Austrian lawyer and politician, 26th Chancellor of Austria

Wolfgang Schüssel

Wolfgang Schüssel is a retired Austrian politician. He was Chancellor of Austria for two consecutive terms from February 2000 to January 2007. While being recognised as a rare example of an active reformer in contemporary Austrian politics, his governments were also highly controversial from the beginning, starting with the fact that he formed a coalition government with Jörg Haider's Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) on both occasions. In 2011, he retired from being an active member of parliament due to a multitude of charges of corruption against members of his governments.

Born

1945

June 7

Died

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1940s

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1945 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

421 Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire).
879 Pope John VIII recognises the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state.
1002 Henry II, a cousin of Emperor Otto III, is elected and crowned King of Germany.
1099 First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins.

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The world in 1945

When Wolfgang arrived

april 1 World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa.
april 11 World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
april 12 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman succeeds him.
april 12 World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reaches Tangermünde—only 80 kilometres from Berlin.

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Bluey 1910–1939 Australian cattle dog, second-oldest recorded dog (died 1939) Federico da Montefeltro 1422–1482 Italian condottiero (died 1482) Jordan Clarkson 1992– Filipino-American basketball player Ōnosato Daiki 2000– Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 75th yokozuna Virginia Apgar 1909– American anesthesiologist and pediatrician, developed the Apgar test (died 1974)

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Adly Mansour 1945– Egyptian lawyer, judge, and politician, President of Egypt André Lacroix 1945– Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach August Wilson 1945–2005 American author and playwright (died 2005) Bernard Goldberg 1945– American journalist and author Bill Bergey 1945–2024 American football player (born 1945) Bob Seger 1945– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Brenda Fricker 1945– Irish actress Brian Doyle-Murray 1945– American actor and comedian Colin Blunstone 1945– English singer-songwriter

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