Events from the year 2009 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: Herbert Sausgruber
Events
January 13: Umar Israilov a former bodyguard of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is murdered in Vienna March 1: 2009 Salzburg state election - Gabi Burgstaller is re-elected as Governor of Salzburg March 19: Josef Fritzl pleads guilty to all counts and is imprisoned for life May 2: An avalanche on the Schalfkogel mountain range, near Sölden, kills 6 people May 24: Several people are injured and the Dera Sach Khand leader Ramanand Dass is killed in the Vienna temple attack June 4: 2009 European Parliament election in Austria September 20: 2009 Vorarlberg state election - Herbert Sausgruber is re-elected as Governor of Vorarlberg September 27: 2009 Upper Austrian state election - Josef Pühringer is re-elected as Governor of Upper Austria October 20: A group of students and teachers occupy the assembly hall of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, starting the 2009 student protests in Austria
Births
Deaths January January 1: Johannes Mario Simmel, Austrian writer. January 4: Gert Jonke, Austrian poet, playwright and novelist, cancer. January 21: Peter Persidis (born 1947), 61, Austrian footballer, cancer. January 24: Karl Koller, 79, Austrian footballer, Alzheimer's disease.
February February 3: Mike Maloy, 59, American-born Austrian basketball player, influenza. February 19: Edmund Hlawka, 92, Austrian mathematician.
March March 16: Franz Feldinger, 80, Austrian Olympic footballer.Franz Feldinger March 17: Edith Hahn Beer, 95, Austrian author, Holocaust survivor, natural causes.Edith Hahn-Beer: lawyer and Holocaust survivor
April April 26: Hans Holzer, 89, Austrian-born American paranormal investigator and author, after long illness.
May May 4: Fritz Muliar, 89, Austrian actor. May 13: Monica Bleibtreu, 65, Austrian actress, screenwriter and drama teacher, cancer. May 25: Amos Elon, 82, Austrian-born Israeli author and journalist. May 26: Doris Mühringer, 88, Austrian poet and children's writer.Trakl-Preisträgerin Doris Mühringer gestorben May 30: Herma Kirchschläger, 93, Austrian widow of former president Rudolf Kirchschläger.
June
July July 2: Bert Schneider, 71, Austrian Grand Prix motorcycle racer. July 14: Heinrich Schweiger, 77, Austrian actor, cardiovascular disease.
August August 24: Toni Sailer, 73, Austrian ski racer, laryngeal cancer.Toni Sailer: Austrian Olympic skiing champion
September September 4: Franz Olah, 99, Austrian politician, Interior Minister (1963–1964). September 16: Ernst Märzendorfer, 88, Austrian conductor.Conductor Märzendorfer dies aged 88
October October 4: Hermann Raich, 75, Austrian Roman Catholic Bishop of Wabag (1982–2008). October 11: Gustav Kral, 26, Austrian footballer, car accident. October 15: Josias Kumpf, 84, Austrian Nazi concentration camp guard. October 24: Karl Reisinger, 73, Austrian Olympic judoka.
November
December December 1: Alberto Martínez, 59, Uruguayan football player (FK Austria Wien), heart failure. December 5: Alfred Hrdlicka, 81, Austrian architect and draughtsman. December 19: Adelbert St. John, 78, Canadian-born Austrian ice hockey player.
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