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Events in the year 2022 in Austria.

Incumbents

• President: Alexander Van der Bellen
• Chancellor: Karl Nehammer

Governors

• Burgenland: Hans Peter Doskozil
• Carinthia: Peter Kaiser
• Lower Austria: Johanna Mikl-Leitner
• Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Jr.
• Styria:
  • Hermann Schützenhöfer (until June 4)
  • Christopher Drexler (from June 4)
• Tyrol:
  • Günther Platter (until October 25)
  • Anton Mattle (from October 25)
• Upper Austria: Thomas Stelzer
• Vienna: Michael Ludwig
• Vorarlberg: Markus Wallner

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• May 9 – Münchendorf derailment
• May 22 – Austria confirms its first case of monkeypox.
• August 18 – 2022 European derecho: Five people are killed by storms in Austria.
• 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.
• December 8 – Austria announces that it will veto Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the Schengen Area, citing fears of increased illegal immigration.
• 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.

Deaths

January

• January 8 – Manfred Srb, 80, Austrian politician, MP (1986–1994) (b. 1941).
• January 10
  • Alfred Gager, 79, Austrian footballer (Austria Wien, Wacker Wien, national team) (b. 1942).
  • Friedrich Kurrent, 90, Austrian architect and author (b. 1931).
• January 11 – Herman Rechberger, 74, Austrian-born Finnish composer (b. 1947).
• January 19 – Elmar Fischer, 85, Austrian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Feldkirch (2005–2011), COVID-19 (b. 1936).
• January 20 – Karolos Trikolidis, 74, Austrian conductor (b. 1947).
• January 26 – Ernst Stankovski, 93, Austrian actor (To Be Without Worries, The Good Soldier Schweik, Help, I Love Twins) (b. 1928).
• January 27 – Karl Spiehs, 90, Austrian film producer (Dance with Me Into the Morning, Always Trouble with the Teachers, Cola, Candy, Chocolate) (b. 1931).
• January 28 – Brigitte Kowanz, 64, Austrian artist (b. 1957).

February

• February 1 – Walter Barylli, 100, Austrian violinist (b. 1921).
• February 7 – Gustav Ortner, 86, Austrian diplomat, ambassador to the Holy See (1997–2001) (b. 1935).
• February 8
  • Gerhard Roth, 79, Austrian writer (b. 1942).
  • Herbert Thalhammer, 66, Austrian politician (b. 1955).
• February 9
  • Joseph Horovitz, composer (Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo) and conductor (b. 1926).
  • Reinhard Schwabenitzky, 74, Austrian film director (Parole Chicago, Tour de Ruhr), producer and screenwriter (b. 1947).
• February 13 – Ferdinand Hueter, 62, Austrian politician (b. 1960).
• February 18 – Toni Stricker, 91, Austrian composer and violinist (b. 1930).
• February 25 – Eleonore Schönborn, 101, Austrian politician (b. 1920).
• February 28 – Hans Menasse, 91, Austrian footballer (First Vienna FC, national team) (b. 1930).

March

• March 1 – Alfred Mayer, 85, Austrian politician (b. 1936).
• March 3 – Josef Bauer, 88, Austrian artist (b. 1934).
• March 4 – Wilhelm Huberts, 84, Austrian football player (Grazer AK, Eintracht Frankfurt, national team) and manager (b. 1938).
• March 8
  • René Clemencic, 94, Austrian composer (b. 1928).
  • Maria Simon, 103, Austrian sociologist (b. 1918).
• March 13 – Erhard Busek, 80, Austrian politician, vice-chancellor (1991–1995) (b. 1941).
• March 17 – Christopher Alexander, 85, Austrian-born British-American architect and design theorist (b. 1936).
• March 18 – Alfons Dirnberger, 80, Austrian footballer (national team) (b. 1941).

