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1934 in Austria

Explore 35 historical events and records for Austria in 1934.

Historical records for Austria in 1934

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January

Fatherland Front

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Vienna ยท Chancellor ยท Government / Government of Austria

All political parties are banned except for the "Fatherland Front"

Political Parties

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Vienna ยท Chancellor ยท Government / Government of Austria

All political parties are banned except for the "Fatherland Front"

February

Rebellion of socialist

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Vienna ยท Chancellor ยท Warfare / Military

Crushes a socialist rebellion

July

Anschluss

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Vienna ยท Chancellor ยท Government / Government of Austria

Assassinated after opposing anschluss with Germany

Assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Vienna ยท Chancellor ยท Government / Government of Austria

Assassinated by Nazis in the Austrian Chancellery during a failed coup

Assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss

Planetta, Otto ยท Vienna ยท Government / Government of Austria

Takes part in a Nazi led coup against the Austrian Government & assassinated Dolfuss

Chancellor

Schuschnigg, Kurt von ยท Vienna ยท Chancellor ยท Government / Government of Austria

Appointed Chancellor of Austria, succeeds Dolfuss who was assassinated by the Nazis

Coup

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Vienna ยท Chancellor ยท Government / Government of Austria

Assassinated by Nazis in the Austrian Chancellery during a failed coup

Coup

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Chancellor ยท Revolution / Revolution of Austria

Assassinated by Nazis in the Austrian Chancellery during a failed coup

Coup

Planetta, Otto ยท Vienna ยท Government / Government of Austria

Takes part in a Nazi led coup against the Austrian Government & assassinated Dolfuss. Takes part in a Nazi led coup against the Austrian Government

Coup

Planetta, Otto ยท Revolution / Revolution of Austria

Takes part in a Nazi led coup against the Austrian Government

Death of Engelbert Dollfuss

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Vienna ยท Chancellor ยท Government / Government of Austria

Death of Engelbert Dollfuss

Other events (month unknown)

Arrest of Karl Renner

Renner, Karl ยท Vienna ยท President of Austria ยท Government / Government of Austria

Arrested following a socialist rebellion

Arrest of Karl Seitz

Seitz, Karl ยท Vienna ยท Governor of Vienna ยท Government / Government of Austria

Arrested during the coup

Constitution of Austria

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Vienna ยท Chancellor ยท Government / Government of Austria

All political parties, except for the Fatherland Front, are banned. Allied with Horthy in Hungary & Mussolini in Italy, proclaims a fascist Constitution

Constitution of Austria

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Vienna ยท Chancellor ยท Government / Government of Austria

Allied with Horthy in Hungary & Mussolini in Italy, proclaims a fascist Constitution

Coup

Renner, Karl ยท Vienna ยท President of Austria ยท Government / Government of Austria

Arrested following a socialist rebellion

Coup

Renner, Karl ยท President of Austria ยท Revolution / Revolution of Austria

Arrested following a socialist rebellion

Coup

Seitz, Karl ยท Vienna ยท Governor of Vienna ยท Government / Government of Austria

Arrested during the coup

Coup

Seitz, Karl ยท Governor of Vienna ยท Revolution / Revolution of Austria

Arrested during the coup

Fatherland Front

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Vienna ยท Chancellor ยท Government / Government of Austria

All political parties, except for the Fatherland Front, are banned

Fatherland Front

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Politics / Heimwehr

After Engelbert Dollfuss created the Fatherland Front he gained control over and incorporated the Heimwehr into other right-wing militaries with the help of Ernst Rodiger Starhemberg

Fatherland Front

Starhemberg, Ernst Rodiger ยท Politics / Heimwehr

After Engelbert Dollfuss created the Fatherland Front he gained control over and incorporated the Heimwehr into other right-wing militaries with the help of Ernst Rodiger Starhemberg

Federal Economic Council

Raab, Julius ยท Vienna ยท Member of FEC ยท Government / Government of Austria

Appointed Member of Federal Economic Council

first book, "Logik der Forschung" (The Logic of Scientific Discovery)

Popper, Karl ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Publishes his first book, "Logik der Forschung" (The Logic of Scientific Discovery). Criticises psychologism, naturalism, inductionism, and logical positivism, and put forth his theory of potential falsifiability as the criterion demarcating science from non-science

Heimwehr

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Politics / Heimwehr

After Engelbert Dollfuss created the Fatherland Front he gained control over and incorporated the Heimwehr into other right-wing militaries with the help of Ernst Rodiger Starhemberg

his

Popper, Karl ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Publishes his first book, "Logik der Forschung" (The Logic of Scientific Discovery). Criticises psychologism, naturalism, inductionism, and logical positivism, and put forth his theory of potential falsifiability as the criterion demarcating science from non-science

Joins Security Service

Eichmann, Adolf ยท Berlin ยท SS-Scharfuehrer ยท Warfare / Military

Joins the Security Service Main Office as an SS-Scharfuehrer.

Logical Positivism

Popper, Karl ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Criticises psychologism, naturalism, inductionism, and logical positivism, and put forth his theory of potential falsifiability as the criterion demarcating science from non-science

Logik der Forschung

Popper, Karl ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Publishes his first book, "Logik der Forschung" (The Logic of Scientific Discovery). Criticises psychologism, naturalism, inductionism, and logical positivism, and put forth his theory of potential falsifiability as the criterion demarcating science from non-science

Princeton Lectures

Schrodinger, Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander ยท Princeton ยท Visiting Lecturer ยท Science / Physics

Delivers lectures at Princeton University on quantum mechanics and related theoretical problems after leaving Germany.

Princeton Position Declined

Schrodinger, Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander ยท Princeton ยท Professor ยท Science / Physics

Declines an offered permanent position at Princeton University and continues his search for a suitable European academic post.

Rebellion of Rebels in Vienna

Dollfuss, Engelbert ยท Vienna ยท Chancellor ยท Warfare / Military

The 1st day of 5 days of civil war. Orders the Austrian army to attack socialist housing estates in Vienna

SD Main Office Assignment

Eichmann, Adolf ยท Berlin ยท SS-Scharfuehrer ยท Warfare / Military

Begins intelligence work within the Nazi security apparatus.

Socialist Party

Kreisky, Bruno ยท Politics / SPO

When the Socialist Party is banned by the Dollfuss dictatorship, Kreisky gets involved in underground political work

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