2012 in Austria
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Events from the year 2012 in Austria
Incumbents
[edit]Governors
[edit]- Burgenland: Hans Niessl
- Carinthia: Gerhard Dörfler
- Lower Austria: Erwin Pröll
- Salzburg: Gabi Burgstaller
- Styria: Franz Voves
- Tyrol: Günther Platter
- Upper Austria: Josef Pühringer
- Vienna: Michael Häupl
- Vorarlberg: Markus Wallner
Events
[edit]- 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
[edit]January
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- April 5 — Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, German car designer (born 1935)
May
[edit]- 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
[edit]- June 15: Günther Domenig, 77, Austrian architect.[22]
July
[edit]- 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
[edit]September
[edit]October
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- December 25: Othmar Schneider, 84, Austrian Olympic champion (1952) Alpine skier and marksman.[33]
References
[edit]- ^ ""Team Stronach für Österreich" als Partei angemeldet". Der Standard (in German). September 25, 2012.
- ^ (CNN). Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ NYDaily News:Red Bull Stratos Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Felix Baumgartner's jump from space's edge watched by millions". Associated Press. October 15, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ "New party NEOS holds founding convention". Die Presse. October 27, 2012.
- ^ "The "Neo"-Liberals". Die Presse. October 18, 2012.
- ^ "Otto Scrinzi tot". kaernten.ORF.at. January 3, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ "Trauer um Ringerlegende" (PDF) (in German). Ac-wals.com. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ^ "Boxen: Österreichs letzter EM-Medaillengewinner Dorfer gestorben" (in German). .kleinezeitung.at. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- ^ "Francis Golffing". January 31, 2012.
- ^ "Ruthilde Boesch".
- ^ Reinhold Frosch obituary Archived May 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, geomix.at, February 14, 2012 (in German)
- ^ "Kammerschauspieler: Fritz Hakl im Alter von 80 Jahren verstorben" (in German). Kleinezeitung.at. February 29, 2012. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ "Karl Kodat ist tot – ein Nachruf von Hannes Krawagna" (in German). Austria-salzburg.at. March 2, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ Julius Depaoli
- ^ "Puppet Theatre boss Gretl Aicher dies". Austrian Times. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Margarete Sjöstedt (Contralto)
- ^ "Verstorbene(r) Frau Dorothea Hochleitner Trauerhilfe Bestattungs GesmbH" (in German). Trauerhilfe.at. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ Reinhold, Stella (May 14, 2012). "Ernst Hinterberger ist tot" (in German). kurier.at. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "Бахрам Аливанди • ru.knowledgr.com". ru.knowledgr.com.
- ^ Schreyer, Simon (May 31, 2012). "Edi Federer (1955-2012)". Redbull. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ "Architekt Günther Domenig verstorben" (in German). steiermark.orf.at. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ "Jazzpianist Fritz Pauer gestorben". burgenland.ORF.at. July 2, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ^ Smith, Roberta (July 26, 2012). "Franz West, Influential Austrian Sculptor, Dies at 65". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ "Kredite in Österreich - Kreditvergleich & Rechner | Raten berechnen". www.austriantimes.at. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Trauer um Rudolf Oslansky (in German)
- ^ "In Memoriam Luna Alcalay" (in German). oe1.orf.at. October 22, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ "Mention of Ilse Maria Aschner's death" (in German). December 6, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ "Hans Kniewasser in Wels gestorben" (in German). ooe.orf.at. October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "Trauer um Skirennläufer Björn Sieber" (in German). orf.at. October 26, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ Ruder-Legende Josef Kloimstein gestorben
- ^ Admira Legende Herbert Oberhofer verstorben! Archived November 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ex-Olympic ski champ Schneider dies Archived May 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
