109 result(s) for man dies
Hungarian Rock Veteran Tamás Somló Dies
- 20 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Musician Tamás Somló, a long-time member of rock group Locomotiv GT, has died at age 68, his bandmate Gábor Presser announced on behalf of the family and the group. Somló had been fighting cancer for several years.
Writer Esterházy Dies At 66
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Internationally renowned novelist Péter Esterházy died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday afternoon at the age of 66, publisher Magvetõ and his family announced yesterday.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
Foreigner Dies After Being Reject By Budapest Hospitals
- 17 Mar 2016 8:12 AM
- health & wellness
A 37-year-old foreign woman died last Wednesday after an operation, having been turned away from three hospitals in Budapest. An ambulance was called when the woman collapsed in the 12th District at 2:30 in the afternoon last Wednesday, March 9th.
Hungarian Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond Dies
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Oscar Prize winning Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond died in Big Sur, California on Friday at age 85, his business partner announced on Sunday. Zsigmond left Hungary after the 1956 Uprising and worked in Hollywood for 50 years, winning an Oscar for Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1978, a Bafta prize for The Deer Hunter in 1980 and an Emmy award in 1993 for Stalin, a co-production ...
Popular Hungarian Bandleader Benkó Dies
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Clarinet player Sándor Benkó, founder of the popular Benkó Dixieland Band, died on Tuesday at the age of 75, his family announced. Benkó started the group while a high school student in 1957. Its first album was certified a gold disc. The band toured the world, took part in many music festivals and received numerous awards. The band has no fewer than 1,800 professional recordings.
Recall Of VW Cars In Hungary Starts In January
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Porsche Hungaria, the importer of Volkswagen vehicles, will begin recalling models affected in the Volkswagen emissions scandal in January, CEO János Eppel said yesterday. An estimated 34,000 cars 5-6 years old with diesel engines are affected in Hungary, he added. Porsche Hungaria is in the midst of contacting car owners and is planning to complete the repair of all vehicles within one year. The ...
Uniquely Hungary: Árpád Göncz, A Man With Three Hums, By Anne Zwack
- 29 Oct 2015 12:45 AM
- community & culture
I read somewhere that everyone should have three Hums: Humanity, Humour and Humility. And President Göncz had all three in spades, although his most endearing quality was his humility.
Hungarian Rock Veteran Tamás Somló Dies
- 20 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Musician Tamás Somló, a long-time member of rock group Locomotiv GT, has died at age 68, his bandmate Gábor Presser announced on behalf of the family and the group. Somló had been fighting cancer for several years.
Writer Esterházy Dies At 66
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Internationally renowned novelist Péter Esterházy died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday afternoon at the age of 66, publisher Magvetõ and his family announced yesterday.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
Foreigner Dies After Being Reject By Budapest Hospitals
- 17 Mar 2016 8:12 AM
- health & wellness
A 37-year-old foreign woman died last Wednesday after an operation, having been turned away from three hospitals in Budapest. An ambulance was called when the woman collapsed in the 12th District at 2:30 in the afternoon last Wednesday, March 9th.
Hungarian Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond Dies
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Oscar Prize winning Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond died in Big Sur, California on Friday at age 85, his business partner announced on Sunday. Zsigmond left Hungary after the 1956 Uprising and worked in Hollywood for 50 years, winning an Oscar for Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1978, a Bafta prize for The Deer Hunter in 1980 and an Emmy award in 1993 for Stalin, a co-production ...
Popular Hungarian Bandleader Benkó Dies
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Clarinet player Sándor Benkó, founder of the popular Benkó Dixieland Band, died on Tuesday at the age of 75, his family announced. Benkó started the group while a high school student in 1957. Its first album was certified a gold disc. The band toured the world, took part in many music festivals and received numerous awards. The band has no fewer than 1,800 professional recordings.
Recall Of VW Cars In Hungary Starts In January
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Porsche Hungaria, the importer of Volkswagen vehicles, will begin recalling models affected in the Volkswagen emissions scandal in January, CEO János Eppel said yesterday. An estimated 34,000 cars 5-6 years old with diesel engines are affected in Hungary, he added. Porsche Hungaria is in the midst of contacting car owners and is planning to complete the repair of all vehicles within one year. The ...
Uniquely Hungary: Árpád Göncz, A Man With Three Hums, By Anne Zwack
- 29 Oct 2015 12:45 AM
- community & culture
I read somewhere that everyone should have three Hums: Humanity, Humour and Humility. And President Göncz had all three in spades, although his most endearing quality was his humility.