1961 in Austria

The following article details events and facts of 1961 in Austria.

Incumbents

• President of Austria: Adolf Schärf
• Chancellor of Austria: Julius Raab until April 11, Alfons Gorbach from April 11^{[citation needed]}

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^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}
• 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 9 October 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 October 2024.