Events in the year 2022 in

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

János Áder János Áder (; born 9 May 1959) is a Hungarian politician and lawyer who served as President of Hungary from 2012 to 2022. He is a long-time politician of the Right-wing politics, right-wing Fidesz. As a representative of his party, he took par ...

(until 24 May),

Katalin Novák Katalin Éva Veresné Novák (, born 6 September 1977) is a Hungarian politician who served as president of Hungary from 2022 to 2024. 2022 Hungarian presidential election, Elected at the age of 44, she was the first woman and youngest person ev ...

(starting 24 May) *

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Viktor Orbán Viktor Mihály Orbán (; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who has been the 56th prime minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has also led the Fidesz political party since 200 ...

* Speaker of the National Assembly:

László Kövér László Kövér (; born 29 December 1959) is a Hungarian politician who is the current List of speakers of the National Assembly (Hungary), speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary. Under his capacity as speaker, he was also twice acting pre ...

Events

Ongoing —

COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary The COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). On 4 March 2020, the first cases in Hungary were announced. The first coronavir ...

January

* 12 January – Price caps announced for seven consumer products, effective 1 February. The price of granulated sugar, fine wheat flour, sunflower cooking oil, pork leg, chicken breast, back, and 2.8% UHT milk is fixed at the 15 October 2021 price. Originally announced until 1 May, the measure would be continually extended.

February

* 16 February – The

European Court of Justice The European Court of Justice (ECJ), officially the Court of Justice (), is the supreme court of the European Union in matters of European Union law. As a part of the Court of Justice of the European Union, it is tasked with interpreting ...

dismisses

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

and

's challenges against the regulation and confirms that the regulation is in compliance with the

treaties of the European Union The Treaties of the European Union are a set of international treaties between the European Union (EU) member states which sets out the EU's constitutional basis. They establish the various EU institutions together with their remit, procedure ...

. This will allow the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...

to suspend funds from the

EU budget The budget of the European Union ( The Union’s annual budget) is used to finance EU funding programmes (such as the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, Horizon Europe, or Erasmus+) and other expenditure at the European lev ...

member states A member state is a state that is a member of an international organization or of a federation or confederation. Since the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) include some members that are not sovereign states ...

that have

rule of law The essence of the rule of law is that all people and institutions within a Body politic, political body are subject to the same laws. This concept is sometimes stated simply as "no one is above the law" or "all are equal before the law". Acco ...

issues which are likely to affect the

management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

of EU funds.

March

* 7 March –

Hungarian Prime Minister The prime minister of Hungary () is the head of government of Hungary. The prime minister and the Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate ...

signs a decree allowing the deployment of

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...

troops in western

, and the transfer of lethal weapons across its territory to other NATO member states. However, the decree does not allow weapons shipments across its territory to

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

. * 10 March – 2022 Hungarian presidential election: The governing alliance, Fidesz-KDNP nominated presidential candidate

, the former minister for Family Affairs is elected, becoming the first-ever female president. * 16 March – 2022 Hungarian teacher's strike * 26 March – Results of the architectural design competition for the renovation of the

Nyugati Railway Station Budapest Nyugati station (, ; ), generally referred to simply as Nyugati, is one of the three main railway terminals in Budapest, Hungary. The station is on the Pest side of Budapest, accessible by the 4 and 6 tramline and the M3 metro line. ...

announced * 30 March – It is reported that Russian government hackers have attacked and compromised the servers of

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...

since late 2021.

April

* 3 April –

Fidesz Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; ) is a national-conservative political party in Hungary led by Viktor Orbán. It has increasingly identified as illiberal. Originally formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young Democrats () as ...

–

KDNP The Christian Democratic People's Party (, , KDNP ) is a right-wing Christian democratic political party in Hungary. It is officially a coalition partner of the ruling party, Fidesz, but is mostly considered a satellite party of Fidesz. The party ...

alliance, Wins the Hungarian 2022 elections in a 4 election in a row Landslide preserving its two-thirds majority which it has held since 2010. The opposition alliance

United for Hungary United for Hungary (, ) was a big tent political alliance in Hungary that was formed to compete in the 2022 Hungarian parliamentary election, 2022 parliamentary election. The alliance lost the 2022 election, and dissolved shortly after. History ...

makes loses, while The Far Right Nationalist

Mi Hazánk Our Homeland Movement (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Mi Hazánk Mozgalom'', '','' Mi Hazánk, MHM, MH) is a Hungarian Far-right politics, far-right political party. It was founded by Ásotthalom mayor and former Jobbik Vice-President, László ...

