2011 in Hungary

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The following lists events in the year 2011 in Hungary .

Incumbents

• President: Pál Schmitt
• Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán

Events

• 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

Further information: Category:2011 deaths and Deaths in 2011

January

Main article: Deaths in January 2011

• 10 January – Miklós Hofer, 79, Hungarian architect. ^[7]
• 11 January – Zoltán Berczik, 73, Hungarian table tennis player and coach. ^[8]

February

Main article: Deaths in February 2011

• 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

Main article: Deaths in March 2011

• 16 March – Sándor Arnóth, 51, Hungarian politician, car accident. ^[12]
• 29 March – Endre Wolf, 97, Hungarian violinist. ^[13]

April

Main article: Deaths in April 2011

May

Main article: Deaths in May 2011

• 3 May – Marianna Nagy, 82, Hungarian pair skater. ^[14]
• 29 May – Ferenc Mádl, 80, Hungarian politician, President of the Republic (2000–2005). ^[15]

June

Main article: Deaths in June 2011

• 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

Main article: Deaths in July 2011

• 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

Main article: Deaths in August 2011

• 24 August – Jenő Gerbovits, 86, Hungarian politician, minister without portfolio (1990–1991), tractor accident. ^[23]

September

Main article: Deaths in September 2011

• 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

Main article: Deaths in October 2011

• 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

Main article: Deaths in November 2011

• 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

Main article: Deaths in December 2011

• 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

• List of Hungarian films since 1990

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