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HOW IT WORKS
2021 in Austria
Summary
Events in the year
2021 in
Austria
.
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2020
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Austria
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2022
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2024
Decades:
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also:
Other events of 2021
List of years in Austria
Incumbents
edit
Sebastian Kurz
,
chancellor
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
COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
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
[de]
(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