party won seats for the first time. * 5 April – ** Five people are killed and ten others are injured when a

train collides A train accident or train wreck is a type of disaster involving one or more trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track, when the wheels of train come off the ...

with a

pickup truck A pickup truck or pickup is a Truck_classification#Table_of_US_GVWR_classifications, light or medium duty truck that has an enclosed cabin (truck), cabin, and a back end made up of a cargo bed that is enclosed by three low walls with no roof (th ...

in Mindszent. ** The

launches disciplinary proceedings against

under the newly-upheld conditionality mechanism that could block funds over rule-of-law concerns if the shortcomings do not prevent misuse of EU funds.

May

* 1 May –

, a member of the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

, says that it will veto any sanctions that would restrict energy imports from Russia. Unanimity among the 27 EU members is required to introduce sanctions. * 2 May – Ukraine's

National Security and Defense Council The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, ( NSDCU; , ''RNBOU'') or RNBO, is the coordinating state body of the executive power under the President of Ukraine on issues of national security and defense. It is a state agency tasked wi ...

Secretary

Oleksiy Danilov Oleksiy Miacheslavovych Danilov (; born 7 September 1962) is a Ukrainian politician who was the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine from 2019 to 2024, when he was replaced by Oleksandr Lytvynenko, the former head o ...

accuses

of having advance knowledge of the Russian invasion, saying that Hungary was warned by

Russian President The president of Russia, officially the president of the Russian Federation (), is the executive head of state of Russia. The president is the chair of the Federal State Council and the supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces. I ...

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Ru ...

, and that Hungary had plans to

annex Annex or annexe may refer to: Places * The Annex, a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. * The Annex (New Haven), a neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, United States. * Annex, Oregon, a census-designated place in the United ...

parts of

Western Ukraine Western Ukraine or West Ukraine (, ) refers to the western territories of Ukraine. There is no universally accepted definition of the territory's boundaries, but the contemporary Ukrainian administrative regions ( oblasts) of Chernivtsi, I ...

. * 10 May –

takes office as the first female

President of Hungary The president of Hungary, officially the president of the republicUnder the Basic Law, adopted in 2011, the official name of the state is simply Hungary; Before, the state was called the Republic of Hungary. However, the office is nonetheless ...

. * 8 May –

János Volner János Volner (born 28 September 1969) is a Hungarian far-right politician. He was a member of the National Assembly (Hungary), National Assembly from 2010 to 2022, as a politician of the Jobbik until 2018, then as non-partisan lawmaker. Between ...

announces he will rename his ''Volner Party'' to ''Huxit Party'', to advocate the Hungarian exit from the EU. The official renaming did not yet occur. * 14 May – Renovation of Metro Line 3: Semmelweis Klinikák, Corvin-negyed, and

Kálvin tér Kálvin tér (English: Calvin Square) is a major square and intersection in the city center of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It was named after the French Protestantism, Protestant Reformer John Calvin (''Kálvin János'' in Hungarian langu ...

stations open,

Lehel tér Lehel (; died 955), a member of the Árpád dynasty, was a Magyar chieftain and, together with Bulcsú, one of the most important figures of the Hungarian invasions of Europe. After the Magyar defeat at the Battle of Lechfeld, he was executed i ...

Nagyvárad tér Oradea (, , ; ; ) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative county seat, seat of Bihor County and an economic, social, and cultural hub in northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on ...

and Dózsa György út stations close, the latter for the second time for the construction of accessibility infrastructure. With that, the last un-renovated stations close. * 19 May –

New World People's Party The New World People's Party (, ) was a short-lived Hungarian political party between 2020 and 2022. It was founded by József Pálinkás, the former Minister of Education under Viktor Orbán and former member of Fidesz Fidesz – Hungari ...

dissolved * 19–20 May – A conservative conference billed by the organizers as CPAC Hungary was held in

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

. Speakers included Hungary's Prime Minister

, Spain's Vox party leader

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, Eduardo Bolsonaro, right-wing US commentator

Candace Owens Candace Owens Farmer ( Owens; born April 29, 1989) is an American political commentator and author. Her political positions have mostly been described as conservative or far-right. Owens has gained recognition for her conservative activism—d ...

, Ernst Roets the Deputy CEO of

AfriForum AfriForum is a South African non-governmental organisation which mainly focuses on the interests of Afrikaners, a subgroup of the country's white population. AfriForum has been described as a "white nationalist, alt-right, and Afrikaner nation ...

