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Events in the year 2020 in Austria.
Incumbents
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Sebastian Kurz, new chancellor from 7 January
- President: Alexander Van der Bellen
- Chancellor: Brigitte Bierlein (until 7 January); Sebastian Kurz (from 7 January)
Governors
Events
- 7 January – Sebastian Kurz takes over as Chancellor of Austria, replacing Brigitte Bierlein
- 9 – 26 January – The 2020 European Men's Handball Championship is hosted by Austria, Norway and Sweden.
- 20 – 26 January – The 2020 European Figure Skating Championships is held in Graz.
Deaths
January
- 3 January – Wolfgang Brezinka, educational scientist (b. 1928).[1]
- 17 January – Oswald Oberhuber, sculptor and painter (b. 1931).[2]
- 19 January – Manfred Clynes, Austrian-born Australian-American scientist, inventor and musician (b. 1925).[3]
- 21 January – Theodor Wagner, footballer (b. 1927).[4]
- 23 January
- Adolf Holl, theologian (b. 1930).[5]
- Alfred Körner, footballer (b. 1926).[6]
- Franz Mazura, operatic bass-baritone (b. 1924).[7]
February
- 7 February – Paul Koralek, Austrian-born British architect (b. 1933).[8]
- 15 February – Wilfried Thaler, cyclist (b. 1934).[9]
August
- 24 August – Frederick Baker, filmmaker and archaeologist (b. 1965).[10]
References
- ↑ "Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Brezinka". traueranzeigen.tt.com (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "Oswald Oberhuber im 89. Lebensjahr gestorben". krone.at (in German). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "Manfred Edward Clynes". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "ÖFB-Legende "Turl" Wagner 92-jährig verstorben!". krone.at (in German). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ ""Kirchenrebell" Adolf Holl ist tot". kurier.at (in German). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "Rapid-Legende Alfred Körner ist tot". krone.at (in German). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "Bassbariton Franz Mazura ist tot". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "Paul Koralek RA". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ↑ "Wilfried Thaler, 1934–2020". McGerrigle Funeral Home. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "ORF trauert um Filmemacher Frederick Baker". APA-OTS (in German). 26 August 2020.
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