István Szij

Male2 January 1918–12 July 1981

Brief Life History of István

When István Szij was born on 2 January 1918, in Vép, Vas, Hungary, his father, István Szij, was 35 and his mother, Borbálya Kajcsos, was 29. He married Erzsébet Takács on 11 August 1945, in Vép, Vas, Hungary. He died on 12 July 1981, in Szombathely, Vas, Hungary, at the age of 63.

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Family Time Line

István Szij
1918–1981
Erzsébet Takács
1923–
Marriage: 11 August 1945

Sources (1)

  • Szy István, "Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 August 1945Vép, Vas, Hungary
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (4)

    1920

    Age 2

    Hungary loses large part of territory to Czechoslovakia, Romania, Russia and Yugoslavia. The National Assembly restores Kingdom of Hungary. Horthy becomes regent and remains influential until 1944.

    1938

    Age 20

    Germany raise treaties in Munich and Vienna in which Southern Slovakia and Northern Transylvania were returned to Hungary.

    1944

    Age 26

    WWII. The Nazis occupy Hungary.

    Name Meaning

    Usual English spelling of the name of the first Christian martyr (Acts 6–7), whose feast is accordingly celebrated next after Christ's own ( 26 December ). His name is derived from the Greek word stephanos ‘garland, crown’.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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