April

• April 1 – Gerhard J. Woeginger, 57, Austrian mathematician (b. 1964).
• April 7 – Hellmuth Matiasek, 90, Austrian theatre director, theatre manager (Theater am Gärtnerplatz), and drama school president (Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding) (b. 1931).
• April 8 – Mimi Reinhardt, 107, Austrian secretary (Oskar Schindler) (b. 1915).
• April 18 – Hermann Nitsch, 83, Austrian artist (Viennese Actionism) (b. 1938).
• April 21 – Renate Holm, 90, German-Austrian actress (The Count of Luxemburg) and operatic soprano (Vienna State Opera) (b. 1931).
• April 24 – Willi Resetarits, 73, Austrian singer, comedian, and human rights activist, fall (b. 1948).
• April 26 – Inge Bernstein, 91, Austrian-born English judge (b. 1931).
• April 27 – Maria L. Marcus, 88, Austrian-born American lawyer (b. 1933).

May

• May 4 – Albin Julius, 54, Austrian musician (Der Blutharsch) (b. 1967).
• May 13 – Rosmarie Trapp, 93, Austrian-born American singer (Trapp Family) (b. 1929).
• May 18 – Thomas Resetarits, 82, Austrian sculptor (b. 1939).

June

• June 4 – Frank Hoffmann, 83, German-Austrian actor (Ace of Aces, Derrick) (b. 1938).
• June 8 – Wolfgang Reisinger, 66, Austrian jazz percussionist, ruptured aneurysm (b. 1955).
• June 12 – Heidi Horten, 81, Austrian art collector (b. 1941).
• June 13 – Theresia Haidlmayr, 66, Austrian politician and disability rights activist, MP (1994–2008) (b. 1955).
• June 14 – Hermann Fillitz, 98, Austrian art historian (b. 1924).
• June 20
  • Kurt Equiluz, 93, Austrian operatic tenor (Vienna State Opera) (b. 1929).
  • Stefan Geosits, 94, Austrian Roman Catholic priest and historian (b. 1928).
• June 25 – Dietmar Streitler, 58, Austrian Olympic wrestler (1984) (b. 1964).
• June 26 – Hans Hollmann, 89, Austrian director and actor (b. 1933).

July

• July 4 – Robert Hoffmann, 82, Austrian actor (The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Kampf um Rom, The Sea Wolves) (b. 1939).
• July 13 – Sixtus Lanner, 88, Austrian politician, MP (1971–1996) (b. 1934).
• July 16 – Herbert W. Franke, 95, Austrian scientist and writer (b. 1927).
• July 17 – Ilona Graenitz, 79, Austrian politician, MP (1986–1995) and MEP (1995–1999) (b. 1943).
• July 20 – Alice Harnoncourt, 91, Austrian violinist (Concentus Musicus Wien) (b. 1930).
• July 22 – Stefan Soltész, 73, Hungarian-Austrian conductor (b. 1949).
• July 24 – Lotte Ingrisch, 92, Austrian author (b. 1930).

August

• August 7 – Gerd Kaminski, 79, Austrian legal scholar (b. 1942).
• August 19 – Egon Pajenk, 72, Austrian footballer (SK Rapid Wien, Admira, national team) (b. 1950).
• August 24 – Lily Renée, 101, Austrian-born American comic book artist (b. 1921).
• August 28 – Peter Stephan Zurbriggen, 79, Swiss Roman Catholic archbishop, apostolic nuncio to Austria (2009–2018) (b. 1943).

September

• September 15 – Alois Roppert, 88, Austrian politician, MP (1979–1994) (b. 1934).
• September 27 – Kurt Binder, 78, Austrian theoretical physicist (b. 1944).

October

• October 3 – Johann Müllner, 90, Austrian farmer and politician (b. 1932).
• October 4 – Felicitas Kuhn, 96, Austrian children's book illustrator (b. 1926).
• October 6 – Günter Vetter, 86, Austrian politician (b. 1936).
• October 13 – Dagmar Rom, 94, Austrian skier, Olympic silver medallist (1952) (b. 1928).
• October 16 – Josef Zemann, 99, Austrian mineralogist and geologist (b. 1923).
• October 17 – Peter Polleruhs, 72, Austrian engineer and politician, MP (1993–2002) (b. 1949).
• October 19 – Kassian Lauterer, 88, Austrian Roman Catholic priest, abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau (1968–2009) and member of the Cistercians (since 1952) (b. 1934).
• October 22 – Dietrich Mateschitz, 78, Austrian businessman, co-founder of Red Bull GmbH (b. 1944).

