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Austria in 1931

Historical records for Austria in 1931, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
6Events
5Named people
0Places
3Categories

Historical records

March

March 1931Customs UnionJohan Schobar

Government / Government of Austria

Agrees a Customs union with Germany, although pressure from France and Czechoslovakia saw the plan vetoed

March 1931International AgreementJohan Schobar

Government / Government of Austria

Agrees a Customs union with Germany, although pressure from France and Czechoslovakia saw the plan vetoed

Other Events

1931CoupWalter Pfrimer

Politics / Heimwehr

Walter Pfrimer, regional head in Styria attempts a coup but receives no support from other Heimwehr leaders, many Heimwehr groupings, including the Styrian section, increasingly defect to the Nazis

1931Discovery of Godels TheoremKurt Godel

Science / Mathematics

Mathematical theories cannot be proved or disproved. Logic can never comprehend ultimate truth

1931President of AustriaKarl Renner

Government / Government of Austria

Appointed President of Austria, 1st term

1931Secretary of State for AgricultureEngelbert Dollfuss

Government / Government of Austria

Appointed Minister of Agriculture & Forestry

Names involved

Engelbert DollfussJohan SchobarKarl RennerKurt GodelWalter Pfrimer

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.