2022 in Austria explained
Events in the year 2022 in Austria.
Incumbents
Governors
Events
- January 1 – Austria legalizes assisted suicide for people over the age of 18 years who are terminally ill or who suffer from a permanent, debilitating condition.[1]
- January 20 – The Austrian National Council votes 137–13 to approve a bill requiring people over 18 years to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning on 1 February, becoming the first country in the European Union to do so.[2]
- February 28 – Diplomats from the U.S., United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China, and Iran gather in Vienna, Austria to seek a deal to revive the 2015 Iran deal.[3]
- May 9 – Münchendorf derailment
- May 22 – Austria confirms its first case of monkeypox.[4]
- August 18 – 2022 European derecho: Five people are killed by storms in Austria.[5]
- September 25 – The 2022 Tyrolean state election was held. Incumbent Günther Platter resigns and Anton Mattle gets elected
- October 9 – 2022 Austrian presidential election: Incumbent president Alexander van der Bellen secures reelection after receiving more than 50% of the votes.[6]
- December 8 – Austria announces that it will veto Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the Schengen Area, citing fears of increased illegal immigration.[7]
- December 15 – At least four people are injured, one of them seriously, when an avalanche hits the ski resort Zürs/Lech in Vorarlberg, Austria. Emergency services rescue all of the ten people who had been buried alive.[8]
Deaths
January
- January 8 – Manfred Srb, 80, Austrian politician, MP (1986–1994) (b. 1941).[9]
- January 10
- January 11 – Herman Rechberger, 74, Austrian-born Finnish composer (b. 1947).[12]
- January 19 – Elmar Fischer, 85, Austrian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Feldkirch (2005–2011), COVID-19 (b. 1936).[13]
- January 20 – Karolos Trikolidis, 74, Austrian conductor (b. 1947).[14]
- January 26 – Ernst Stankovski, 93, Austrian actor (To Be Without Worries, The Good Soldier Schweik, Help, I Love Twins) (b. 1928).[15]
- January 27 – Karl Spiehs, 90, Austrian film producer (Dance with Me Into the Morning, Always Trouble with the Teachers, Cola, Candy, Chocolate) (b. 1931).[16]
- January 28 – Brigitte Kowanz, 64, Austrian artist (b. 1957).[17]
February
- February 1 – Walter Barylli, 100, Austrian violinist (b. 1921).[18]
- February 7 – Gustav Ortner, 86, Austrian diplomat, ambassador to the Holy See (1997–2001) (b. 1935).[19]
- February 8
- February 9
- February 13 – Ferdinand Hueter, 62, Austrian politician (b. 1960).[24]
- February 18 – Toni Stricker, 91, Austrian composer and violinist (b. 1930).[25]
- February 25 – Eleonore Schönborn, 101, Austrian politician (b. 1920).[26]
- February 28 – Hans Menasse, 91, Austrian footballer (First Vienna FC, national team) (b. 1930).[27]
March
- March 1 – Alfred Mayer, 85, Austrian politician (b. 1936).[28]
- March 3 – Josef Bauer, 88, Austrian artist (b. 1934).[29]
- March 4 – Wilhelm Huberts, 84, Austrian football player (Grazer AK, Eintracht Frankfurt, national team) and manager (b. 1938).[30]
- March 8
- March 13 – Erhard Busek, 80, Austrian politician, vice-chancellor (1991–1995) (b. 1941).[33]
- March 17 – Christopher Alexander, 85, Austrian-born British-American architect and design theorist (b. 1936).[34]
- March 18 – Alfons Dirnberger, 80, Austrian footballer (national team) (b. 1941).[35]
April
- April 1 – Gerhard J. Woeginger, 57, Austrian mathematician (b. 1964).[36]
- April 7 – Hellmuth Matiasek, 90, Austrian theatre director, theatre manager (Theater am Gärtnerplatz), and drama school president (Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding) (b. 1931).[37]
- April 8 – Mimi Reinhardt, 107, Austrian secretary (Oskar Schindler) (b. 1915).[38]
- April 18 – Hermann Nitsch, 83, Austrian artist (Viennese Actionism) (b. 1938).[39]
- April 21 – Renate Holm, 90, German-Austrian actress (The Count of Luxemburg) and operatic soprano (Vienna State Opera) (b. 1931).[40]
- April 24 – Willi Resetarits, 73, Austrian singer, comedian, and human rights activist, fall (b. 1948).[41]
- April 26 – Inge Bernstein, 91, Austrian-born English judge (b. 1931).[42]
- April 27 – Maria L. Marcus, 88, Austrian-born American lawyer (b. 1933).[43]
