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6th century BC The Eravisci, a Celtic tribe of craftsmen, settle on Buda's Gellért Hill. 1st century AD Aquincum (now Óbuda) established by Romans. 5th century The Huns occupy Aquincum after the Romans depart. 896 The Magyars set about conquering the Carpathian Basin. 1000 Christianity officially imposed on the Hungarian nation. 12th century French and German traders settle in the area of Buda and Pest, as yet still villages. 1241 Pest destroyed by Mongol hordes. 14th and 15th centuries Buda flourishes during the reigns of Louis I and King-Emperor Sigismund. 15th century Buda becomes a centre of Renaissance learning. 1541 Buda falls to the Turks. 1686 A combined European force recaptures Buda and Austrian Hapsburg rule begins. 1795 Jacobin conspiracy defeated. 1848 The Chain Bridge built, linking Buda and Pest. 1849 Hungarian forces defeated by combined Russian and Austrian armies. 1867 The Ausgleich, or Compromise, grants a measure of autonomy to Hungary. 1873 Buda and Pest amalgamated. 1896 Millenary celebrations mark the 1,000th anniversary of the Magyar Conquest. 1918 Hungary proclaims itself an independent republic. 1941 Under Admiral Horthy, Hungary allies itself with Germany. 1944 The Germans occupy Budapest. 1945 Budapest in ruins as the Soviets take control. 1956 The Hungarian Uprising sees spirited but eventually futile demonstrations against Soviet Russian tanks as Hungarians strive for political reform. 1989 János Kádár, Hungary's reforming leader for 32 years, dies. 1993 Free-market economy begins in earnest. 1997 The government attempts to transfer 80 per cent of the economy to private ownership.
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