1980 in Austria
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Events from 1980 in Austria.
Incumbents
[edit]Governors
[edit]- Burgenland: Theodor Kery
- Carinthia: Leopold Wagner[3]
- Lower Austria: Andreas Maurer
- Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Sr.[4]
- Styria: Friedrich Niederl (until 4 July);[5] Josef Krainer junior (from 4 July)[6]
- Tyrol: Eduard Wallnöfer[7]
- Upper Austria: Josef Ratzenböck[8]
- Vienna: Leopold Gratz[9]
- Vorarlberg: Herbert Keßler[10]
Events
[edit]- 6 January – The 1979–80 Four Hills Tournament concludes at the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze in Bischofshofen. The event has a record field of competitors from 19 countries.[11]
- 12 January – The annual Hahnenkamm downhill ski race is won by Canada's Ken Read, the event's first non-European winner.[12]
- 10 March – The 1980 Vienna Diplomatic Conference opens.[13]
- 18 May – In the 1980 Austrian presidential election, Rudolf Kirchschläger is re-elected with the support of both major parties and 80% of the vote.[14]
Births
[edit]- 15 March – Jan Marsalek, businessman and spy[15]
Deaths
[edit]- 3 January – Joy Adamson, Austrian-born naturalist (born 1910; murdered)[16]
- 14 February – Victor Gruen, Austrian architect (born 1903)[17]
- 22 February – Oskar Kokoschka, artist, poet and playwright (born 1886)[18]
- 21 October – Hans Asperger, physician (born 1906[19]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Josef Krainer jun.: Er blieb zeitlebens "der Sohn"". 20 August 2010.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Higher, faster, further - and for the first time live on TV". Red Bull. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Read victorious on famed downhill course". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. January 14, 1980. p. 49.
- ↑ "Summary Records of the Plenary Meetings". iicl.law.pace.edu. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p222 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ "The Double Life of Former Wirecard Executive". Spiegel. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ Brittain, Victoria (8 January 1980). "Kenyans Say Murder Suspected in the Death of 'Born Free' Author". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ↑ Paul Goldberger (16 February 1980). "Victor Gruen, 76, Architect, is Dead; Planner of Shopping Centers". New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ De, mdr (2007). "Wer war Oskar Kokoschka?". mdr.de (in German). Leipzig: Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ↑ Bohnenberger, Alexandra. "Hans Asperger (1906–1980)". The Embryo Project Encyclopedia. Arizona State University. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
