1979 in Austria

← 1978 1977 1976 1979 in Austria → 1980 1981 1982
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1979 List of years in Austria

Events from 1979 in Austria.

Incumbents

• President – Rudolf Kirchschläger.
• Chancellor – Bruno Kreisky.

Events

• 19 April – Andreas Mihavecz unintentionally breaks the record for surviving the longest without any food or liquids, after being mistakenly put into custody in a holding cell in Bregenz, and left there for 18 days.
• 6 May – In the Austrian legislative election, the country's Socialist Party won a fourth consecutive term in government.
• 23 August – The Vienna International Centre is inaugurated.

Births

• 9 April – Mario Matt, Olympic alpine skier

Deaths

• 13 July – Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and graphic artist (born 1913)

References