2011 in Hungary

Incumbents

• President: Pál Schmitt
• Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán

Events

• 1 January:
• * Hungary assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
• * A new media law enters into force, creating a government-appointed media authority empowered to require registration of all media outlets, levy large fines for perceived imbalance or insults, deny registration for severe violations, and compel disclosure of journalistic sources.
• 13 January: Large public demonstrations take place in Budapest opposing Hungary’s newly enacted media law.
• 18 April: Hungary's Fidesz-led parliament approves a new constitution, emphasizing Christianity, traditional family values, restricting abortion, and limiting court powers.
• 17–21 August: 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary
• 23 September: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Sudan
• 31 December: Parliament adopts a central bank law that alters the appointment rules for vice-presidents, expands the Monetary Council, and enables future consolidation of the central bank with the financial regulator.

Deaths

January

• 10 January – Miklós Hofer, 79, Hungarian architect.
• 11 January – Zoltán Berczik, 73, Hungarian table tennis player and coach.

February

• 19 February – Ernő Solymosi, 70, Hungarian Olympic bronze medal-winning football player.
• 24 February – Attila Takács, 82, Hungarian Olympic gymnast.
• 25 February – István Jenei, 57, Hungarian Olympic sports shooter.

March

• 16 March – Sándor Arnóth, 51, Hungarian politician, car accident.
• 29 March – Endre Wolf, 97, Hungarian violinist.

May

• 3 May – Marianna Nagy, 82, Hungarian pair skater.
• 29 May – Ferenc Mádl, 80, Hungarian politician, President of the Republic.

June

• 10 June – György Szabados, 71, Hungarian physician, pianist, and composer.
• 18 June – Benedek Litkey, 69, Hungarian Olympic sailor.
• 19 June – Rezső Kende, 102, Hungarian Olympic gymnast.

July

• 4 July – Éva Sebők-Szalay, 62, Hungarian Olympic volleyball player.
• 5 July – George Lang, 86, Hungarian-born American restaurateur and cookbook author, Alzheimer's disease.
• 16 July – Bertalan Bicskei, 66, Hungarian footballer and coach.
• 27 July – Agota Kristof, 75, Hungarian-born French novelist.

August

• 24 August – Jenő Gerbovits, 86, Hungarian politician, minister without portfolio, tractor accident.

September

• 3 September – Sándor Képíró, 97, Hungarian World War II veteran acquitted of Nazi war crimes.
• 17 September – Ferenc Szojka, 80, Hungarian footballer.
• 18 September – Imre Varga, 66, Hungarian Olympic judoka.
• 27 September – Imre Makovecz, 75, Hungarian architect.

October

• 4 October – Géza Tóth, 79, Hungarian Olympic silver medal-winning weightlifter.
• 7 October – Andrew Laszlo, 85, Hungarian-born American cinematographer.
• 12 October – János Herskó, 85, Hungarian film director and actor.
• 13 October – Irén Daruházi-Karcsics, 84, Hungarian Olympic silver and bronze medal-winning gymnast.
• 31 October – Flórián Albert, 70, Hungarian footballer, European Footballer of the Year.

November

• 3 November – Tamás Eszes, 47, Hungarian politician and paramilitary leader, suicide.
• 6 November – Géza Alföldy, 76, Hungarian historian.
• 26 November
• * Judit Bognár, 72, Hungarian Olympic athlete.
• * István Gajda, 30, Hungarian football player, road accident.
• * Iván Menczel, 69, Hungarian Olympic gold medal-winning footballer.

December

• 24 December
• * István Jutasi, 82, Hungarian Olympic sailor
• * Zsuzsi Mary, 64, Hungarian pop singer, suicide.
• 25 December – Ferenc Schmidt, 70, Hungarian politician.
• 30 December
• * Dezső Garas, 77, Hungarian actor.
• * Eva Zeisel, 105, Hungarian-born American ceramic artist and designer.