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Heinz Fischer
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Person

Heinz Fischer

b. 1938

Austrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria (born 1938)

Born
9 Oct 1938 · Graz
Part ofAustria112 BCE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 101 years
  1. 9 Oct 1938BornBorn in Graz
  2. 1971 – 1983RoleMember of the National Council of Austria
  3. 1983 – 1987RoleFederal Minister of Science and Research
  4. 1987 – 2004RoleMember of the National Council of Austria
  5. 1987 – 1991RoleSubstitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
  6. 1990 – 2002RolePresident of the National Council of Austria
  7. 1995AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
  8. 1996AwardGrand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
  9. 1999AwardOrder of Stara Planina without swords, 1st class
  10. 2002 – 2004RoleSecond President of the National Council of Austria
  11. 2004AwardGolden Medal of Freedom
  12. 2004 – 2016RolePresident of Austria
  13. 2005AwardGrand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry
  14. 2006AwardGrand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
  15. 2007AwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎
  16. 2007AwardKnight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  17. 2008AwardHonorary doctor of Tel Aviv University
  18. 2009AwardCollar of the Order of the White Lion
  19. 2009AwardGrand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
  20. 2011AwardDecoration for Exceptional Merits

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1938 – today).

  1. 19381938 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1938Munich Agreement
  3. 1939 – 1940Winter War
  4. 1939 – 1945World War II
  5. 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
  6. 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
  7. 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
  8. 1941Operation Barbarossa
  9. 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
  10. 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  11. 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
  12. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  14. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  15. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  16. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  17. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  18. 1956Suez Crisis
  19. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  20. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  21. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  22. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  23. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  24. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  25. 1968Prague Spring
  26. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  27. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  28. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  29. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  30. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  31. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  32. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  33. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  34. 1985Schengen Agreement
  35. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  36. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  37. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  38. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  39. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  40. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War

Biography

Heinz Fischer (German: [ˈhaɪnts ˈfɪʃɐ] ; born 9 October 1938) is an Austrian politician who served as the president of Austria from 2004 to 2016. Fischer previously served as minister for science from 1983 to 1987 and as president of the National Council of Austria from 1990 to 2002. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) until 2004, he suspended his party membership as he became president.

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