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Spark at Pilvax Coffee Palace

When
March 15, 1848
Where
Pilvax coffee palace
Part of
Hungarian Revolution begins: mass demonstrations in Pest

Radical youths and students, including Petőfi and Jókai, sparked the revolution in the Pilvax coffee palace on March 15, 1848.

On March 15, 1848, radical youths and students such as poet Sándor Petőfi and novelist Mór Jókai sparked the revolution in the Pilvax coffee palace in Pest. This event marked the beginning of the mass demonstrations that opened the Hungarian Revolution.

Sources

  1. Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  2. Sándor Petőfi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
  3. Mór Jókai Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26

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