2004 in Hungary

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This article discusses the year 2004 in Hungary.

Incumbents

• President – Ferenc Mádl ^[1]
• Prime Minister – Péter Medgyessy (until 29 September), Ferenc Gyurcsány (starting 29 September) ^[2]
• Speaker – Katalin Szili

Events

May

• May 1 - Hungary joins the European Union.

June

• June 13 - 2004 European Parliament election in Hungary Fidesz Wins.

December

• December 5 - 2004 Hungarian dual citizenship referendum Both measures were approved by voters.

Deaths

Further information: Category:2004 deaths and Deaths in 2004

January

Main article: Deaths in January 2004

• 25 January – Miklós Fehér, 24, Hungarian football player, cardiac arrest. ^[3]

February

Main article: Deaths in February 2004

• 2 February – Róbert Zimonyi, 85, Hungarian Olympic rower. ^[4]
• 12 February – Julius Elischer, 85, Hungarian-born Australian architect. ^[5]

March

Main article: Deaths in March 2004

• 8 March – János Bognár, 89, Hungarian Olympic cyclist. ^[6]

April

Main article: Deaths in April 2004

• 13 April – Csaba Horváth, 74, Hungarian-born American chemical engineer and scientist. ^[7]

See also

• Hungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• List of Hungarian films since 1990

References

1. "Ferenc Madl - president of Hungary". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
2. Lazar, Zsolt (2015). Impact of the Gripen Offset Agreement on the Hungarian Economy. BookBaby. p. 91. ISBN   9781483556611.
3. "Fehér death stuns football". UEFA. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
4. Róbert Zimonyi. sports-reference.com
5. "Julius (William) Elischer". archinform.net. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
6. "János Bognár Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
7. Guttman, András (2004). "Obituary: Professor Csaba Horváth (1930–2004)". Electrophoresis. 25 (1819): 3067–3068. doi:10.1002/elps.200490037. ISSN   0173-0835.