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598 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]
György Lukács
Hungarian marxist politician, philosopher and literary critic (1885-1971).
Born April 13th, 1885 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1971 at 86 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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 28th, 1882 in Kecskemét.
Died March 6th, 1967 at 84 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Gábor Szabó
Hungarian musician.
Born March 8th, 1936 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1982 at 45 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Imre Kertész
Hungarian author (1929-2016).
Born November 9th, 1929 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2016 at 86 years old in Budapest (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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