History of Hungary

Journey back in time to Hungary

(Austria-Hungary)

• 1527 - November 3 - Ferdinand of Austria/Bohemia chosen as king of Hungary
  
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• 1538 - February 24 - Treaty of Nagyvarad/Peace of Grosswardein signed between Ferdinand I of Austria and John Zápolya of Hungary.
  
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• 1544 - May 1 - Turkish troops occupy Hungary
  
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• 1563 - September 8 - Maximilian chosen king of Hungary
  
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• 1681 - November 9 - Hungarian parliament promises protestants freedom of religion
  
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• 1705 - October 1 - Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi becomes king
  
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• 1707 - June 13 - Hungary declares itself independent under Ferenc Rákóczi II
  
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• 1712 - May 22 - Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary
  
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• 1740 - October 20 - Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia
  
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• 1800 - Population of the Kingdom of Hungary (Habsburg Monarchy) - 6,300,000
  
  
  
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  City of Buda
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  Castle of Wissegraad
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  Kazan Pass
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• 1848 - April 11 - Hungary becomes constitutional monarchy under king Ferdinand of Austria
  
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• 1848 - December 2 - Franz Josef I becomes emperor of Austria & King of Hungary
  
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•  1849 - April 14 – Hungary declares independence from Austria.
  
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• 1867 - February 8 - The Ausgleich results in the establishment of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary.
  
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•  1869 - One of the Friars at the Convent of Presburg, Hungary, was recently poisoned while partaking of the sacrament.
  A servant had poured sulphuric acid in his cup.
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  June 5, 1869
  
  
•  1870 - A great demand is springing up in Hungary for Protestant Bibles and tracts.
  
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  February 5, 1870
  
  
• 1870 - The Diet of Hungary on the 3d emphatically declared in favor of Austrian neutrality in the Franco-Prussian war.
  
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  August 13, 1870
  
  
• 1879 - Great damage was done to property in Hungary, by floods, during last week.
  
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  April 26, 1879
  
  
•  1888 - Extensive floods in Austro-Hungary were reported on the 13th.
  Bridges had been swept away and large areas converted into lakes. Several villages were submerged and a large number of person had been drowned.
  
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•  1889 - A terrible storm swept over a large section of Southern Hungary on the 5th.
  Many houses were demolished and in some cases whole villages were set on fire by lightning and destroyed.
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  April 13, 1889
  
  
• 1895 - Austria-Hungary
  Austria-Hungary, an extensive empire of Central Europe, and one of thesis great European powers. It is mostly included between lat. 42° and 51° N., an...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1900 - Population of Austria-Hungary - 47,295,100
  
  
  
• 1918 - October 31 – The Hungarian government terminates the personal union with Austria, officially dissolving the Austro-Hungarian empire.
  
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  October 31, 1918
  
  
• 1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)
  A Hungarian journalist named Laszlo Biro invented the first ballpoint pen in 1938. Biro had noticed that the ink used in newspaper printing dried quic...Read MORE...