2006 in Austria

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Events from the year 2006 in Austria

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See also:	Other events of 2006 List of years in Austria

Incumbents

• President: Heinz Fischer
• Chancellor: Wolfgang Schüssel

Governors

• Burgenland: Hans Niessl
• Carinthia: Jörg Haider
• Lower Austria: Erwin Pröll
• Salzburg: Gabi Burgstaller
• Styria: Franz Voves
• Tyrol: Herwig van Staa
• Upper Austria: Josef Pühringer
• Vienna: Michael Häupl
• Vorarlberg: Herbert Sausgruber

Events

October

• October 1 – 2006 Austrian legislative election

Deaths

1. Heinrich Harrer, 93, Explorer of Tibet, Dies, New York Times, January 10, 2006.

• – Gernot Jurtin, Austrian footballer
• – Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer and author
• – György Ligeti, Hungarian-Austrian composer
• – Wolfgang Přiklopi, Austrian communications technician

1. Sturm's Jurtin mourned in Austria, UEFA, December 6, 2006.