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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Budapest, Hungary.

Prior to 19th century

See also: Pest, Buda and Óbuda

19th century

1873–1899

20th century

1900–1945

  • 1900
  • 1901
    • 21 December: Economic unrest.[3]
    • Postal Savings Bank built.[9]
    • hu founded near city.[25]
  • 1902
  • 1903
  • 1904 - Thalia Theatre opens.[26]
  • 1905 - Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest) built.[13]
  • 1906
  • 1908 - Nyugat literary magazine begins publication.[27]
  • 1909
  • 1909–1910 - Electric public lighting expanded to the suburbs, the nearby towns villages had Electric public lighting.
  • 1910
    • Population: The census finds 880,000 people in Budapest and 55,000 in the largest suburb of Újpest (now part of Budapest). The religious make-up was 60.9% Catholic, 23.1% Jewish, 9.9% Calvinist and 5.0% Lutheran. Újpest was 65.9% Catholic, 18.4% Jewish, 9.7% Calvinist and 4.5% Lutheran. The percentage of ethnic Germans was 9.0% in Budapest and 5.7% in Újpest, while 2.3% of the population claimed to be Slovak.[29]
  • 1913 - Bozsik Stadion (stadium) built.
  • 1915 - hu cultural magazine begins publication.[25]
  • 1916 - Helios cinema[30] and Magyar Zsidó Museum[31] open.
  • 1918
  • 1919
  • 1921 - hu newspaper begins publication.
  • 1924 - Hungarian National Bank is founded.
  • 1925 - Hungarian Radio commences broadcasting.
  • 1926
    • hu (shop) in business on hu.
    • Forum Cinema active.[30]
  • 1930 - Population: 1,442,869.
  • 1933
    • Disassembly of the Tabán commences.
    • April: National Socialist demonstrations.[33]
  • 1937 - Petőfi Bridge built.
  • 1938
    • hu active.
    • Barlang cinema opens.[30]
  • 1944
    • 19 March - German forces occupy Budapest. At the time of the occupation, there were 184,000 Jews and between 65,000 and 80,000 Christians of Jewish descent in the town. The Arrow Cross collaborated with the Germans in murdering Jews. Fewer than half of Budapest's Jews (approximately 119,000) survived the following 11 months.
    • 3 November: Budapest Offensive by Soviet forces begins.[33]
    • 26 December: Siege of Budapest begins.
  • 1945
    • 15–18 January: Soviet and Romanian troops besiege Budapest. The retreating Germans destroy all Danube bridges. On 18 January, the soviets complete the occupation of Pest.
    • 13 February: The Buda castle falls; Siege of Budapest ends.[10][33] World War II took the lives of close to 200,000 Budapest residents and caused widespread damage to the buildings of the city.

1946–1990s

21st century

See also

Other cities in Hungary

References

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  2. ^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Austria-Hungary: Buda-Pest". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company – via HathiTrust. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Haydn 1910.
  4. ^ Overall 1870.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Chambers 1901.
  6. ^ a b c d Charles E. Little (1900), "Austria-Hungary", Cyclopedia of Classified Dates, New York: Funk & Wagnalls {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b Eggenberger 1870.
  8. ^ a b c d e David Turnock (2006). Eastern European Economy, 1800-2000: Stages of Transformation in a Peripheral Region. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-67876-1.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nemes 2009.
  10. ^ a b Eric Roman (2003). "Chronologies". Austria-Hungary & the Successor States: A Reference Guide. Facts on File. ISBN 978-0-8160-7469-3. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
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  12. ^ Büchler 1907.
  13. ^ a b Britannica 1910.
  14. ^ Heksch 1895.
  15. ^ a b c d e Albert Tezla (1970). Hungarian Authors; a Bibliographical Handbook. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-42650-4.
  16. ^ a b Shaw 1897.
  17. ^ a b c d e Lukacs 2012.
  18. ^ a b c d Metro-Roland 2012.
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  20. ^ hu (1908). Budapest székesfőváros statisztikai es kőzigazgatási évkönyve ... 1906 (in Hungarian). Budapest. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  26. ^ a b c John Cunningham (2004). Hungarian Cinema: from Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-1-903364-79-6.
  27. ^ a b Fenyo 1987.
  28. ^ Eugene Brogyanyi (1995). "Hungary". In Martin Banham (ed.). Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-43437-9. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  29. ^ Történelmi Magyarország atlasza és adattára 1914, Budapest, 2001
  30. ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Budapest, Hungary". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  31. ^ "Budapest". Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved February 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  32. ^ a b Nagy 2002.
  33. ^ a b c d e f "Reference Sources: League of Nations Timeline". Geneva: League of Nations Archives. Retrieved February 2015 – via Indiana University, Center for the Study of Global Change. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  34. ^ Deák 1968.
  35. ^ Bodnár 1998.
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  37. ^ a b c Bodnár 2001.
  38. ^ Colin Lawson, ed. (2003). "Orchestras Founded in the 20th Century (chronological list)". Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00132-8. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  39. ^ "Budapest". UNESCO. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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  41. ^ Donald Kenrick (2007). "Chronology of Gypsy History". Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6440-5. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  42. ^ Adrian Webb (2008). "Key Events since the Fall of Communism". Routledge Companion to Central and Eastern Europe Since 1919. Routledge. pp. 96–112. ISBN 978-1-134-06521-9. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  43. ^ "Road Reconstruction Portal". Official Webpage of the Local Government of Budapest.
  44. ^ "Article on Infrastructural Investments". Official Webpage of the Local Government of Budapest.
  45. ^ "News on the reconstruction of Margaret Bridge". Official Webpage of the Local Government of Budapest. 2008-06-10.
  46. ^ Migrants protest as Hungary shutters Budapest train station, Reuters, 1 September 2015

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