1979 in Austria
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Events from 1979 in Austria.
Incumbents
Governors
- Burgenland: Theodor Kery
- Carinthia: Leopold Wagner[3]
- Lower Austria: Andreas Maurer
- Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Sr.[4]
- Styria: Friedrich Niederl[5]
- Tyrol: Eduard Wallnöfer[6]
- Upper Austria: Josef Ratzenböck[7]
- Vienna: Leopold Gratz[8]
- Vorarlberg: Herbert Keßler[9]
Events
- 19 April – Andreas Mihavecz unintentionally breaks the record for surviving the longest without any food or liquids, after being mistakenly put into custody in a holding cell in Bregenz, and left there for 18 days.[10]
- 6 May – In the Austrian legislative election, the country's Socialist Party won a fourth consecutive term in government.[11]
- 23 August – The Vienna International Centre is inaugurated.[12]
Births
- 9 April – Mario Matt, Olympic alpine skier[13]
Deaths
- 13 July – Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and graphic artist (born 1913)[14]
References
- ↑ Saxon, Wolfgang (31 March 2000). "Rudolf Kirchschlager, 85, Judge Who Became Austria's President". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ↑ "Bruno Kreisky | chancellor of Austria | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Leopold Wagner 1927-2008". Der Standard. September 27–28, 2008.
- ↑ Gerhard Hartmann. "LH a.D. Mag. Dr. Wilfried Haslauer sen". ÖCV Biolex (in German). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ "Friedrich Niederl gestorben". Wiener Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "State of Tyrol" (in German). State of Tyrol. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ "Josef Ratzenböck, Dr" (in German). Upper Austrian State Government. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ↑ "Mag. Leopold Gratz, Biografie | Parlament Österreich". www.parlament.gv.at (in German).
- ↑ "Kessler, Herbert". Austria Forum. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Beamte vergaßen Häftling in der Zelle: Verurteilt". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 6 November 1979. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
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- ↑ "History of the Vienna International Centre". United Nations. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ 1979 in Austria at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- ↑ "ludwig merwart - life". ludwigmerwart.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
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