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Renowned Hungarian Pianist Tamás Vásáry Passes Away at 93

D&T — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:29:17 +0000

The internationally well-known pianist and conductor performed with the world's leading orchestras and conductors, and worked with more than a hundred orchestras as a conductor. Tamás Vásáry was born on August 11, 1933, in Debrecen and began his musical career as a young boy: at the age of ten, he became a student of Ernő […]

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Acclaimed Hungarian Film Director, Béla Tarr Dies Aged 70

D&T — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:05:08 +0000

Béla Tarr, the renowned Hungarian filmmaker, died on Tuesday at the age of 70, Bence Fliegauf, a fellow film director, announced on behalf of the family. Born in Pécs in 1955, Tarr began his career as an amateur filmmaker at the age of 16. He later worked at the Béla Balázs Studio, the hub of […]

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Olympic Champion Passes Away at the Age of 103 Years

D&T — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:33:00 +0000

Five-time Olympic champion gymnast Ágnes Keleti, the Sportswoman of the Nation, Hungary's female athlete with the most Olympic medals, the world's oldest living five-time Olympic gold medalist and the oldest ever five-time Olympic gold medalist, passed away at the age of 103 years on Thursday morning. Ágnes Keleti – who would have celebrated her 104th […]

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Former Suzuki Motors Chairman and CEO Passes Away

D&T — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:53:00 +0000

Suzuki Motors' former chairman and CEO, Suzuki Osamu has died at the age of ninety-four, the Japanese automaker announced on Friday. The former Suzuki leader died on Wednesday of lymphoma, the company said in a statement. He joined Suzuki in 1958, a company founded by his wife's grandfather, and rose through the ranks to become […]

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Former Hungarian President László Sólyom Passes Away

D&T — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 17:06:00 +0000

László Sólyom, former President of the Republic, first President of the Constitutional Court, academic and university professor, has died at the age of 81, the Secretariat of the former President of the Republic told MTI on Sunday. László Sólyom passed away after a long illness "with great strength, activity and serenity," the statement said. Between […]

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Outstanding Hungarian Jazz Figure Passes Away

D&T — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 19:19:28 +0000

The Hungarian Jazz Federation has announced that Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Kossuth Prize-winning pianist, composer, national artist and outstanding figure of Hungarian jazz, passed away at dawn on Sunday at the age of 79. His person is intertwined with the development and expansion of Hungarian jazz, and his passing is an irreplaceable loss, they wrote. Béla […]

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Hungarian Politicians Express Their Condolences

D&T — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 19:22:00 +0000

Several Hungarian politicians say farewell, on various social media pages, to the British monarch Queen Elizabeth II who died this Thursday at the age of 96. Hungarian President Katalin Novák wrote that "I am deeply saddened by the passing away of Her Majesty, Queen Elisabeth II. Her life was a blessing, her memory a treasure. […]

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Omega Rock Band Frontman János Kóbor Dies at 78

D&T — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:51:00 +0000

János Kóbor, the Kossuth and Liszt Ferenc Prize-winning singer of the Hungarian rock band Omega, has died at the age of 78. The musician was hospitalized on November 9 with new coronavirus infection and had been under care there ever since, but his condition was long thought to be serious. Born and raised in Budapest, […]

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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Passes Away

D&T — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:49:20 +0000

The husband of Queen Elisabeth II died two months before his 100th birthday. The Hungarian President sent a letter of condolence to the Queen. Prince Philip visited Hungary in the 1980s and in the 1990s. "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness […]

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Hungarian-Italian Chamber President Passes Away

D&T — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:29:53 +0000

The President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (CCiU), Francesco Maria Mari passed away in Rome this Tuesday morning, the Chamber has announced. The announcement, signed by CCiU Vice President Ferdinando Martignago and CCiU Secretary General Stefania Speziani, says that "it is with much regret and sadness that we communicate to all of […]

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Former Hungarian Minister of Defense Passes Away

D&T — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:36:00 +0000

Former Minister of Defense, György Keleti, died at the age of 74 after a long-term illness. The news confirmed his widow, to the state news agency MTI Sunday afternoon. György Keleti was born on May 18, 1946 in Losonc, Czechoslovakia. He studied at the Máté Zalka Military Technical College and then at the Miklós Zrínyi […]

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