2012 in Austria
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Incumbents
Events
- September 25 – The right-wing populist political party Team Stronach led by Frank Stronach is officially registered, launching two days later.[1]
- October 14 – Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner becomes the first person to break the sound barrier without any machine assistance during a record space dive out of the Red Bull Stratos helium-filled balloon from 24 miles (39 kilometers) over Roswell, New Mexico in the United States.[2][3][4]
- October 27 – The liberal political party NEOS hold its founding convention. Matthias Strolz is elected as its first chairman.[5][6]
- November 25 – 2012 Graz local election
Deaths
January
- January 2: Otto Scrinzi, 93, Austrian journalist and politician.[7]
- January 8:
- Franz Berger, 71, Austrian Olympic wrestler.[8]
- Franz Dorfer, 61, Austrian Olympic boxer (1976).[9]
- January 9: Francis Golffing, 101, Austrian-American poet, essayist, teacher, and translator.[10]
- January 20: Ruthilde Boesch, 94, Austrian singer.[11]
February
- February 14: Reinhold Frosch, 76, Austrian luger.[12]
- February 28: Fritz Hakl, 80, Austrian actor.[13]
- February 29: Karl Kodat, 69, Austrian international footballer.[14]
March
- March 13: Julius Depaoli, 88, Austrian Olympic water polo player.[15]
- March 14:
- Gretl Aicher, 84, Austrian artistic director.[16]
- Margareta Sjöstedt, 88, Swedish-born Austrian singer and actress.[17]
April
- April 5 — Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, German car designer (born 1935)
May
- May 11: Thea Hochleitner, 86, Austrian Olympic bronze medal-winning (1956) alpine skier.[18]
- May 14: Ernst Hinterberger, 80, Austrian author and screenwriter (Kaisermühlen Blues, Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter).[19]
- May 21: Bahram Alivandi, 83–84, Iranian-born Austrian artist.[20]
- May 30: Edi Federer, 57, Austrian ski jumper, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[21]
June
- June 15: Günther Domenig, 77, Austrian architect.[22]
July
- July 1: Fritz Pauer, 68, Austrian jazz pianist and composer.[23]
- July 25: Franz West, 65, Austrian artist, liver disease.[24]
- July 28: Sepp Mayerl, 75, Austrian mountaineer, climbing incident.[25]
August
September
October
- October 4: Rudolf Oslansky, 81, Austrian footballer (Wiener Sport-Club).[26]
- October 9: Luna Alcalay, 83, Austrian pianist, music educator and composer.[27]
- October 10: Ilse Maria Aschner, 94, Austrian journalist.[28]
- October 19: Johann Kniewasser, 61, Austrian alpine skier, liver disease.[29]
- October 28: Björn Sieber, 23, Austrian alpine skier, traffic collision.[30]
November
- November 15: Josef Kloimstein, 84, Austrian Olympic silver (1960) and bronze (1956) medal-winning rower.[31]
- November 27: Herbert Oberhofer, 57, Austrian footballer (Admira Wacker).[32]
December
- December 25: Othmar Schneider, 84, Austrian Olympic champion (1952) Alpine skier and marksman.[33]