1988 in Austria
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Events in the year 1988 in Austria.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 17 January–24 January – The Winter Paralympics are held in Innsbruck.[3]
- 25 June – The Far right National Democratic Party (Austria) was banned by a verdict of the Constitutional Court of Austria on the basis of the Verbotsgesetz 1947. In its explanatory statement the court determined that the NDP's "key principles and demands" are based on "biological-racist ideology ("Volksbegriff")" and also that its "pan-German Propaganda" is in agreement with the main goals of the Nazi Party.
- 19 October – The newspaper Der Standard is first published.[4]
- 26 October – 20 year old Alexandra Schriefl is murdered in Favoriten, Vienna. Her murder remains unsolved until September 2000.[5]
- 20 December – The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances takes place in Vienna.[6]
- The non-profit art foundation Generali Foundation is established.[7]
Births
[edit]- 2 January – Julian Baumgartlinger, footballer[8]
- 5 February – Markus Ragger, chess player[9]
- 17 February – Natascha Kampusch, author and kidnap survivor[10]
- 13 March – Dominik Landertinger, biathlete[11]
- 21 March – Michael Madl, footballer[12]
- 13 September – Eva-Maria Brem, alpine skier[13]
- 3 November – Veli Kavlak, footballer[14]
- 6 November – Conchita Wurst, singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2014 winner[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary: Kurt Waldheim". the Guardian. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (27 October 2020). The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection [5 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 1749. ISBN 978-1-4408-6076-8.
- ^ Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 515. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
- ^ "Eine Zeitung als täglicher Funke". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Der ungelöste Fall der Favoritner Mädchenmorde". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Generali Foundation". World Art Foundations. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Julian Baumgartlinger at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- ^ 1988 in Austria player profile at Chess.com
- ^ Grohmann, Judith (30 November 2018). Fighting the War on Terror: Global Counter-Terrorist Units and their Actions. Casemate Publishers. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-5267-2746-6.
- ^ "Dominik Landertinger - Player Profile - Biathlon". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Michael Madl at Soccerbase
- ^ "BREM Eva-Maria - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ 1988 in Austria – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Lee, Gavin (29 January 2018). Rethinking Difference in Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Music: Theory and Politics of Ambiguity. Routledge. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-317-33712-6.
