Events from 1983 in Austria.
Incumbents President – Rudolf Kirchschläger Chancellor – (until 24 May) Bruno Kreisky; (from 24 May) Fred Sinowatz Governors Burgenland: Theodor Kery Carinthia: Leopold Wagner Lower Austria: Siegfried Ludwig Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Sr. Styria: Josef Krainer junior Tyrol: Eduard Wallnöfer Upper Austria: Josef Ratzenböck Vienna: Leopold Gratz Vorarlberg: Herbert Keßler
Events 24 April – In the 1983 Austrian legislative election, the Socialist Party wins 90 out of a possible 183 seats to secure a fifth term in government, prompting Bruno Kreisky to stand down as SPÖ leader. 14 August – The 1983 Austrian Grand Prix is held at the Österreichring, and is won by Alain Prost in a Renault. unknown date – The Vienna Vikings American football club is established.
Births 18 August – Cesár Sampson, singer, songwriter, producer
Deaths 20 January – Felix Pipes, tennis player (born 1887) 30 January – Fritz Machlup, Austrian-born economist (born 1902) 12 June – Clemens Holzmeister, architect and stage designer (born 1886) 31 July – Eva Pawlik, figure skater and actress, first female skating commentator (born 1927) 26 December – Hans Liska, Austrian-born German artist (b. 1907)Manfred H. Grieb: Liska, Hans. In: Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon: Bildende Künstler, Kunsthandwerker, Gelehrte, Sammler, Kulturschaffende und Mäzene vom 12. bis zur Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Walter de Gruyter, 2011, , p. 930
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