Events from 1981 in Austria.
Incumbents President – Rudolf Kirchschläger Chancellor – Bruno Kreisky
Governors Burgenland: Theodor Kery Carinthia: Leopold Wagner Lower Austria: Andreas Maurer (until 22 January); Siegfried Ludwig (from 22 January) Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Sr. Styria: Josef Krainer junior Tyrol: Eduard Wallnöfer Upper Austria: Josef Ratzenböck Vienna: Leopold Gratz Vorarlberg: Herbert Keßler
Events 4 May – The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) is founded in Vienna by law students from Austria, West Germany, Poland and Hungary.
Births 21 July – Aleksandar Đorđević, footballer
Deaths 3 January – Alfred Proksch (born 1898) 5 January – Walter Feistritzer, ice hockey player (born 1920) 8 January – Margarete Markl, sculptor (born 1902) 27 November – Lotte Lenya, singer and actress (born 1891)
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