Austria 2020

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This article lists events in Austria in 2020 .

General

Black Lives Matter Vienna on June 4th

January 1: Merging of the existing 21 into five social insurance carriers. The nine regional health insurance funds are merged to form the Austrian Health Insurance Fund , the Public Employees Insurance Company (BVA) and the Insurance Company for Railways and Mining (VAEB) to become the Insurance Company for Public Employees, Railways and Mining (BVAEB), the Farmers Social Insurance Institution (SVB) and the Commercial Social Insurance Agency Economy (SVA) to the social insurance institution for the self-employed (SVS).

7 January: Barbara Stelzl-Marx is named Austrian Scientist of the Year 2019 by the Club of Education and Science Journalists .

February 20: 64th Vienna Opera Ball

February 25: First COVID-19 diseases in Austria

June 4: As part of the protests that started in the United States and in other countries following the death of George Floyd , Black Lives Matter Vienna takes place against racism and police violence, with around 50,000 participants the largest demonstration in Vienna for years.

June 17: The mathematician Adrian Constantin is awarded the 2020 Wittgenstein Prize .

June 17-21 : Ingeborg Bachmann Prize 2020

politics

Inauguration by the federal government on January 7, 2020

7 January: After the formation of a government in Austria in 2019 , the inauguration of the Federal Government Short II by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen takes place.
22 January: Establishment of a parliamentary committee of inquiry into the alleged buyability of the turquoise-blue federal government ( Ibiza committee of inquiry )
29 January: Removal and renewed appointment with swearing in of those members of the Federal Government Short II , as well as the State Secretary whose departments or responsibilities have changed due to the 2020 amendment to the Federal Ministries Act.
February 17: After the state elections in Burgenland 2020 , the constituent meeting of the XXII. Legislative period with the election and inauguration of the state government Doskozil II .

Empty check-in area in Terminal 3 at Schwechat Airport in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

March 13, 2020: Announcement of quarantine and exit restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria

Election dates

26 January: State elections in Burgenland 2020 and municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020

2nd to 4th March: election of the Chamber of Commerce

June 28: Municipal elections in Styria 2020

September 13: Municipal council and mayoral elections in Vorarlberg 2020

October 11: Election to the 21st state parliament in Vienna (last election October 11, 2015 )

District representative election in Vienna 2020 (last election October 11, 2015 )

Sports

December 28, 2019 to January 6: Four Hills Tournament 2019/20
9 to 22 January: Austria at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games / preliminary and main round of the 2020 European Handball Championship in Graz and Vienna
20th to 26th January: 80th Hahnenkamm Race / European Figure Skating Championships 2020 in Graz
March 11th and 12th: Biathlon Junior European Championships 2020 in Hochfilzen

Music, theater, stage

0January 1: New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic 2020

Movie

Winner of the Austrian Film Award 2020

January 25: The Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival of the Audience Award Feature Film goes to us a little bit remain by Arash T. Riahi the Saarland Prime Minister, the price of revolutionaries goods once by Johanna Moder , best young actress is Maresi Riegner .
January 30th: 10th presentation of the Austrian Film Prize 2020 in the auditorium of Grafenegg Castle

Theatrical releases of Austrian productions

date	Movie title
January 9th	Four lovely sisters
January 10th	7500
January 23	Everything will be fine
21st of February	Born in Evin
March 13th	Narcissus and Goldmund
-	Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria , the cinemas were closed
August 27	Lovecut
August 28th	Once upon a time revolutionaries

Anticipated events

Opening of the Albertina Modern in the Künstlerhaus Vienna
23 August to 3 September: European Forum Alpbach
September: The daily newspaper Die Presse publishes a list of the most influential economists of the year for the 7th time .
September 24th to October 18th: Festival for contemporary art Styrian Autumn
September 23-27: Philosophicum Lech
October 25th: Presentation of the Big Brother Awards in Vienna's Rabenhof Theater
October: Presentation of the Austrian of the year 2020 award
November 11th to 15th: Book Vienna
November: Awarding of the Austrian Book Prize 2020
December: Announcement of the Austrian word for the year 2020

Sports

January 31 to February 2: Austrian Badminton Championship 2020
July 5: 2020 Austrian Grand Prix
July 12th: Grand Prix of Styria 2020
August 16: Austrian Grand Prix (motorcycle)
August 23: Grand Prix of Styria (motorcycle)
September 18th to 20th: World Series of Darts Finals 2020 in Salzburg
September: Madainitennis Open 2020 in St. Pölten
October: Klagenfurt Open 2020
October: Erste Bank Open 2020 / Qualification and Erste Bank Open 2020
October: Award of the Athlete of the Year 2020 award
November 6th to 18th: World Cup of Darts 2020 in Graz
December to January 2021: Four Hills Tournament 2020/21