May
June
- June 4 – Frank Hoffmann, 83, German-Austrian actor (Ace of Aces, Derrick) (b. 1938).[47]
- June 8 – Wolfgang Reisinger, 66, Austrian jazz percussionist, ruptured aneurysm (b. 1955).[48]
- June 12 – Heidi Horten, 81, Austrian art collector (b. 1941).[49]
- June 13 – Theresia Haidlmayr, 66, Austrian politician and disability rights activist, MP (1994–2008) (b. 1955).[50]
- June 14 – Hermann Fillitz, 98, Austrian art historian (b. 1924).[51]
- June 20
- June 25 – Dietmar Streitler, 58, Austrian Olympic wrestler (1984) (b. 1964).[54]
- June 26 – Hans Hollmann, 89, Austrian director and actor (b. 1933).[55]
July
- July 4 – Robert Hoffmann, 82, Austrian actor (The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Kampf um Rom, The Sea Wolves) (b. 1939).[56]
- July 13 – Sixtus Lanner, 88, Austrian politician, MP (1971–1996) (b. 1934).[57]
- July 16 – Herbert W. Franke, 95, Austrian scientist and writer (b. 1927).[58]
- July 17 – Ilona Graenitz, 79, Austrian politician, MP (1986–1995) and MEP (1995–1999) (b. 1943).[59]
- July 20 – Alice Harnoncourt, 91, Austrian violinist (Concentus Musicus Wien) (b. 1930).[60]
- July 22 – Stefan Soltész, 73, Hungarian-Austrian conductor (b. 1949).[61]
- July 24 – Lotte Ingrisch, 92, Austrian author (b. 1930).[62]
August
- August 7 – Gerd Kaminski, 79, Austrian legal scholar (b. 1942).[63]
- August 19 – Egon Pajenk, 72, Austrian footballer (SK Rapid Wien, Admira, national team) (b. 1950).[64]
- August 24 – Lily Renée, 101, Austrian-born American comic book artist (b. 1921).[65]
- August 28 – Peter Stephan Zurbriggen, 79, Swiss Roman Catholic archbishop, apostolic nuncio to Austria (2009–2018) (b. 1943).[66]
September
October
- October 3 – Johann Müllner, 90, Austrian farmer and politician (b. 1932).[69]
- October 4 – Felicitas Kuhn, 96, Austrian children's book illustrator (b. 1926).[70]
- October 6 – Günter Vetter, 86, Austrian politician (b. 1936).[71]
- October 13 – Dagmar Rom, 94, Austrian skier, Olympic silver medallist (1952) (b. 1928).[72]
- October 16 – Josef Zemann, 99, Austrian mineralogist and geologist (b. 1923).[73]
- October 17 – Peter Polleruhs, 72, Austrian engineer and politician, MP (1993–2002) (b. 1949).[74]
- October 19 – Kassian Lauterer, 88, Austrian Roman Catholic priest, abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau (1968–2009) and member of the Cistercians (since 1952) (b. 1934).[75]
- October 22 – Dietrich Mateschitz, 78, Austrian businessman, co-founder of Red Bull GmbH (b. 1944).[76]
November
- November 1 – Karl Svoboda, 92, Austrian politician, member of the Municipal Council and Landtag of Vienna (1979–1996) (b. 1929).[77]
- November 4 – Alois Reicht, 94, Austrian politician, MP (1979–1988) (b. 1928).[78]
- November 13 – Johanna Priglinger, 36, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Upper Austria (2013–2015) (b. 1986).[79]
- November 16 – Gerhard Rodax, 57, Austrian footballer (Admira, Rapid Vienna, national team), hit by train (b.1965).[80]
- November 22 – Peter Sternad, 76, Austrian Olympic hammer thrower (1972, 1976) (b. 1946).[81]
- November 29 – Edmund Freibauer, 85, Austrian politician, president of the Landtag of Lower Austria (1998–2008) (b. 1937).[82]
- November 30 – Christiane Hörbiger, 84, Austrian actress (The Major and the Bulls, Das Erbe der Guldenburgs, Julia – Eine ungewöhnliche Frau) (b. 1938).[83]
December
- December 4 – Karl Merkatz, 92, Austrian actor (Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter, Der Bockerer, Lethal Obsession) (b. 1930).[84]
- December 9 – Fredrick Terna, 99, Austrian-born American painter and Holocaust survivor (b. 1923).[85]
- December 12 – Josef Schagerl, 99, Austrian sculptor (b. 1923).[86]
- December 13 – Ludwig Hoffmann-Rumerstein, 85, Austrian Roman Catholic official, lieutenant ad interim (2017) of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (b. 1937).[87]
- December 14 – Franz Kurzreiter, 78, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Austria (1986–2003) (b. 1944).[88]
- December 17
- December 31 – Tom Karen, 96, Austrian-born British industrial designer (b. 1926).[91]
Notes and References
- News: 2022-01-01 . New law allowing assisted suicide takes effect in Austria . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-31.
