2026 in Austria
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Events in the year 2026 in Austria.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 11 January – A skier is killed in an avalanche in Weerberg, Tyrol.[1]
- 13 January – A Czech skier is killed in an avalanche in Bad Gastein.[1]
- 17 January –
- Four skiers are killed and two others are injured in an avalanche in the Gastein Valley. Another skier later dies in a different avalanche in Bad Hofgastein.[2]
- Three Czech skiers are killed in an avalanche in Pusterwald.[1]
February
- 16 February – A 21-year old suspect in the 2024 Vienna terrorism plot is charged with terrorism-related offences.[3]
- 20 February –
- Five people are killed in Linz and Tyrol following adverse conditions caused by a snowstorm.[4]
- A hiker accused of murdering his girlfriend by abandoning her on a climbing trip to the Grossglockner in 2025 is convicted of gross negligent manslaughter after the woman dies from hypothermia and is sentenced to a five-month suspended prison term.[5]
April
- 2 April – Austria denies U.S. aircraft use of its airspace for military operations against Iran.[6]
- 19 April – Hipp Holding orders a recall of its baby food products in Austria following the discovery of a tampered product believed to have been deliberately laced with rat poison in Burgenland.[7]
- 28 April – A 21-year old defendant pleads guilty before a court in Vienna on charges of participating in the 2024 Vienna terrorism plot.[8] He is sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment on 28 May.[9]
May
- 3 May – Austria expels three staff of the Russian embassy in Vienna on charges of spying.[10]
- 12–16 May – Eurovision Song Contest 2026[11]
June
- 3 June – Austria is elected to a rotating seat at the United Nations Security Council.[12]
- 11 June–19 July – Austria participates at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, finishing in the Round of 32 with a 0-3 loss against Spain at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. This is the first World Cup Austria participates in since 1998.[13]
- 19 June – A court in Canada convicts Magna International founder Frank Stronach of sexual assault and indecent assault for incidents that happened between the 1970s and 1990s.[14]
July
- 23 July – A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hits Lower Austria, damaging 35 buildings.[15]
August
- 27 August – A 673-piece platinum and diamond necklace worn by former Egyptian queen Nazli Sabri is stolen following a heist at the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna.[16]
Holidays
Source:[17]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – International Workers' Day
- 25 May – Whit Monday
- 4 June – Corpus Christi
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 26 October – National Day of Austria
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
Deaths
- 3 January – Eva Schloss, 96, Holocaust survivor.[18]
- 16 April –
- Alex Manninger, 48, footballer.[19]
- Oleg Maisenberg, 80, Ukrainian-born pianist.[20]
- 12 May – Anna Wagner, 111, supercentenarian.[21]
- 14 May – Valie Export, 85, video artist.[22]
- 2 August – Monika Helfer, 78, writer.[23]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Avalanches kill eight skiers in Austrian Alps". BBC. 2026-01-18. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ↑ "5 skiers killed in a pair of avalanches in Austria". Associated Press. 2026-01-17. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift concert attack plot leads to terrorism charges against 21-year-old man". AP News. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Austria snowstorm leaves five dead, road and power chaos". France 24. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ↑ "Austrian climber found guilty after girlfriend froze to death on mountain". BBC. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ↑ "Austria denies U.S. access to its airspace". Reuters. 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Baby food recalled in Austria after jar tests positive for rat poison". Al Jazeera. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna". AP News. April 28, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Man jailed for 15 years over plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Vienna". BBC. 2026-05-28. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "Austria expels 3 Russian embassy staff members over suspected signals espionage". The Kyiv Independent. May 4, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Bangaranga! Bulgaria wins Eurovision - but UK comes last". BBC. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Germany blames Russia for 'bitter defeat' in UN Security Council bid". BBC. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Spain 3-0 Austria (2 Jul, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. July 3, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Horse racing group founder Stronach guilty of sexual assault". ESPN. Associated Press. June 19, 2026. Archived from the original on June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Erdbeben der Stärke 4,4 beim Semmering" (in German). Salzburger Nachrichten. July 24, 2026. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Thieves steal diamond necklace once owned by Egyptian royal family from Vienna museum". The Journal. Agence France Presse. August 28, 2026. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Austria Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ Mackintosh, Thomas (4 January 2026). "Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss dies aged 96 as King leads tributes". BBC News. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ↑ Jackson, Bobbie (16 April 2026). "Alex Manninger: Ex-Arsenal goalkeeper dies after car hit by train". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ "Oleg Maisenberg ist tot: Der Meister des seelenvollen Klavierklangs". Die Presse (in German). 2026-04-16. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
- ↑ "Wohl älteste Österreicherin mit 111 Jahren gestorben". ORF (in German). 2026-05-13. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
- ↑ Durón, Maximilíano (May 14, 2026). "Valie Export, Groundbreaking Feminist Artist Who Questioned the Nature of Art, Dies at 85". ART News.
- ↑ "Schriftstellerin Monika Helfer verstorben". ORF.at. 2026-08-02. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
External links
- Online calendar
- Pfandsystem (in german)
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