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709 Notable deaths
in Budapest
Ferenc Puskás
Hungarian association football player (1927–2006).
Born April 1st, 1927 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2006 at 79 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). [ref]
Imre Nagy
Hungarian politician (1896-1958).
Born June 7th, 1896 in Kaposvár.
Died June 16th, 1958 at 62 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).
Georg Lukács
Hungarian marxist philosopher and literary critic (1885–1971).
Born April 13th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died June 4th, 1971 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Mária Telkes
Hungarian–american scientist and inventor (1900–1995).
Born December 12th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died December 2nd, 1995 at 94 years old in Budapest.
Béla Tarr
Hungarian filmmaker and anarchist (1955–2026).
Died January 6th, 2026 at 70 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]
Károly Takács
(1910–1976).
Born January 21st, 1910 in Budapest.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 65 years old in Budapest.
János Kádár
Former general secretary of the hungarian socialist workers' party.
Born May 26th, 1912 in Rijeka.
Died July 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Ferenc Szálasi
Hungarian fascist politician, executed for war crimes (1897-1946).
Born January 6th, 1897 in Košice.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 49 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).
Zoltán Kodály
Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue (1882–1967).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Kecskemét.
Died March 6th, 1967 at 84 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Gábor Szabó
Hungarian-american guitarist (1936–1982).
Born March 8th, 1936 in Budapest.
Died February 26th, 1982 at 45 years old in Budapest.
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