1980 in Austria

none 1980 Events from 1980 in Austria. Incumbents President – Rudolf Kirchschlägerhttps://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E4DA123CF932A05750C0A9669C8B63 Rudolf Kirchschlager, 85, Judge Who Became Austria's President The New York Times 31 March 2000 14 March 2009 Wolfgang Saxon Chancellor – Bruno KreiskyBruno Kreisky chancellor of Austria Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bruno-Kreisky www.britannica.com 20 November 2022 en Governors Burgenland: Theodor Kery Carinthia: Leopold Wagner Leopold Wagner 1927-2008 Der Standard September 27–28, 2008 https://www.derstandard.at/story/1220459174246/leopold-wagner-1927-2008 Lower Austria: Andreas Maurer Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Sr.Gerhard Hartmann https://oecv.at/Biolex/Detail/10600148 LH a.D. Mag. Dr. Wilfried Haslauer sen. ÖCV Biolex de 30 March 2026 Styria: Friedrich Niederl (until 4 July);https://www.tagblatt-wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/politik/oesterreich/510524_Friedrich-Niederl-gestorben.html Friedrich Niederl gestorben de Wiener Zeitung 4 April 2026 Josef Krainer junior (from 4 July)https://www.diepresse.com/588980/josef-krainer-jun-er-blieb-zeitlebens-bdquoder-sohnldquo Josef Krainer jun.: Er blieb zeitlebens "der Sohn" 20 August 2010 Tyrol: Eduard WallnöferState of Tyrol https://www.tirol.gv.at/regierung/landeshauptleute/ 27 April 2023 State of Tyrol German Upper Austria: Josef Ratzenböckhttps://e-gov.ooe.gv.at/biografien/Start.jsp?param=ooe&personId=324 Josef Ratzenböck, Dr. 27 January 2024 Upper Austrian State Government German Vienna: Leopold GratzMag. Leopold Gratz, Biografie Parlament Österreich https://www.parlament.gv.at/WWER/PAD_00466/index.shtml www.parlament.gv.at de Vorarlberg: Herbert Keßlerhttps://austria-forum.org/af/AEIOU/Ke%C3%9Fler%2C_Herbert/Ke%C3%9Fler%2C_Herbert_english Kessler, Herbert Austria Forum 31 March 2026 Events 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.https://www.redbull.com/us-en/ski-jumping-history#:~:text=New%20media%20coverage%20and%20technical,Four%20Hills%20Tournament%20%E2%80%93%20a Higher, faster, further - and for the first time live on TV Red Bull 8 April 2026 12 January – The annual Hahnenkamm downhill ski race is won by Canada's Ken Read, the event's first non-European winner.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ShYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bqQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=938%2C2107585 Montreal Gazette Canadian Press Read victorious on famed downhill course January 14, 1980 49 10 March – The 1980 Vienna Diplomatic Conference opens.https://iicl.law.pace.edu/sites/default/files/cisg_files/summary1-6.html Summary Records of the Plenary Meetings iicl.law.pace.edu 8 April 2026 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.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p222 978-3-8329-5609-7 Births 15 March – Jan Marsalek, businessman and spyhttps://www.spiegel.de/international/business/jan-marsalek-an-agent-for-russia-the-double-life-of-the-former-wirecard-executive-a-7e667c03-6690-41e6-92ad-583d94ba97e0 The Double Life of Former Wirecard Executive Spiegel 8 April 2026 Deaths 3 January – Joy Adamson, Austrian-born naturalist (born 1910; murdered)Victoria Brittain https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/01/08/kenyans-say-murder-suspected-in-the-death-of-born-free-author/0cd54009-6e9e-484f-a5a5-e70a00cf0110/ Kenyans Say Murder Suspected in the Death of 'Born Free' Author The Washington Post Washington, DC 8 January 1980 2 January 2018 14 February – Victor Gruen, Austrian architect (born 1903)https://www.nytimes.com/1980/02/16/archives/victor-gruen-76-architect-is-dead-planner-of-shopping-centers-in.html Victor Gruen, 76, Architect, is Dead; Planner of Shopping Centers 16 February 1980 New York Times Paul Goldberger 8 April 2026 22 February – Oskar Kokoschka, artist, poet and playwright (born 1886)https://www.mdr.de/zeitreise/ns-zeit/oskar-kokoschka100.html Wer war Oskar Kokoschka? 2007 mdr.de Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk Leipzig de 23 November 2019 De mdr 21 October – Hans Asperger, physician (born 1906Bohnenberger Alexandra Hans Asperger (1906–1980) The Embryo Project Encyclopedia Arizona State University https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/hans-asperger-1906-1980 17 October 2020 References 1980 Category:1980 in Austria Category:1980s in Austria Category:1980 in Europe Category:1980 by country Austria