November

• November 1 – Karl Svoboda, 92, Austrian politician, member of the Municipal Council and Landtag of Vienna (1979–1996) (b. 1929).
• November 4 – Alois Reicht, 94, Austrian politician, MP (1979–1988) (b. 1928).
• November 13 – Johanna Priglinger, 36, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Upper Austria (2013–2015) (b. 1986).
• November 16 – Gerhard Rodax, 57, Austrian footballer (Admira, Rapid Vienna, national team), hit by train (b.1965).
• November 22 – Peter Sternad, 76, Austrian Olympic hammer thrower (1972, 1976) (b. 1946).
• November 29 – Edmund Freibauer, 85, Austrian politician, president of the Landtag of Lower Austria (1998–2008) (b. 1937).
• November 30 – Christiane Hörbiger, 84, Austrian actress (The Major and the Bulls, Das Erbe der Guldenburgs, Julia – Eine ungewöhnliche Frau) (b. 1938).

December

• December 4 – Karl Merkatz, 92, Austrian actor (Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter, Der Bockerer, Lethal Obsession) (b. 1930).
• December 9 – Fredrick Terna, 99, Austrian-born American painter and Holocaust survivor (b. 1923).
• December 12 – Josef Schagerl, 99, Austrian sculptor (b. 1923).
• December 13 – Ludwig Hoffmann-Rumerstein, 85, Austrian Roman Catholic official, lieutenant ad interim (2017) of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (b. 1937).
• December 14 – Franz Kurzreiter, 78, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Austria (1986–2003) (b. 1944).
• December 17
  • Elmar Kunauer, 82, Austrian Olympic sprinter (1960) (b.1940).
  • Albert Reichmann, Austrian-Canadian real estate executive (b. 1929).
• December 31 – Tom Karen, 96, Austrian-born British industrial designer (b. 1926).

