2012 in Austria

none June 2026 February 2017 2012 Events from the year 2012 in Austria Incumbents President: Heinz Fischer Chancellor: Werner Faymannhttps://parlament.gv.at/WWER/PAD_36450/index.shtml Republic of Austria Parliament Werner Faymann de 2019-03-05 Governors Burgenland: Hans Niesslhttps://www.krone.at/4035254 Former state governor Niessl plans to run for the Hofburg 3 February 2026 Kronen Zeitung 23 June 2026 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 25 September – The right-wing populist political party Team Stronach led by Frank Stronach is officially registered, launching two days later."Team Stronach für Österreich" als Partei angemeldet http://derstandard.at/1348283976932/Team-Stronach-fuer-Oesterreich-als-Partei-angemeldet Der Standard September 25, 2012 de 14 October – 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.(CNN). Retrieved October 14, 2012.NYDaily News:Red Bull Stratos Retrieved October 15, 2012.http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/felix-baumgartner-s-jump-from-space-s-edge-watched-by-millions-1.4115479 Felix Baumgartner's jump from space's edge watched by millions Associated Press October 15, 2012 October 15, 2012 October 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121018071353/http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/felix-baumgartner-s-jump-from-space-s-edge-watched-by-millions-1.4115479 dead 27 October – The liberal political party NEOS hold its founding convention. Matthias Strolz is elected as its first chairman.https://www.diepresse.com/1306081/neue-partei-neos-hielt-grundungskonvent-ab New party NEOS holds founding convention October 27, 2012 Die Pressehttp://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/1303009/Die-NeosLiberalen The "Neo"-Liberals Die Presse October 18, 2012 25 November – 2012 Graz local election Deaths January–June 2 January: Otto Scrinzi, 93, Austrian journalist and politician.http://kaernten.orf.at/news/stories/2515589 Otto Scrinzi tot January 3, 2012 kaernten.ORF.at 2012-10-16 8 January: Franz Berger, 71, Austrian Olympic wrestler.http://www.ac-wals.com/Upload/PDFs/1072.pdf Trauer um Ringerlegende Ac-wals.com 2012-10-28 de Franz Dorfer, 61, Austrian Olympic boxer (1976).http://www2.kleinezeitung.at/sport/mehrsport/2918610/oesterreichs-letzter-em-medaillengewinner-dorfer-gestorben.story https://archive.today/20120526004546/http://www2.kleinezeitung.at/sport/mehrsport/2918610/oesterreichs-letzter-em-medaillengewinner-dorfer-gestorben.story 2012-05-26 Boxen: Österreichs letzter EM-Medaillengewinner Dorfer gestorben .kleinezeitung.at 2012-10-17 de 9 January: Francis Golffing, 101, Austrian-American poet, essayist, teacher, and translator.http://lcnme.com/obituaries/francis-golffing/ Francis Golffing January 31, 2012 20 January: Ruthilde Boesch, 94, Austrian singerhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/9184217/Ruthilde-Boesch.html Ruthilde Boesch 14 February: Reinhold Frosch, 76, Austrian lugerReinhold Frosch obituary https://web.archive.org/web/20150526043944/http://www.geomix.at/verein/sc-knauf-liezen/news/reinhold-frosch--74958 May 26, 2015 , geomix.at, February 14, 2012 de 28 February: Fritz Hakl, 80, Austrian actor.http://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/2959128/fritz-hakl-alter-80-jahren-verstorben.story Kammerschauspieler: Fritz Hakl im Alter von 80 Jahren verstorben Kleinezeitung.at February 29, 2012 October 16, 2012 de dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130618065408/http://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/2959128/fritz-hakl-alter-80-jahren-verstorben.story June 18, 2013 29 February: Karl Kodat, 69, Austrian international footballer.http://www.austria-salzburg.at/aktuelles/karl-kodat-ist-tot-ein-nachruf-von-hannes-krawagna-2789 Karl Kodat ist tot – ein Nachruf von Hannes Krawagna Austria-salzburg.at October 16, 2012 de March 2, 2012 13 March: Julius Depaoli, 88, Austrian Olympic water polo player.Julius Depaoli 14 March: Gretl Aicher, 84, Austrian artistic director.http://austriantimes.at/news/General_News/2012-03-19/40307/Puppet_Theatre_boss_Gretl_Aicher_dies