2012 in Austria

Events from the year 2012 in Austria

Incumbents

 * President: Heinz Fischer
 * Chancellor: Werner Faymann

Governors

 * Burgenland: Hans Niessl
 * 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

 * September 25 – The right-wing populist political party Team Stronach led by Frank Stronach is officially registered, launching two days later.
 * October 14 – 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.
 * October 27 – The liberal political party NEOS hold its founding convention. Matthias Strolz is elected as its first chairman.
 * November 25 – 2012 Graz local election

Births

 * January 28 – Princess Antoinette Léopoldine Jeanne Marie

January

 * January 2: Otto Scrinzi, 93, Austrian journalist and politician.
 * January 8:
 * Franz Berger, 71, Austrian Olympic wrestler.
 * Franz Dorfer, 61, Austrian Olympic boxer (1976).
 * January 9: Francis Golffing, 101, Austrian-American poet, essayist, teacher, and translator.
 * January 20: Ruthilde Boesch, 94, Austrian singer.

February

 * February 14: Reinhold Frosch, 76, Austrian luger.
 * February 28: Fritz Hakl, 80, Austrian actor.
 * February 29: Karl Kodat, 69, Austrian international footballer.

March

 * March 13: Julius Depaoli, 88, Austrian Olympic water polo player.
 * March 14:
 * Gretl Aicher, 84, Austrian artistic director.
 * Margareta Sjöstedt, 88, Swedish-born Austrian singer and actress.

April

 * April 5 — Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, German car designer (born 1935)

May

 * May 11: Thea Hochleitner, 86, Austrian Olympic bronze medal-winning (1956) alpine skier.
 * May 14: Ernst Hinterberger, 80, Austrian author and screenwriter (Kaisermühlen Blues, Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter).
 * May 21: Bahram Alivandi, 83–84, Iranian-born Austrian artist.
 * May 30: Edi Federer, 57, Austrian ski jumper, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

June

 * June 15: Günther Domenig, 77, Austrian architect.

July

 * July 1: Fritz Pauer, 68, Austrian jazz pianist and composer.
 * July 25: Franz West, 65, Austrian artist, liver disease.
 * July 28: Sepp Mayerl, 75, Austrian mountaineer, climbing incident.

October

 * October 4: Rudolf Oslansky, 81, Austrian footballer (Wiener Sport-Club).
 * October 9: Luna Alcalay, 83, Austrian pianist, music educator and composer.
 * October 10: Ilse Maria Aschner, 94, Austrian journalist.
 * October 19: Johann Kniewasser, 61, Austrian alpine skier, liver disease.
 * October 28: Björn Sieber, 23, Austrian alpine skier, traffic collision.

November

 * November 15: Josef Kloimstein, 84, Austrian Olympic silver (1960) and bronze (1956) medal-winning rower.
 * November 27: Herbert Oberhofer, 57, Austrian footballer (Admira Wacker).

December

 * December 25: Othmar Schneider, 84, Austrian Olympic champion (1952) Alpine skier and marksman.