Hungarian Heritage Review, 1987 (16. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-07-01 / 7. szám
Hungarian Heritage Calendar DR. ANDRAS BOROS-KAZAI 1 • 1818: The physician IGNÁC SEMMEL WEISS was born in Buda. 2 • 1271: With numerous reciprocal concessions made, the peace of Pozsony was signed between István V and the Bohemian ruler Ottokar II. 1849: Hungarian forces led by Artur Görgey defeated the large imperial army commanded by Julius Haynau at Komarom (today: Komarno, Czechoslovakia.) 1849: The artilleryman ARON GABOR, arms-manufacturer for Kossuth’s Transylvanian army, died at Uzon (today in Romania.) 1879: The novelist ZSIGMOND MÓRICZ was born in Tiszacsecse (Szabolcs-Szatmar county.) 3 • 1866: Austrian forces were decisively defeated by Prussians at Konigsgratz (today: Hradec Kralove, Czechoslovakia). 4 • 1875: The poet GYÖRGY KÉMÉNY was born in Garadna (Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen county.) In 1896 his family emigrated to the United States, where he edited the Dongo and the Kepes Családi Lapok. His Szaz vers: Magyar enekek az idegenben (1908) was the first volume of Hungarian poetry published in America. 5 • 1848: The first Hungarian parliament based on popular representation assembled in Pest. 1853: The painter TIVADAR CSONT VARY KOSZTKA was born in Kisszeben (today: Sibiu, Romania.) 6 • 1437: Delegates representing the rebellious peasantry led by Antal Budai Nagy and the landlords come to an agreement before the convent at Kolozsmonostor (today: Cluj- Manastur, Romania.) The agreement JULY set the amount of the tithe to be paid to the bishop of Transylvania, eliminated the “nine-tenth” tax to be paid to the churches, guaranteed the serfs’ right to free movement and to disposition of their wealth. To assure adherence to the conditions, an annual meeting was prescribed on Mount Babolna, with the participation of peasants. 8 • 1849: The independent Hungarian government moved to Szeged. 10 • 1871: The polytechnic institute of Pest was raised to the rank of “technical” university (“Műegyetem”). 11 • 1848: Lajos Kossuth convinced the National Assembly to vote for his request for 200,000 recruits and 42 million forints in credit. 13 • 1849: Russian units entered the city of Pest. 14 • 1849: Lajos Kossuth and Nicolae Balcescu reached a preliminary agreement for peace between their nations: concessions were made concerning bilingualism, religious freedom, and annual nationality assemblies. 15 • 1490: Hungarian noblemen assembled on the plain of Rákos elect the Bohemian ruler Vladislav (Iagello) king of Hungary. 1514: The rebellious peasant army, led by György Dózsa, surrendered before the forces of Janos Zapolyai at Temesvár (today: Timisoara, Romania.) 16 • 1342: King Karoly I (Robert d'Anjou) died; his son Louis I became ruler of Hungary. 1813: The highwayman SÁNDOR ROZSA was born in Szeged. 20 • 1514: The nobleman who led the bloody rebellion of Hungary's serfs against their lords, GYÖRGY DÓZSA (Székely) was brutally tortured to death by the Voivode of Transylvania, Janos Zapolyai. 22 • 1456: Janos Hunyadi relieves the Hungarian forces defending Nandorfejervar (today: Belgrade, Yugoslavia) and defeats the Ottoman forces led by sultan Mehmed II. 1869: The travel writer and viticulturist ÁGOSTON HARASZTHY died in Corinto, Nicaragua. 25 • 1884: The architect of the “Vigadó,” FRIGYES FESZL died in Budapest. 27 • 1848: The physicist-inventor LORAND EÖTVÖS was born in Buda. 1877: The composer-pianist ERNŐ DOHNANYI was born in Pozsony (today: Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.) 28 • 1849: The National Assembly emancipated Hungary’s Jews. 1914: The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy declared war on the kingdom of Serbia. 29 • 1095: King LÁSZLÓ I (The Saint) died. First buried at Somogyvar, his remains were later interred at Nagy varad (today: Oradea, Romania.) 1878: The former Ottoman territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina was occupied by the forces of Austria- Hungary. 30 • 1889: Budapest’s first permanent electric street-car route started operating between the Stacio (today: Baross) street and the Orczy square. 31 • 1849: The poet SÁNDOR PETŐFI was killed during the battle of Segesvár (today: Sigisoara, Romania.) 1886: The composer FERENC LISZT died in Bayreuth, Germany. 12 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW JULY 1987