, and former US White House chief of staff

Mark Meadows Mark Randall Meadows (born July 28, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 29th White House chief of staff from 2020 to 2021 under the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the U.S. representat ...

, as well as far-right US conspiracy theorist

Jack Posobiec Jack Michael Posobiec III ( ; born December 14, 1984) is an American alt-right political activist, television correspondent, conspiracy theorist, and former United States Navy intelligence officer. Posobiec is known for his pro-Donald Trump c ...

and Hungarian journalist

Zsolt Bayer Zsolt Bayer (born 26 February 1963) is a Hungary, Hungarian far-right and pro-Russian journalist, whose views have been widely described as racist, homophobic and transphobic, and antisemitic. He was a co-founder of the ruling Fidesz party and ...

. According to ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'', Bayer has previously "called Jews 'stinking excrement', referred to Roma as 'animals' and used racial epithets to describe Black people". * 24 May –

declares a

state of emergency A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state before, during, o ...

over the

war in Ukraine The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia Russian occupation of Crimea, occupied and Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It then ...

and problems in the

Hungarian economy The economy of Hungary is a developing, high-income mixed economy that is the 53rd-largest economy in the world (out of 188 countries measured by IMF) with $265.037 billion annual output, and ranks 41st in the world in terms of GDP per capita ...

caused in part by the conflict.

June

* 27 June – Four people are injured when an apartment roof collapses in

July

* 12 July – Parliament passes Act XIII of 2022 on itemized tax of low-tax entrepreneurs (KATA) abolishing the KATA simplified tax type. The act is published in ''Magyar Közlöny'' on 18 July. * 12-25 July – Protests against the abolishment of KATA. * 23 July – Prime Minister

in a speech in Romania, speaks against the “mixing” of European and non-European races, adding “We ungariansare not a mixed race and we do not want to become a mixed race,”. * 29 July - National Transportation Center (NKK) is dissolved.

September

*5 September – A vehicle and

train collision A train accident or train wreck is a type of disaster involving one or more trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track, when the wheels of train come off the ...

Kunfehértó Kunfehértó is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of Hungary. In near the village there is a holiday village. Due to its small size, there is only one main road to enter the village. By following this about 2 ...

, kills seven people and injures the train's driver. *15 September – Hungary pass new abortion restrictions, with a Mandatory ultrasounds bill. Where women who are seeking an abortion will now be obliged to “listen to the foetal heartbeat” before they can have an abortion. This Bill was pushed for by the far-right Mi Hazank (Our Homeland) party. *16 September – DK establishes its shadow government led by

Klára Dobrev Klára Dobrev (born Klara Petrova Dobreva, ; on 2 February 1972) is a Hungarian left-wing politician who served as Vice-President of the European Parliament between July 2019 and January 2022. She is currently the leader of the Democratic Coal ...

October

* 23 October – Thousands of people, including teachers and students, protest across

against the

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...

, demanding higher salaries and the right to

strike Strike may refer to: People *Strike (surname) * Hobart Huson, author of several drug related books Physical confrontation or removal *Strike (attack), attack with an inanimate object or a part of the human body intended to cause harm * Airstrike, ...

amid a high level of

inflation In economics, inflation is an increase in the average price of goods and services in terms of money. This increase is measured using a price index, typically a consumer price index (CPI). When the general price level rises, each unit of curre ...

in the country.

November

* 10 November – Price caps expanded to chicken eggs and potato, at the 30 September 2022 price. * 14 November – Upon the resignation of László Palkovics, his Ministry of Technology and Industry is dissolved. Its tasks are delegated to ministers Márton Nagy,

János Lázár János Lázár (born 19 February 1975) is a Hungarian politician and Member of Parliament. He was former leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group (2010–2012) and State Secretary, then Minister of Prime Minister's Office (2012–2018) in the ...

János Csák János Csák (born 15 October 1962) is a Hungarian corporate leader, honorary professor of management, who served as a Minister of Culture and Innovation between May 2022 till June 2024. Formerly, he served as Ambassador of Hungary to the United ...

, and Csaba Lantos.

December

* 6 December - End of price caps on petrol. * 16 December -

Széchenyi Chain Bridge The Széchenyi Chain Bridge ( ) is a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Designed by English engineer William Tierney Clark and built by Scottish e ...

is re-opened after 18 months of renovation, for BKK buses, taxis and cyclists only.

