| Timeline |
| 1882 |
Born 16 December, in Kecskemét, Hungary, his father a stationmaster and his mother a musician |
| 1900 |
Enrols at the Budapest Academy of Music |
| 1905 |
Embarks with the composer Béla Bartók on their first tour to research folk music |
| 1907 |
Begins teaching at Budapest Academy of Music |
| 1910 |
Marries the pianist and composer Emma Sándor |
| 1919 |
Appointed deputy director at the Budapest Academy of Music |
| 1923 |
Composes his Psalmus hungaricus for the 50th anniversary of the union of Pest, Buda and Óbuda |
| 1942 |
Awarded Order of Merit by the Hungarian government |
| 1944 |
Arrested by the Gestapo for resistance work, but released on account of his popularity |
| 1946 |
First visit to the U.S. to conduct his own music |
| 1967 |
Dies 6 March, in Budapest |
