János Arany (March 2, 1817, Nagyszalonta – October 22, 1882 ??), mostly known for his book "Toldi", was a Hungarian writer. March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Salonta (Hungarian: Nagyszalonta) is a town in Bihor county, Romania with a population of about 20,000. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

His father was Arany György, his mother was Megyeri Sára.

He was born in Nagyszalonta, which now belongs to Romania. When he was born, his sister is already a married woman and all his other sisters/borhters are dead - he was a late child. He is considered a mireacle-child in Nagyszalonta, learns to read and write early. Since he was a late child, his parents need support early in Arany's life, thus Arany starts working at the age of 14 as an associate teacher. In 1833 he signs in for the refomate college in Debrecen. Debrecen (approximate pronunciation: deh-breh-tsen, Debreţin in Romanian, Debrecín in Slovak, Debreczyn in Polish) is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. ...