2021 in Austria
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Events in the year 2021 in Austria.
Incumbents[edit]
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- President: Alexander Van der Bellen (since 26 January 2017)
- Chancellor:
- Sebastian Kurz (until 11 October)
- Alexander Schallenberg (from 11 October), (until 6 December)
- Karl Nehammer (from 6 December)
Governors[edit]
- Burgenland: Hans Peter Doskozil
- Carinthia: Peter Kaiser
- Lower Austria: Johanna Mikl-Leitner
- Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Jr.
- Styria: Hermann Schützenhöfer
- Tyrol: Günther Platter
- Upper Austria: Thomas Stelzer
- Vienna: Michael Ludwig
- Vorarlberg: Markus Wallner
Events[edit]
Ongoing[edit]
September[edit]
- September 26
- 2021 Graz local elections are held.[1]
- 2021 Upper Austrian state election are held. Thomas Stelzer of the Austrian People's Party remains Governor.
October[edit]
- 6 October – Agents of the Central Prosecutorial Agency for Corruption and Economic Affairs (WKStA) raided the Federal Chancellery and the headquarters of the ÖVP as part of a corruption probe targeting Kurz and his "inner circle".[2]
- 9 October – Sebastian Kurz resigns from the chancellorship.[3]
- 11 October – President Alexander Van der Bellen officially removed Kurz from office and appointed then-Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg as chancellor of Austria.[4]
November[edit]
- November 17 – 2021 Graz local election: Elke Kahr of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) becomes the first female mayor of Graz and first communist mayor of an Austria city.[5]
December[edit]
- December 6 – Nehammer government is formed.[6]
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
- January 1 – Traude Dierdorf, 73, Austrian politician, mayor of Wiener Neustadt (1997–2005) (b. 1947).[7]
- January 6 – Ferdinand Kolarik, 83, Austrian footballer (Admira Wien, national team) (b. 1937).[8]
- January 8 – Eva Badura-Skoda, 91, Austrian musicologist (b. 1929).[9]
- January 24 – Arik Brauer, 92, Austrian artist, co-founder of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism (b. 1929).[10]
February[edit]
- February 25 – Klaus Emmerich, 92, Austrian journalist, COVID-19 (b. 1928).[11]
March[edit]
- March 11 – Peter Patzak, 76, Austrian film director (Kassbach – Ein Porträt, Wahnfried, Shanghai 1937) and screenwriter (b. 1945).[12]
April[edit]
- April 1 – Hugo Portisch, 94, Austrian journalist and writer (b. 1927).[13]
- April 19 – Rudolf Burger, 82, Austrian philosopher (b. 1938).[14]
- April 20 – Alfred Teinitzer, 91, Austrian footballer (SK Rapid Wien, LASK Linz, national team) (b. 1929).[15]
May[edit]
- May 3
- Alfons Adam, 76, Austrian lawyer and politician, founder of Christian Party of Austria (b. 1944).[16]
- Tatjana Gamerith, 102, German-Austrian painter and graphic artist (b. 1919).[17]
- May 19 – Helmut Wopfner, 96, Austrian geologist (b. 1924).[18]
June[edit]
- June 3 – Wilfried Feichtinger, 70, Austrian gynaecologist (b. 1950).[19]
- June 4 – Friederike Mayröcker, 96, Austrian poet (b. 1924).[20]
July[edit]
- July 2 – Helmut Ashley, 101, Austrian cinematographer (Duel with Death, White Shadows, The Old Fox) (b. 1919).[21]
- July 12 – Erich Hasenkopf, 86, Austrian footballer (Wiener Sport-Club, national team) (b. 1935).[22]
- July 20
- Ernst Fasan, 94, Austrian lawyer (b. 1926).[23]
- Inge Ginsberg, 99, Austrian-Swiss author and singer, heart failure (b. 1922).[24]
- July 22 – Peter Rehberg, British-born electronic musician (KTL), heart attack (b. 1968).[25]
August[edit]
- August 5 – Roger Lenaers, 96, Belgian-born Austrian Jesuit pastor (b. 1925).[26]
- August 9 – Peter Richter de Rangenier, 91, Czech-born Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1930).[27]
- August 18 – Franz Josef Altenburg, 80, Austrian ceramicist and sculptor (b. 1941).[28]
- August 21 – Rudolf Edlinger, 81, Austrian politician and football executive, minister of finance (1997–2000) and president of SK Rapid Wien (2001–2013) (b. 1941).[29]
September[edit]
- September 9
- Caspar Einem, 73, Austrian politician, minister of the interior (1995–1997) and science, traffic and the arts (1997–2000), member of the National Council (2000–2007) (b. 1948).[30]
- Ferry Radax, 89, Austrian filmmaker (b. 1932).[31]
October[edit]
- October 2 – Herta Staal, 91, Austrian actress (The Charming Young Lady, My Sister and I, Where the Ancient Forests Rustle) (b. 1930).[32]
- October 11 – Lukas David, 87, Austrian violinist (b. 1934).[33]
- October 14 – Traudl Stark, 91, Austrian child actress (A Mother's Love, The Fox of Glenarvon, Passion) (b. 1930).[34]