Deaths

January

* 1 January –

Gergely Homonnay Gergely Homonnay (24 August 1969 – 1 January 2022) was a Hungarian writer, journalist, teacher, author, human rights, political and LGBTQ-activist Life and career Born in Gyula, Hungary, he studied English and German at the Faculty of Arts in ...

, 46, Hungarian writer, journalist and LGBTQ activist. * 4 January –

Irma Mico Irma Mico (née Rosenberg, 12 December 1914 – 4 January 2022) was an Austro-Hungarian-born French resistance fighter. Biography Rosenberg was born into a Romanian Jewish family in 1914 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Cisleithania, Austria-Hungary. ...

, 107, Austro-Hungarian-born French resistance fighter.

February

* 2 February –

Irén Pavlics Irén Pavlics () (15 November 1934 – 2 February 2022) was a Hungarian Slovenes, Hungarian Slovene author and editor. Pavlics was born in the village of Rábatótfalu (today the suburb of Szentgotthárd), Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hung ...

, 87, Hungarian-Slovenian writer. * 4 February –

Tibor Bodnár Tibor Bodnár (31 March 1955 – 4 February 2022) was a Hungarian sports shooter. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and of ...

, 66, Hungarian Olympic sports shooter (

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

). * 12 February – ** Alexander Brody, 89, Hungarian-American businessman, author, and marketing executive. **

Szabolcs Pásztor Szabolcs Pásztor (10 September 1959 – 12 February 2022) was a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () ...

, 62, Olympic fencer. *17 February – Máté Fenyvesi, 88, footballer. *19 February – Gábor Vida, 92, Olympic figure skater.

March

* 4 March – Paula Marosi, 85, Olympic frencer. * 6 March –

Margit Korondi Margit Korondi (24 June 1932 – 6 March 2022) was a Hungarian gymnast. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where she received a gold medal in uneven bars, a silver medal in team all-around, and four bronze medals. At the 1956 ...

, 89, Gymnast. * 7 March –

István T. Horváth István T. Horváth (6 August 1953 – 7 March 2022) was a Hungarian American chemist, working on greener and more sustainable chemistry since its inception. In particular, he focuses on homogeneous transition metal catalysis and in situ spectr ...

, 68, Hungarian American chemist. * 31 March –

Zoltán Friedmanszky Zoltán Friedmanszky (22 October 1934 – 31 March 2022) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Hungary national team at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.Karol Divín, 86, Hungarian-born Slovak figure skater. * 8 April –

József Salim József Salim (15 May 1967 – 8 April 2022) was a Hungarian taekwondo practitioner. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. Personal life Salim was born in Hungary to a Tanzanian father and Hungarian mother, and moved ...

, 54, Olympic taekwondo practitioner. * 11 April –

Gábor Görgey Gábor Görgey (born ''Artúr Görgey''; 22 November 1929 – 11 April 2022) was a Hungarian writer, poet, director and politician, who served as Minister of Culture between 2002 and 2003. He was a descendant of the freedom fighter General Ar ...

, 92, writer and poet,

minister of culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organiza ...

. * 21 April –

Iván Markó Iván Markó (29 March 1947 – 21 April 2022) was a Hungarian Choreography, choreographer and ballet dancer. Biography Markó was born in Balassagyarmat. He studied Dance, dancing at the Hungarian State Ballet Institute in Budapest. After ha ...

, 75, dancer and choreographer.

May

* 4 May –

Géza Varasdi Géza Varasdi OAM (6 February 1928 – 4 May 2022) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was a member of the national team of Hungary between 1948 and 1956.Maria Radnoti-Alföldi Maria Radnoti-Alföldi (6 June 1926 – 7 May 2022) was a Hungarian-German archaeologist and numismatist specialising in the Roman period. She is known for her research into the analysis of the distribution of coin finds, Roman history, and the s ...

, 95, Hungarian-German archaeologist and numismatist. * 16 May – Albin Molnár, 86, Olympic sailor. * 22 May –

József Duró József Duró (26 June 1966 – May 2022) was a Hungarian football manager and player. Playing career Duró played abroad in Malaysia for Pahang FA before moving to Qatar SC in 1999. Honours Kispest Honvéd *Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemz ...

, 55, football player. * 25 May –

Lívia Gyarmathy Lívia Gyarmathy (8 January 1932 – 25 May 2022) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She has directed over 20 films since 1962. She was a member of the jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. Her graduate thesis film ...

, 90, film director and screenwriter. * 28 May –

Péter Haumann Péter Haumann (17 May 1941 – 28 May 2022) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1962. Selected filmography References External links

* 1941 births 2022 deaths Hungarian male film actors Male ...