Championships, cups and leagues

Music, theater, stage

February 12: Protest song contest
June: Woodstock's brass band
July: 41st Austrian Brass Music Festival in Vienna ->
July 1 to September 20: The Danube Island Festival is touring Vienna with 240 pop-up concerts
August 1st to 30th: Salzburg Festival
August 6: Awarding of the Austrian Music Theater Prize 2020
August / September: Grafenegg Festival
August 26th to September 26th: Festival weeks 2020 reframed
September 10: Amadeus Awards 2020
September 18: Summer night concert by the Vienna Philharmonic
September 10th to 12th: Waves Vienna 2020
October: National Day concert
November: Awarding of the Nestroy Theater Prize 2020 / Nestroy Theater Prize
List of number one hits in Austria (2020)

Film, television and radio

January 30: Presentation of the Austrian Film Prize 2020 in Grafenegg
March 11th to 15th: Tricky Women / Tricky Realities
May 23: Romy Awards 2020
August 11th to 15th: Alpinals
October 22nd to November 1st: Viennale

Theatrical releases of Austrian productions

date	Movie title
October 2nd	We'll stay a little longer
	Records from the underworld

Memorial days

0January 1st: Computer pioneer Heinz Zemanek was born 100 years ago

0February 7th: The psychologist and neurologist Alfred Adler was born 150 years ago

February 14th: The actress Judith Holzmeister was born 100 years ago

0March 6th: The operetta composer Oscar Straus was born 150 years ago

April 11th: The writer Marlen Haushofer was born 100 years ago

April 30th: The composer Franz Lehár was born 150 years ago

July 16: The Treaty of Saint-Germain came into force 100 years ago

July 22nd: 150th anniversary of the death of the composer Josef Strauss

0October 1: 100 years ago, the Constituent National Assembly passed the Federal Constitutional Act , which came into force on November 10

October 10: In the referendum in Carinthia in 1920, South Carinthia votes for Austria

October 10: 100 years ago Italy annexed South Tyrol on the basis of the Treaty of Saint-Germain .

October 17: With the National Council election in Austria in 1920 , the first National Council election in Austria's history takes place

October 19: The actor Franz Muxeneder was born 100 years ago

December 10: The architect Adolf Loos was born 150 years ago

December 14: The later Federal Chancellor and President Karl Renner was born 150 years ago

December 15: The architect Josef Hoffmann was born 150 years ago

DECEMBER 16: 100 years ago, is Austria in the League of Nations was added

December 31: The journalist Richard Nimmerrichter (“Staberl”) was born 100 years ago

Selection of known deceased

January

05th January: Heli Dungler , animal rights activist
0January 6th: Kurt Bracharz , writer and journalist
14 January: Reinhard Haberfellner , industrial engineer and university rector
January 17th: Oswald Oberhuber , painter, sculptor and graphic artist
January 19: Hubert Palfinger , engineer
January 21: Theodor Wagner , football player
January 22nd: Christian Hörl , politician
23 January: Adolf Holl , theologian and church critic
January 23: Alfred Körner , football player
January 30th: Oddo Bergmair , Benedictine abbot

February

0February 5th: Rudolf Pietsch , musician and musicologist
February 12: Karl Mayr , entrepreneur
February 13: Wolfgang Klivana , actor
February 23: Otto Antonia Graf , art historian
February 25: Erico Spinadel , engineer
February 29: Hans Eichhorn , writer

March

0March 6: Manfred Scheich , diplomat
0March 9: Hans Georg Fuchs , politician
March 10: Arnold Auer , politician
March 17th: Johann Hofbauer , politician
March 17th: Ernst Dunshirn , conductor and choir director
March 20: Sascha Oskar Weis , actor
March 28th: Hertha Töpper , opera and oratorio singer
March 28: Annemarie Brunner , politician

April

0April 1: Kurt Heller , lawyer and constitutional judge
0April 3: Walter Galla , musician, cabaret artist and author
0April 6: Gerhard Giebisch , medic
April 10: Hannes Schopf , journalist
April 12: Christian Kunz , virologist
April 14th: Friedrich Mayr-Melnhof , politician
April 15: Ernest Kulhavy , university professor
April 18: Friedrich Sauter , chemist
April 19: Richard Wadani , Wehrmacht deserter and political activist
April 19: Franz Hofer , politician
April 28: Günther Steinbach , civil servant and author

May

0May 5th: Johanna Bassani , Nordic combined athlete
0May 6th: Norbert Balatsch , choir singer and conductor
0May 7th: Dietmar Polaczek , composer, writer and journalist
May 13: Fritz Weber , economic historian and cultural critic
May 14: Karl Novak , sculptor
May 14: Werner Vogt , author, historian and local historian
May 15: Dietmar Steiner , architectural historian, critic and publicist
May 19: Gerhard Leitner , politician
May 23: Johann Weber , Bishop
May 23: Gottfried Bachl , theologian
May 25: Philipp Harnoncourt , theologian
May 26: Oleh Hornykiewicz , pharmacologist
May 26th: Hiltraud Ast , folklorist and local history researcher
May 28: Wolfram Paulus , film director and screenwriter
May 29: Alfred Kolleritsch , writer