- News: Murphy. Francois. 2022-01-21. Austria set to make COVID shots compulsory after bill clears parliament. en. Reuters. 2022-01-22.
- Web site: 2022-02-28 . Diplomats reconvene in Vienna for Iran nuclear deal talks . 2022-12-31 . euronews . en.
- News: 2022-05-22 . Austria's first case of monkeypox confirmed, Vienna health authority says . en . Reuters . 2022-12-31.
- News: 2022-08-18 . Europe storms: Children among dead in France, Austria and Italy . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-31.
- Web site: Van der Bellen wins reelection in Austria presidential race . 2022-10-10 . UPI . en.
- Web site: Austria to veto Bulgaria, Romania joining Schengen area . 2022-12-31 . Times of Malta . 8 December 2022 . en-gb.
- Web site: Online . R. T. L. . Lawinendrama am Arlberg (Österreich): Alle Vermissten gerettet . 2022-12-31 . RTL Online . 27 December 2022 . de.
- https://www.bizeps.or.at/menschenrechtskaempfer-manfred-srb-verstorben/ Menschenrechtskämpfer Manfred Srb verstorben
- https://fk-austria.at/news/austria-wien-trauert-um-alfred-gager Austria Wien trauert um Alfred Gager
- https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000132452330/architekt-friedrich-kurrent-90-jaehrig-gestorben Architekt Friedrich Kurrent gestorben
- https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000008532706.html Säveltäjä Herman Rechberger on kuollut
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfisch.html Bishop Elmar Fischer
- https://papageno.hu/intermezzo/2022/01/elhunyt-karolos-trikolidis-karmester/ Elhunyt Karolos Trikolidis karmester
- https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/kultur/film/2135616-Oesterreichischer-Schauspieler-Ernst-Stankovski-93-jaehrig-gestorben.html Österreichischer Schauspieler Ernst Stankovski 93-jährig gestorben
- https://kaernten.orf.at/stories/3140477/ Filmproduzent Karl Spiehs gestorben
- https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/story/2000132960992/lichtkuenstlerin-brigitte-kowanz-verstorben Lichtkünstlerin Brigitte Kowanz verstorben
- https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/de/magazin/zum-gedenken-von-walter-barylli/6186 Zum Gedenken von Walter Barylli
- https://www.oessh.at/aktuelles/ob-dr-iur-gustav-ortner-verstorben Dr. iur. Gustav Ortner, Botschafter a.D.
- https://steiermark.orf.at/stories/3142316/ Gerhard Roth ist tot
- https://epaper.neue.at/vorarlberg/2022/02/12/herbert-thalhammer-einer-der-vorarlberg-veraendert-hat.neue Herbert Thalhammer: Einer, der Vorarlberg verändert hat
- News: Joseph Horovitz, composer who brought humour to classical music and was best known for his cantata Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo – obituary. The Telegraph. 11 February 2022.