, 81, actor.

June

* 1 June –

István Szőke István Szőke (13 February 1947 – 1 June 2022) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a midfielder for Ferencvárosi TC.György Moldova György Moldova (12 March 1934 – 4 June 2022) was the author of more than seventy books in Hungary that have collectively sold more than 13 million copies, more than any other Hungarian writer. He is best known for his richly detailed sociolo ...

, 88, writer. * 10 June –

Zoltán Dörnyei Zoltán Dörnyei () (11 March 1960 – 10 June 2022) was a Hungarian linguist. He was a professor of psycholinguistics at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He was known for his work on second language acquisition and the ...

, 62, Hungarian-born British linguist. * 12 June – Robert O. Fisch, 97, Hungarian-born American pediatrician, artist, and author. * 29 June – Miklós Szabó, 93, Olympic long-distance runner.

July

* 7 July –

János Berecz János Berecz (18 September 1930 – 7 July 2022) was a Hungarian Communism, communist politician and ideologist, a leading member of the ruling Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) in the 1980s. Along with Károly Grósz, he represented ...

, 91, politician, MP. * 9 July – András Törőcsik, 67, footballer * 20 July –

Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (; 29 August 1939 – 20 July 2022) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw event during her career. In 1964, she finished sixth in the discus competition at the Olympics. She competed for Hungar ...

, 82, discus thrower * 22 July –

Stefan Soltész Stefan Soltész (born István Soltész, ; 6 January 1949 – 22 July 2022) was a Hungarian-born Austrian conductor. Trained in Vienna, from 1997 to 2013 he was artistic director of the Aalto Theatre and in Essen, leading the opera house to int ...

, 73, Hungarian-Austrian conductor * 25 July – John Bienenstock, 85, Hungarian-born Canadian physician * 28 July – ** József Kardos, 62, footballer **

Péter Szőke Péter Szőke (8 August 1947 – 28 July 2022)Meghalt a magyar teniszlegenda

, 74, tennis player

August

* 9 August –

Zoltán Halász Zoltán Halász (23 June 1960 – 9 August 2022) was a Hungarian cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII ...

, 62, Olympic cyclist * 11 August – József Tóth, 70, footballer * 15 August –

András Várhelyi András Várhelyi (21 October 1953 – 15 August 2022) was a Hungarian writer and politician. A member of the Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party, he served in the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is ...

, 68, journalist and politician * 18 August – István Liptay, 87, Olympic basketball player * 22 August –

György Pásztor György Pásztor (: 2 March 192322 August 2022) was a Hungarian ice hockey player and sports administrator. He won four Hungarian championships as a player, and was a member of the Hungary men's national ice hockey team, Hungary men's national ...

, 99,

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ice hockey player * 27 August – Ferenc Stámusz, 88, Olympic racing cyclist

September

* 1 September –

István Szalay István Szalay (22 March 1944 – 1 September 2022) was a Hungarian mathematician and politician. A member of the Hungarian Socialist Party, he served in the National Assembly from 1998 to 2002. Prior to that, he was mayor of Szeged Szeged ( ...

, 78, mathematician and politician, MP * 7 September – János Fuzik, 64, journalist and politician * 14 September – **

Géza Csapó Géza Csapó (29 December 1950 – 14 September 2022) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in K-1 1000 m event with a silver in 1976 and a bronze in 197 ...

, 71, canoeist. **

Mária Wittner Mária Wittner (''Gazdagh-Wittner;'' 9 June 1937 – 14 September 2022) was a Hungarian revolutionary and politician who participated in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Early life Wittner was born in Budapest on 9 June 1937. She did not know ...

, 85,

revolutionary A revolutionary is a person who either participates in, or advocates for, a revolution. The term ''revolutionary'' can also be used as an adjective to describe something producing a major and sudden impact on society. Definition The term—bot ...

and politician, MP * 15 September –

Tibor Frank Tibor Frank (3 February 1948 – 15 September 2022) was a Hungarian historian who was professor of history at the School of English and American Studies of the Faculty of Humanities of the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE). He was director o ...

, 74, historian. * 17 September –

Anna Thynn, Marchioness of Bath Anna Abigail Thynn, Marchioness of Bath (née Gyarmathy; 27 September 1943 – 17 September 2022), styled as Viscountess Weymouth between 1969 and 1992, also known by her stage name Anna Gaël, was a Hungarian-British actress and war correspond ...

