönc díszpolgára". minap.hu (in magyar). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ↑ Ferenc, Vasvári (June 18, 2020). "Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság - Meghalt Földessy Ödön olimpiai bronzérmes távolugró". olimpia.hu.
- ↑ Gyász: elhunyt az olimpiai bajnok Tass Olga (in Hungarian)