1993 in Hungary explained

Incumbents

• President - Árpád Göncz
• Prime Minister - József Antall (until 12 December), Péter Boross (starting 12 December)

Events

• April 3 – Hungary's first attempt to enter the Eurovision Song Contest ends in failure, as Andrea Szulák fails to win a place in the final rounds.^[1]
• August 15 – The Hungarian Grand Prix is held at the Hungaroring in Budapest and is won by Damon Hill.^[2]
• December 21 – The National Assembly elects Péter Boross as Prime Minister of Hungary following the death of József Antall on December 12.^[3]

Births

• January 19 - Bence Biczó, swimmer^[4]

Deaths

January

See main article: Deaths in January 1993.

• January 6 – Judit Tóth, 86, Hungarian gymnast and Olympic medalist.^[5]
• January 23 – Gábor Péter, 86, Hungarian communist politician.^[6]
• January 31 – Ernő Lendvaï, 67, Hungarian music theorist.^[7]

February

See main article: Deaths in February 1993.

• February – Gusztáv Bene, boxer (born 1911)^[8]

See also

• List of Hungarian films since 1990

Notes and References

1. Book: Dafni Tragaki. Empire of Song: Europe and Nation in the Eurovision Song Contest. 11 July 2013. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-8817-3. 9.
2. Web site: Hungary 1993 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 18 March 2019.
3. Web site: Dr. Boross Péter . Magyar Demokrata Fórum 2006 . hu . https://web.archive.org/web/20060603172445/http://part.mdf.hu/index.php?akt_menu=881&amn=ftag&ft=boross&PHPSESSID=3bfd40ca307dbaa414ea0c442e58de0f . 3 June 2006 . 15 October 2021.
4. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/bence-biczo-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050456/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/bence-biczo-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18.
5. Web site: Olympedia – Judit Tóth . olympedia.org . . 12 July 2022 .
6. Web site: Gabor Peter, 86, Dies; Led Hungarian Police. The New York Times. 12 April 1993.
7. Web site: Ernő Lendvai . data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 15 July 2022 . French .
8. Gusztáv Bene Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120211/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/gusztav-bene-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 11 November 2018.