, 78, Hungarian-born British actress. * 21 September –

Andrea Molnár-Bodó Andrea Bodó, married Andrea Molnár-Bodó, Andrea Schmid-Bodó, and Andrea Schmid-Shapiro (4 August 1934 – 21 September 2022) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. After 1956, the y ...

, 88, gymnast * 22 September –

István Aranyos István Aranyos (25 April 1942 – 22 September 2022) was a Hungarian gymnast. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and offici ...

, 80, Olympic gymnast * 23 September – Imre Koltai, 84, chemical engineer and politician, MP * 27 September – Judah Samet, 84, Hungarian-American Holocaust survivor * 29 September –

Ildikó Szendrődi-Kővári Ildikó Szendrődi-Kővári (8 May 1930 – 29 September 2022)József Horváth, 75, Olympic handball player

October

* 2 October –

Béla Szakcsi Lakatos Béla Szakcsi Lakatos (8 July 1943 – 2 October 2022), also known by the mononyms Szakcsi or Sa-Chi, was a Hungarian jazz pianist, keyboardist, arranger and composer. Life and career Born in Budapest, Szakcsi Lakatos studied at the and star ...

, 79, pianist and composer * 26 October – Imre Forgács, 73, jurist,

minister of justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

* 30 October – Miklós Lukáts, 76, politician, MP

November

* 7 November –

Éva Szabó Éva Szabó (30 October 1945 – November 2022) was a Hungarian professional tennis player. Playing for Hungary in the Fed Cup, Szabó has accumulated a win–loss record of 8–5. She played in singles at the French Open in 1975. She lost to t ...

, 77, tennis player * 14 November –

Pál Révész Pál Révész (6 June 1934 – 14 November 2022), anglicized as Pal Revesz, was a Hungarian mathematician known for his research in probability and mathematical statistics, including the mathematical foundations of the law of large numbers, theory ...

, 88, mathematician * 21 November –

Kálmán Mészöly Kálmán Mészöly (16 July 1941 – 21 November 2022) was a Hungarian professional football player and coach. He played his entire career at Vasas SC, where he operated as a centre-back. His nickname was "The Blond Rock". Mészöly played a t ...

, 81, football player * 25 November –

Erzsébet Vasvári-Pongrátz Erzsébet Vasvári-Pongrátz (28 June 1954 – November 2022) was a Hungarian sports shooter. She competed in the mixed skeet event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) ...

, 68, Olympic sports shooter * 27 November –

Gábor Csapó Gábor Csapó (20 September 1950 – 27 November 2022) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He died from respiratory failure on 27 November 2022, at the age of 72.

, 72, water polo player

December

* 7 December –

Ákos Kertész Ákoz Kertész (; 18 July 1932 – 7 December 2022) was a Hungarian writer and screenwriter. In 2008, he was awarded the Kossuth Prize for high literary honors in Hungary. Biography Born in Budapest on 18 July 1932 to Jewish parents Ferenc Kert� ...

, 90, writer and screenwriter * 9 December –

Mihály Huszka Mihály Huszka (2 June 1933 – 9 December 2022) was a Hungarian weightlifter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. Huszka won the national and world masters powerlifting titles, and later served as a mentor and ...

, 89, Olympic weightlifter * 10 December –

Gabor Kalman Gabor J. Kalman (December 12, 1929 – December 10, 2022) was a Hungarian-American physicist, academic, and author. He was a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus at Boston College. Kalman lead research focused on strongly coupled Coulomb s ...

, 92, Hungarian-American physicist * 12 December – Iván Faragó, 76, chess grandmaster * 14 December – Roch Kereszty, 89, Hungarian-American monk and scholar * 21 December – ** Lajos Koutny, 83, Olympic ice hockey player **

György Tumpek György Tumpek (12 January 1929 – 21 December 2022) was a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic medalist. He was born in Budapest. He participated at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Oly ...

, 93, swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist * 23 December – József Fitos, 63, football player * 27 December – **

Imre Szöllősi Imre Szöllősi (19 February 1941 – 27 December 2022) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympics. He won two silver medals in 1960: in the individual 1000 m and 4×500 m relay events, and a bronze in 196 ...

, 81, sprint canoeist **

Tibor Viniczai Tibor Viniczai (6 September 1956 – 27 December 2022) was a Hungarian agricultural engineer and politician, who served as Mayor of Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár (; ; ; ; Serbian language, Serbian: ''Стони Београд''; ), kn ...

, 66, agricultural engineer and politician * 29 December – János Varga, 83, wrestler

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