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During WWII Vice-Consul of Switzerland Carl Lutz saved tens of thousands of Jewish people in Budapest

Handcuffs, chains, ropes, straitjackets, cells, giant milk cans... he managed to escape from all. Harry Houdini was born on this day 146 years ago.

The Shakespeare of ballads - This is how we refer to János Arany, one of the greatest figures of Hungarian literature.

Today is the birthday of engineer Ferenc Reitter, who has highly contributed to Budapest's majestic character.

If we think about unique Hungarian architecture, the name of Imre Makovecz definitely comes up on top of the list.