June

June 12: Emmy Schörg , actress
June 14th: Gerhard Baader , medical historian
June 14: Eva Petrus-Pekny , actress and author
June 21: Niki Wuchinger , musician
June 27: Othmar Hageneder , historian
June 27th: Erich Tecka , basketball player
June 29th: Gideon Eckhaus , Zionist and contemporary witness
June 29th: Ernst Skrička , graphic artist and painter

July

0July 1st: Veronica Moser , porn actress
0July 3: Lore Krainer , cabaret artist and chanson singer
0July 4th: Robert Mack , ice hockey player
0July 4th: Norbert Hof , soccer player
0July 4th: Florian Jakowitsch , painter, draftsman and glass artist
0July 4th: Chrono Popp , musician
July 15: Jörg Wörther , cook
July 15: Anna Demuth , politician
July 29th: Wolfgang Glüxam , harpsichordist and organist
July 30th: Norbert Anton Stigler , religious priest

August

0August 9: Hans Paarhammer , clergyman and canon lawyer

August 10: Kurt Azesberger , opera singer

Gallery of the deceased

5th January: Heli Dungler
January 23: Adolf Holl
January 30th: Oddo Bergmair
February 25: Erico Spinadel
March 6th: Manfred Scheich
March 17th: Johann Hofbauer
April 1: Kurt Heller
April 18: Friedrich Sauter
April 19: Richard Wadani
May 5th: Johanna Bassani
May 7th: Dietmar Polaczek
May 14: Werner Vogt
May 23: Johann Weber
May 25: Philipp Harnoncourt
May 29: Alfred Kolleritsch
June 12: Emmy Schörg
July 4th: Florian Jakowitsch

See also

Web links

Commons : 2020 in Austria - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Structural reform in the Austrian health insurance . Retrieved November 15, 2019.
↑ Historian Barbara Stelzl-Marx is scientist of the year. In: DerStandard.at . January 7, 2020, accessed January 7, 2020 .
↑ Tens of thousands demonstrate against racism in Vienna. In: The time . June 5, 2020, accessed June 13, 2020 .
↑ Ruth Hutsteiner: research funding: Wittgenstein Prize to "wave researchers." In: ORF.at . June 17, 2020, accessed June 17, 2020 .
↑ AVISO: Appointment and inauguration of the federal government - accreditation. Retrieved January 5, 2020 .
↑ Committee of Inquiry into the alleged marketability of the turquoise-blue federal government (Ibiza Committee of Inquiry). In: parlament.gv.at. January 22, 2020, accessed January 24, 2020 .
↑ Change in ministries requires new swears. In: ORF.at . January 24, 2020, accessed January 24, 2020 .
^ Cabinet Brief II: Removal and appointment of members of the Federal Government and the State Secretaries on the occasion of the amendment of the Federal Ministry Act. Current. In: bundespraesident.at. Presidential Office , January 24, 2020, accessed on January 24, 2020 (date announcement).
↑ SPÖ sole government with the same team in Burgenland. In: VOL.at . January 27, 2020, accessed January 27, 2020 .
↑ No changes in the SPÖ government team. In: ORF.at . January 27, 2020, accessed January 27, 2020 .
↑ Local council elections fixed for June 28th. In: ORF.at . May 8, 2020, accessed May 8, 2020 .
^ Vorarlberg municipal council elections postponed to September 13th. In: derStandard.at . June 8, 2020, accessed June 8, 2020 .
↑ Ludwig announces Vienna election for October 11th. In: The press . April 15, 2020, accessed April 15, 2020 .
↑ SORA election calendar . Retrieved September 17, 2019.
↑ Johannes Maria Schmit wins Max Ophüls Prize for "New Building". In: sr.de. January 25, 2020, accessed January 25, 2020 .
↑ Several awards for Austria at the "Max Ophüls Prize". In: Kurier.at . January 25, 2020, accessed January 25, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b filminstitut.at - theatrical releases . Retrieved September 17, 2019.
↑ Donauinselfest tours through Vienna in 80 days. In: ORF.at . June 3, 2020, accessed June 3, 2020 .
↑ Vienna Festival Weeks start in August rump edition. In: ORF.at . June 25, 2020, accessed June 25, 2020 .
↑ Culture largely stands still: Diagonale canceled, federal museums close. In: Kurier.at . March 11, 2020, accessed March 11, 2020 .
↑ Amadeus Awards will be presented on ORF1 this year. In: ORF.at . April 29, 2020, accessed April 29, 2020 .
↑ Philharmonic show low risk of infection. In: ORF.at . May 17, 2020, accessed May 17, 2020 .
↑ ROMY despite (t) Corona: A TV evening full of surprises and emotions. In: Kurier.at . May 12, 2020, accessed May 12, 2020 .
↑ Short film festival Alpinale takes place. In: ORF.at . May 27, 2020, accessed May 28, 2020 .