- https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/story/2000133246151/kultregisseur-reinhard-schwabenitzky-mit-74-jahren-verstorben Kultregisseur Reinhard Schwabenitzky mit 74 Jahren verstorben
- https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/politik/oesterreich/2137717-Kaerntner-OeVP-Landtagsabgeordneter-Hueter-gestorben.html Kärntner ÖVP-Landtagsabgeordneter Hueter gestorben
- https://burgenland.orf.at/stories/3143495/ Toni Stricker ist tot
- https://vorarlberg.orf.at/stories/3144787/ Eleonore Schönborn mit 101 Jahren verstorben
- https://wien.orf.at/stories/3145285/ Ex-Vienna-Meisterkicker Hans Menasse tot
- https://vorarlberg.orf.at/stories/3145554/ Vorarlberg trauert um Alt-Landesrat Fredy Mayer
- https://ooe.orf.at/stories/3145755/ Künstler Josef Bauer gestorben
- https://steiermark.orf.at/stories/3146184/ Fußballlegende Willi Huberts gestorben
- https://wien.orf.at/stories/3146866/ Komponist Rene Clemencic ist tot
- http://biografia.sabiado.at/simon-maria-dorothea/ Simon, Maria Dorothea
- https://www.b92.net/eng/news/world.php?yyyy=2022&mm=03&dd=14&nav_id=113270 Erhard Busek passed away
- https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2022/03/18/christopher-alexander-1936-2022 Christopher Alexander, 1936–2022
- https://kurier.at/amp/sport/fussball/mit-80-jahren-gestorben-die-wiener-austria-trauert-um-klub-legende-alfons-dirnberger/401943379 Die Wiener Austria trauert um Klub-Legende Alfons Dirnberger
- https://algo.rwth-aachen.de/ Lehrstuhl für Informatik 1 – Algorithmen und Komplexitä
- https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-04/08/hellmuth-matiasek-im-alter-von-90-jahren-gestorben Hellmuth Matiasek im Alter von 90 Jahren gestorben
- https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/1649436563-schindler-s-secretary-mimi-reinhardt-dies-aged-107 Schindler's secretary Mimi Reinhardt dies aged 107
- https://www.ilgiornaledellarte.com/articoli/-morto-hermann-nitsch-padre-dell-azionismo-viennese/139094.html È morto Hermann Nitsch, padre dell'Azionismo viennese
- https://www.sn.at/kultur/musik/opernstar-renate-holm-mit-90-jahren-gestorben-120237751 Opernstar Renate Holm mit 90 Jahren gestorben
- https://www.rainews.it/tgr/tagesschau/articoli/2022/04/tag-Willi-Resetarits-toedlich-verunglueckt-7cc526fa-2096-40f8-8a4c-98a35f369f7d.html Willi Resetarits tödlich verunglückt
- https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/inge-bernstein-obituary-vvpmmhffw Inge Bernstein
- https://news.law.fordham.edu/blog/2022/04/28/fordham-law-mourns-the-loss-of-professor-maria-marcus/ Fordham Law Mourns the Loss of Beloved Professor Maria L. Marcus
- https://www.spqrlabel.com/albin/ Albin “Sunlight” Julius passed away
- https://www.npr.org/2022/05/20/1100506854/rosmarie-trapp-sound-of-music-dies Rosmarie Trapp, whose family inspired 'The Sound of Music,' dies at age 93
- https://burgenland.orf.at/stories/3156937/ Bildhauer Thomas Resetarits gestorben
- https://wien.orf.at/stories/3159387/ Schauspieler Frank Hoffmann gestorben
- https://www.ndr.de/kultur/JazzSchlagzeuger-Wolfgang-Reisinger-gestorben,kulturkurzmeldung1704.html JazzSchlagzeuger Wolfgang Reisinger gestorben
- https://orf.at/stories/3270771/ Kunstsammlerin Heidi Goëss-Horten 81-jährig gestorben
- https://kurier.at/politik/inland/ex-gruen-abgeordnete-haidlmayr-gestorben/402040317 Ex-Grün-Abgeordnete Theresia Haidlmayr gestorben
- https://www.diepresse.com/6153082/ehemaliger-khm-direktor-hermann-fillitz-gestorben Ehemaliger KHM-Direktor Hermann Fillitz gestorben
- https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/kultur/buehne/2151877-Kurt-Equiluz-mit-93-Jahren-verstorben.html Kurt Equiluz mit 93 Jahren verstorben
- https://volksgruppen.orf.at/hrvati/stories/3161502/ Umro bivši farnik Klimpuha Štefan Geošić
- https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/57247 Dietmar Streitler
- https://kurier.at/kultur/theaterregisseur-hans-hollmann-mit-89-jahren-verstorben/402058150 Theaterregisseur Hans Hollmann mit 89 Jahren verstorben
- https://downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-actor-robert-hoffman-star-of-the-adventures-of-robinson-crusoe/ In Memoriam: Actor Robert Hoffman, star of “The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe”
- https://www.sn.at/politik/innenpolitik/ex-oevp-generalsekretaer-sixtus-lanner-verstorben-124231612 Ex-ÖVP-Generalsekretär Sixtus Lanner verstorben
