Ságvári Ágnes (szerk.): Budapest. The History of a Capital (Budapest, 1975)
Chronology
22nd December 9th May 1873 17th November 8th February 1875 10th March 15th October 30th April 1876 1876 12th October 1877 28th October 9 th-10th June 1878 1878 1879-1883 16th-17th May 1880 1st May 1881 17th August 1884 27th September 1884 20th October 1887 24th November 1889 28th December 1st May 1890 7th-8th December 10th June 1892 27th January 1893 1st July Under Act XXXVI of 1872, the merger of the cities of Buda, Pest and Óbuda is accomplished, and the capital city of Budapest formally established Crisis at the Vienna Stock Exchange The administration of the united capital begins operations The Municipal Public Works Council prepares a town-plan for Budapest Beginning of the construction of Pest University hospitals Under Act IV of 1875 tax exemption granted on the building of houses built in Budapest Joint concert by Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner in the Pest Redoute Opening of the Népszínház (People’s Theatre), later housing the National Theatre Inauguration of Margaret Bridge Building of the University Library completed Inauguration of the Southern railway bridge The Western Railway Station, built by Eiflfel & Co. of Paris, opened Foundation of the Workers’ Party of Hungary First electric lighting in Budapest Construction of municipal warehouses and large silo in Pest First excavations of the Aquincum ruins Foundation Congress of the General Labour Party of Hungary The first public telephone exchange of the capital goes into service The Eastern Railway Station opened Inauguration of the Opera House Beginning of the organization of the Craft Associations, under Act XVII of 1884 Foundation of the Municipal Museum laid The first electric tramway runs in the capital Foundation of Suburban Railways Ltd. to organize the railway connecting the capital with the industrial and dormitory suburbs Sixty thousand workers of Budapest celebrate the 1st of May for the first time with a march and a public meeting Foundation Congress of the Social Democratic Party of Hungary Budapest is accorded the rank of “Capital and (Royal) Residential City”—a rank equal with that of Vienna Two thousand unemployed demonstrate in the capital District magistracies re-established under Act XXXIII of 1893, begin to function in the administrative districts of Budapest 143
