Ságvári Ágnes (szerk.): Budapest. The History of a Capital (Budapest, 1975)
Chronology
26th January 1930 27th May 1st September 21st December 29th April 1931 11th September 1932 23rd September 1st October 18th November 19th June 1933 16th October 2nd June 1934 April 1935 1st June 25th July January 1936 13 th January 1937 20th June 12th September 13 th October 1st February 1938 13 th May 15 th May 24th May Demonstrations by the unemployed, led by the underground Hungarian Party of Communists and the United National Committee of the Unemployed Promulgation of Act VII of 1930 further reducing the autonomous powers of the city administration Demonstration by thousands of workers, demanding work and bread Municipal elections in Budapest The production of sound films in the Hunnia Studio begins Automation of the Budapest telephone system The municipal authorities organize relief work to alleviate large-scale unemployment Formation of the Gömbös Government Opening of the municipal market halls János Kádár and other members of the Communist Association of Young Workers arrested Opening of the Municipal Art Gallery in the Károlyi Palace Demolition of the Tabán—an ancient district of Buda— begins Act XII of 1934 again reduces the autonomous powers of the municipality Budapest raises an internal loan to finance the development of transport and sanitation Municipal elections in Budapest Strike by ten thousand building workers in Budapest and the outlying districts New relief tenements are built in working-class districts The excavation of the Roman amphitheatre begins First appearance of the periodical Gondolat (Thought), a legal publication, but in fact run by the Hungarian Party of Communists Last visit to Budapest by Thomas Mann The Budaörs Airport opened Inauguration of the Miklós Horthy Bridge (now Petőfi Bridge) First air-raid practice in Budapest Implementation of the Construction (Act VI of 1937) for the preparation of a new development plan for Budapest, and extending the powers of the Municipal Public Works Council to the outlying districts Opening of the Open-Air Stage on Margaret Island Béla Imrédy, President of the National Bank of Hungary, forms a government. The government policy shifts to the right Eucharistic World Congress in Budapest 149
