Events from 1979 in Austria.
Incumbents President – Rudolf Kirchschläger. Chancellor – Bruno Kreisky.
Governors Burgenland: Theodor Kery Carinthia: Leopold Wagner Lower Austria: Andreas Maurer Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Sr. Styria: Friedrich Niederl Tyrol: Eduard Wallnöfer Upper Austria: Josef Ratzenböck Vienna: Leopold Gratz Vorarlberg: Herbert Keßler
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.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 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)
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