References

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3. "Diplomats reconvene in Vienna for Iran nuclear deal talks". euronews. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
4. "Austria's first case of monkeypox confirmed, Vienna health authority says". Reuters. 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
5. "Europe storms: Children among dead in France, Austria and Italy". BBC News. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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7. "Austria to veto Bulgaria, Romania joining Schengen area". Times of Malta. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
8. Online, R. T. L. (27 December 2022). "Lawinendrama am Arlberg (Österreich): Alle Vermissten gerettet". RTL Online (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
9. Menschenrechtskämpfer Manfred Srb verstorben (in German)
10. Austria Wien trauert um Alfred Gager (in German)
11. Architekt Friedrich Kurrent gestorben (in German)
12. Säveltäjä Herman Rechberger on kuollut (in Finnish)
13. Bishop Elmar Fischer
14. Elhunyt Karolos Trikolidis karmester (in Hungarian)
15. Österreichischer Schauspieler Ernst Stankovski 93-jährig gestorben (in German)
16. Filmproduzent Karl Spiehs gestorben (in German)
17. Lichtkünstlerin Brigitte Kowanz verstorben (in German)
18. Zum Gedenken von Walter Barylli (in German)
19. Dr. iur. Gustav Ortner, Botschafter a.D. (in German)
20. Gerhard Roth ist tot (in German)
21. Herbert Thalhammer: Einer, der Vorarlberg verändert hat (in German)
22. "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. (subscription required)
23. Kultregisseur Reinhard Schwabenitzky mit 74 Jahren verstorben (in German)
24. Kärntner ÖVP-Landtagsabgeordneter Hueter gestorben (in German)
25. Toni Stricker ist tot (in German)
26. Eleonore Schönborn mit 101 Jahren verstorben (in German)
27. Ex-Vienna-Meisterkicker Hans Menasse tot (in German)
28. Vorarlberg trauert um Alt-Landesrat Fredy Mayer (in German)
29. Künstler Josef Bauer gestorben (in German)
30. Fußballlegende Willi Huberts gestorben (in German)
31. Komponist Rene Clemencic ist tot (in German)
32. Simon, Maria Dorothea (in German)
33. Erhard Busek passed away
34. Christopher Alexander, 1936–2022
35. Die Wiener Austria trauert um Klub-Legende Alfons Dirnberger (in German)
36. Lehrstuhl für Informatik 1 – Algorithmen und Komplexitä (in German)
37. Hellmuth Matiasek im Alter von 90 Jahren gestorben (in German)
38. Schindler's secretary Mimi Reinhardt dies aged 107
39. È morto Hermann Nitsch, padre dell'Azionismo viennese (in Italian)
40. Opernstar Renate Holm mit 90 Jahren gestorben (in German)
41. Willi Resetarits tödlich verunglückt (in German)
42. Inge Bernstein (subscription required)
43. Fordham Law Mourns the Loss of Beloved Professor Maria L. Marcus
44. Albin “Sunlight” Julius passed away
45. Rosmarie Trapp, whose family inspired 'The Sound of Music,' dies at age 93
46. Bildhauer Thomas Resetarits gestorben (in German)
47. Schauspieler Frank Hoffmann gestorben (in German)
48. JazzSchlagzeuger Wolfgang Reisinger gestorben (in German)
49. Kunstsammlerin Heidi Goëss-Horten 81-jährig gestorben (in German)
50. Ex-Grün-Abgeordnete Theresia Haidlmayr gestorben (in German)
51. Ehemaliger KHM-Direktor Hermann Fillitz gestorben (in German)
52. Kurt Equiluz mit 93 Jahren verstorben (in German)
53. Umro bivši farnik Klimpuha Štefan Geošić (in Croatian)
54. Dietmar Streitler
55. Theaterregisseur Hans Hollmann mit 89 Jahren verstorben (in German)
56. In Memoriam: Actor Robert Hoffman, star of “The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe”
57. Ex-ÖVP-Generalsekretär Sixtus Lanner verstorben (in German)
58. Medienkunstpionier Herbert W. Franke im Alter von 95 Jahren gestorben (in German)
59. Linz trauert (in German)
60. Alice Harnoncourt mit 91 Jahren verstorben (in German)
61. Oostenrijkse dirigent Stefan Soltész zakt tijdens optreden in elkaar en overlijdt (in Dutch)
62. Schriftstellerin Lotte Ingrisch gestorben (in German)
63. China-Experte Gerd Kaminski im 80. Lebensjahr verstorben (in German)
64. Der SK Rapid trauert um Egon Pajenk (in German)
65. Lily Renée – RIP
66. Österreichs Kirche trauert um früheren Nuntius Zurbriggen (in German)
67. Traueranzeigen Alois Roppert (88) (in German)
68. Nachruf Prof. Kurt Binder (in German)
69. Johann Müllner (in German)
70. Felicitas Kuhn am 4. Oktober verstorben
71. Alt-Landesrat Günter Vetter verstorben (in German)
72. Dagmar Rom
73. In Memoriam: Josef Zemann (1923–2022)
74. Ing. Peter Polleruhs (in German)
75. Bregenz: Kirche trauert um Altabt Kassian Lauterer (in German)
76. Red Bull founder and F1 team owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies aged 78
77. Ehemaliger Gemeinderat Karl Svoboda ist verstorben (in German)
78. Herr Alois Reicht (in German)
79. Tot mit 36 Jahren: Trauer um ehemalige Abgeordnete (in German)
80. ÖFB-Teamlegende Gerhard Rodax (57) verstorben (in German)
81. Peter Sternad
82. Ehemaliger Landtagspräsident Freibauer ist tot (in German)
83. Christiane Hörbiger war und blieb resolut vielseitig (in German)
84. Schauspieler Karl Merkatz verstorben (in German)
85. Holocaust survivor and painter Frederick Terna dies at 99
86. Bildhauer Josef Schagerl ist gestorben (in German)
87. Fra’ Ludwig Hoffmann von Rumerstein dies in Innsbruck
88. Der Bezirk Horn trauert: Ex-Abgeordneter Franz Kurzreiter verstorben (in German)
89. Elmar Kunauer
90. R’ Yissochor Dov (Albert) Reichmann z”l
91. Tom Karen: Designer behind 1970s' cult classics dies

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