- October 20 – Hans Haselböck, 93, Austrian organist and composer (b. 1928).[35]
November[edit]
- November 9 – Herbert Salcher, 92, Austrian politician, minister of finance (1981–1984) and MP (1983) (b. 1929).[36]
- November 10 – Otto Pendl, 70, Austrian politician, MP (1998–2017) (b. 1951).[37]
- November 12 – Paul Gludovatz, 75, Austrian football manager (SV Ried, TSV Hartberg), COVID-19 (b. 1946).[38]
- November 16 – Renate Mann, 68, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Upper Austria (2008–2009) (b. 1953).[39]
- November 28 – Günter Oberhuber, 67, Austrian Olympic ice hockey player (b. 1954).[40]
December[edit]
- December 5 – Christine Haidegger, 79, Austrian writer (b. 1942).[41]
- December 6 – Elfriede Steurer, 96, Austrian Olympic sprinter (b. 1924).[42]
- December 9
- Gunter Hadwiger, 72, Austrian politician (b. 1949).[43]
- Gertraud Jesserer, 77, Austrian actress (Eva, My Daughter and I, I Learned It from Father), house fire (b. 1943).[44]
- December 10
- Karin Praxmarer, 77, Austrian politician, councilor (1986–1996, 1999) (b. 1944).[45]
- Martin Strimitzer, 93, Austrian politician, president (1990) and member (1982–1992) of the Federal Council (b. 1928).[46]
- December 16 – Bert Fragner, 80, Austrian Iranologist (b. 1941).[47]
- December 31 – Gertrude Pressburger, 94, Austrian Holocaust survivor (b. 1927).[48]
References[edit]
- ^ Leonhard, Ralf (27 September 2021). "KPÖ wins municipal council elections: Graz hears the signals". Die Tageszeitung (in German).
- ^ Murphy, Francois (6 October 2021). "Austrian prosecutors target Kurz in bribery investigation". www.reuters.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Kurz to quit as Austrian chancellor due to corruption inquiry". www.theguardian.com. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Alexander Schallenberg als neuer Bundeskanzler angelobt". kurier.at (in German). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Gonzalez, Jenipher Camino (17 November 2021). "Austrian city swears in first-ever communist mayor". Deutsche Welle.
- ^ "Karl Nehammer sworn in as Austria's third chancellor in two months". euronews. 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Traude-Dierdorf-Sozialpreis: Galaveranstaltung am 17. November 2021 (in German)
- ^ Ferdinand Kolarik
- ^ Passing of a great classical scholar, 91
- ^ Künstler Arik Brauer im Alter von 92 Jahren gestorben (in German)
- ^ ORF-Journalist Klaus Emmerich 92-jährig gestorben (in German)
- ^ "Kottan"-Regisseur Peter Patzak ist tot (in German)
- ^ „ORF-Welterklärer“ Hugo Portisch ist tot (in German)
- ^ Rudolf Burger, der (Anti-)Philosoph gegen jede Heuchelei (in German)
- ^ Alfred Teinitzer (in German)
- ^ Dr. Adam Alfons (76) (in German)
- ^ Abschied von Tatjana Gamerith: Ein langes Leben ging zu Ende (in German)
- ^ Helmut Wopfner (in German)
- ^ IVF-Pionier Feichtinger gestorben (in German)
- ^ Schriftstellerin Friederike Mayröcker tot (in German)
- ^ Helmuth Ashley (in German)
- ^ Erich Hasenkopf
- ^ Trauer um Ernst Fasan (in German)
- ^ Inge Ginsberg, Holocaust survivor and heavy metal musician, dies aged 99
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (23 July 2021). "Peter Rehberg, underground musician and Editions Mego head, dies aged 53". The Guardian.
- ^ Leraar Klassieke Talen en geloofsvernieuwer Roger Lenaers s.j. is overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Waidhofen/Ybbs: Musik, die bleibt von Peter Richter (in German)
- ^ Bildhauer Franz Josef Altenburg gestorben (in German)
- ^ Ex-Finanzminister Rudolf Edlinger tot (in German)
- ^ Ehemaliger Innen- und Wissenschaftsminister Caspar Einem gestorben (in German)
- ^ Avantgarde-Filmemacher Ferry Radax verstorben (in German)
- ^ Schauspielerin Herta Staal ist tot (in German)
- ^ Violinist Lukas David has died
- ^ Gertraud South
- ^ Orgelmusiker Hans Haselböck im Alter von 93 Jahren verstorben (in German)
- ^ Ex-Minister Salcher 92-jährig gestorben (in German)
- ^ ASBÖ-Vizepräsident Otto Pendl verstorben (in German)
- ^ Paul Gludovatz im Alter von 75 Jahren gestorben (in German)
- ^ SP-Kämpferin für Frauenhaus, Renate Mann, gestorben (in German)
- ^ Günther Oberhuber
- ^ Christine Haidegger ist gestorben (in German)
- ^ Elfriede Steurer
- ^ Ex-Landtagsabgeordneter Hadwiger gestorben (in German)
- ^ Burgtheaterschauspielerin Gertraud Jesserer bei Wohnungsbrand gestorben (in German)
- ^ Langjährige Nationalrätin Karin Praxmarer verstorben (in German)
- ^ Dr. Martin Strimitzer[permanent dead link] (in German)
- ^ برت فراگنر درگذشت (in Persian)
- ^ Austrian Holocaust survivor “Mrs. Gertrude” dies at 94
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