- https://www.derstandard.de/consent/tcf/story/2000137517643/medienkunstpionier-herbert-w-franke-im-alter-von-95-jahren-gestorben Medienkunstpionier Herbert W. Franke im Alter von 95 Jahren gestorben
- https://www.linz.at/medienservice/2022/202207_115994.php Linz trauert
- https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kultur/klassik/6167921/Nachruf_Alice-Harnoncourt-mit-91-Jahren-verstorben Alice Harnoncourt mit 91 Jahren verstorben
- https://www.ad.nl/show/oostenrijkse-dirigent-stefan-soltesz-zakt-tijdens-optreden-in-elkaar-en-overlijdt~ad8c357b/ Oostenrijkse dirigent Stefan Soltész zakt tijdens optreden in elkaar en overlijdt
- https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000137730566/schriftstellerin-lotte-ingrisch-92-jaehrig-gestorben Schriftstellerin Lotte Ingrisch gestorben
- https://science.apa.at/power-search/15537306456841479624 China-Experte Gerd Kaminski im 80. Lebensjahr verstorben
- https://www.skrapid.at/de/startseite/news/news/aktuelles/2022/08/der-sk-rapid-trauert-um-egon-pajenk Der SK Rapid trauert um Egon Pajenk
- https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/08/26/lily-renee-rip/ Lily Renée – RIP
- https://kurier.at/chronik/oesterreich/oesterreichs-kirche-trauert-um-frueheren-nuntius-zurbriggen/402127667 Österreichs Kirche trauert um früheren Nuntius Zurbriggen
- https://trauer.kleinezeitung.at/Traueranzeigen/alois/roppert/_/7/19-11-2015/_/0/1 Traueranzeigen Alois Roppert (88)
- https://www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/785168/PM2022-11 Nachruf Prof. Kurt Binder
- https://www.bestattung-summer.at/media/img/parte/Müllner_Johann_001.jpg Johann Müllner
- https://www.schwarzer.at/2022/10/17/felicitas-kuhn-am-4-oktober-verstorben/ Felicitas Kuhn am 4. Oktober verstorben
- https://vorarlberg.orf.at/stories/3177408/ Alt-Landesrat Günter Vetter verstorben
- https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/82216 Dagmar Rom
- https://fgga.univie.ac.at/forschung/forschungsportal-detailansicht/news/in-memoriam-josef-zemann-1923-2022/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=9138c84fb9f6132b95cbecefe2bbb6b5 In Memoriam: Josef Zemann (1923–2022)
- https://www.kapfenberg.pietaet.at/sterbefall/ing-peter-polleruhs/ Ing. Peter Polleruhs
- https://www.kathpress.at/goto/meldung/2196582/bregenz-kirche-trauert-um-altabt-kassian-lauterer Bregenz: Kirche trauert um Altabt Kassian Lauterer
- https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/red-bull-founder-mateschitz-dies-at-78/10388607/ Red Bull founder and F1 team owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies aged 78
- https://www.meinbezirk.at/favoriten/c-politik/ehemaliger-gemeinderat-karl-svoboda-ist-verstorben_a5684452#gallery=null Ehemaliger Gemeinderat Karl Svoboda ist verstorben
- https://www.bestattungkada.at/index.php?seitenId=7 Herr Alois Reicht
- https://www.krone.at/2858350 Tot mit 36 Jahren: Trauer um ehemalige Abgeordnete
- https://www.ligaportal.at/bundesliga/allgemein-news/12325-oefb-teamlegende-gerhard-rodax-57-verstorben ÖFB-Teamlegende Gerhard Rodax (57) verstorben
- https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/64963 Peter Sternad
- https://noe.orf.at/stories/3184404/ Ehemaliger Landtagspräsident Freibauer ist tot
- https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kultur/6222168/Im-Alter-von-84-Jahren_Christiane-Hoerbiger-gestorben Christiane Hörbiger war und blieb resolut vielseitig
- https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000141485990/schauspieler-karl-merkatz-verstorben Schauspieler Karl Merkatz verstorben
- https://www.jta.org/2022/12/09/ny/holocaust-survivor-and-painter-frederick-terna-dies-at-99 Holocaust survivor and painter Frederick Terna dies at 99
- https://www.diepresse.com/6226315/bildhauer-josef-schagerl-ist-gestorben Bildhauer Josef Schagerl ist gestorben
- https://www.orderofmalta.int/news/fra-ludwig-hoffmann-rumerstein-dies-innsbruck/ Fra’ Ludwig Hoffmann von Rumerstein dies in Innsbruck
- https://www.noen.at/horn/todesfall-der-bezirk-horn-trauert-ex-abgeordneter-franz-kurzreiter-verstorben-bezirk-horn-geras-redaktionsfeed-franz-kurzreiter-todesfall-redaktion-347320685 Der Bezirk Horn trauert: Ex-Abgeordneter Franz Kurzreiter verstorben
- https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/64913 Elmar Kunauer
- https://matzav.com/r-yissochor-dov-albert-reichmann-zl/ R’ Yissochor Dov (Albert) Reichmann z”l
- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-64152619 Tom Karen: Designer behind 1970s' cult classics dies