1961 in Austria

← 1960 1959 1958 1961 in Austria → 1962 1963 1964
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1961 List of years in Austria

Events from the year 1961 in Austria.

Incumbents

• President of Austria: Adolf Schärf
• Chancellor of Austria: Julius Raab until April 11, Alfons Gorbach from April 11

Governors

• Burgenland: Johann Wagner (until 8 August), Josef Lentsch (starting 8 August)
• Carinthia: Ferdinand Wedenig
• Lower Austria: Johann Steinböck
• Salzburg: Josef Klaus (until 17 April), Hans Lechner (starting 17 April)
• Styria: Josef Krainer Sr.
• Tyrol: Hans Tschiggfrey
• Upper Austria: Heinrich Gleißner
• Vienna: Franz Jonas
• Vorarlberg: Ulrich Ilg

Events

• April 18: The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations is signed. ^[1]
• June 3–4: The Vienna summit, a meeting between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev, is held. ^[2]

Births

• June 21: Bernhard Ludvik, physician
• 28 November: Klaus Köchl, politician ^[3]

References

1. "Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations". United Nations Treaty Collection. United Nations. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
2. Glass, Andrew (June 2, 2017). "JFK and Khrushchev meet in Vienna, June 3, 1961". POLITICO.
3. "Recherchieren: Personen - Klaus Köchl" (in German). Vienna, Austria: Austrian Parliament. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

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