Puppet Theatre boss Gretl Aicher dies Austrian Times August 12, 2012 dead https://archive.today/20130114233318/http://austriantimes.at/news/General_News/2012-03-19/40307/Puppet_Theatre_boss_Gretl_Aicher_dies January 14, 2013 Margareta Sjöstedt, 88, Swedish-born Austrian singer and actress.Margarete Sjöstedt (Contralto) 5 April — Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, German car designer (born 1935)https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/apr/08/ferdinand-porsche Ferdinand Porsche obituary 8 April 2012 Martin Buckley Guardian 23 June 2026 11 May: Thea Hochleitner, 86, Austrian Olympic bronze medal-winning (1956) alpine skier.http://www.trauerhilfe.at/todesanzeigen/detail/uid/2022/verstorbener/76131 Verstorbene(r) Frau Dorothea Hochleitner Trauerhilfe Bestattungs GesmbH Trauerhilfe.at June 24, 2012 de 14 May: Ernst Hinterberger, 80, Austrian author and screenwriter (Kaisermühlen Blues, Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter).http://kurier.at/kultur/4496051-ernst-hinterberger-ist-tot.php Ernst Hinterberger ist tot de kurier.at Reinhold Stella May 14, 2012 2012-06-23 21 May: Bahram Alivandi, 83–84, Iranian-born Austrian artist.June 2026 30 May: Edi Federer, 57, Austrian ski jumper, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/Edi-Federer-1955---2012-Ski-Jumping-021243216085002 Edi Federer (1955-2012) Redbull Schreyer Simon May 31, 2012 June 21, 2012 15 June: Günther Domenig, 77, Austrian architect.http://steiermark.orf.at/news/stories/2537345 Architekt Günther Domenig verstorben steiermark.orf.at de June 16, 2012 July–December 1 July: Fritz Pauer, 68, Austrian jazz pianist and composer.http://burgenland.orf.at/news/stories/2539568 Jazzpianist Fritz Pauer gestorben July 2, 2012 burgenland.ORF.at July 2, 2012 25 July: Franz West, 65, Austrian artist, liver disease.http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/26/franz-west-celebrated-austrian-artist-dies-at-65 Franz West, Influential Austrian Sculptor, Dies at 65 The New York Times July 26, 2012 2012-07-26 Roberta Smith 28 July: Sepp Mayerl, 75, Austrian mountaineer, climbing incident.https://www.austriantimes.at/kredit/ https://archive.today/20130114233604/http://austriantimes.at/news/General_News/2012-07-29/43209/Climber_Sepp_Mayerl_dead_after_cliff_plunge dead Kredite in Österreich - Kreditvergleich & Rechner | Raten berechnen www.austriantimes.at 2022-04-04 2013-01-14 4 October: Rudolf Oslansky, 81, Austrian footballer (Wiener Sport-Club).Trauer um Rudolf Oslansky de 9 October: Luna Alcalay, 83, Austrian pianist, music educator and composer.http://oe1.orf.at/programm/318047 de In Memoriam Luna Alcalay oe1.orf.at October 22, 2012 2013-01-15 10 October: Ilse Maria Aschner, 94, Austrian journalist.de http://www.repclub.at/2012/11/20/donnerstag-6-dezember-2012-19-uhr-im-rc/ Mention of Ilse Maria Aschner's death December 6, 2012 2013-01-15 19 October: Johann Kniewasser, 61, Austrian alpine skier, liver disease.http://ooe.orf.at/news/stories/2555315/ Hans Kniewasser in Wels gestorben October 20, 2012 ooe.orf.at de 2013-01-16 28 October: Björn Sieber, 23, Austrian alpine skier, traffic collision.http://vorarlberg.orf.at/news/stories/2556240 Trauer um Skirennläufer Björn Sieber October 26, 2012 de orf.at 2013-01-16 15 November: Josef Kloimstein, 84, Austrian Olympic silver (1960) and bronze (1956) medal-winning rower.Ruder-Legende Josef Kloimstein gestorben 27 November: Herbert Oberhofer, 57, Austrian footballer (Admira Wacker).Admira Legende Herbert Oberhofer verstorben! https://web.archive.org/web/20121130021038/http://www.admirawacker.at/meldungen/vereins_news/admira_legende_herbert_oberhofer_verstorben November 30, 2012 25 December: Othmar Schneider, 84, Austrian Olympic champion (1952) Alpine skier and marksman.Ex-Olympic ski champ Schneider dies https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090344/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20121227147308 May 31, 2014 References 2012 Category:Years of the 21st century in Austria Austria Austria Category:2010s in Austria