1988 in Austria
Events in the year 1988 in Austria. Incumbents
 President: Kurt Waldheim
 Chancellor: Franz Vranitzky

Events
 17 January–24 January – The Winter Paralympics are held in Innsbruck. 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. 26 October – 20 year old Alexandra Schriefl is murdered in Favoriten, Vienna. Her murder remains unsolved until September 2000. 20 December – The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances takes place in Vienna. The non-profit art foundation Generali Foundation is established. Births
 17 February – Natascha Kampusch, author and kidnap survivor
 13 March – Dominik Landertinger, biathlete
 6 November – Conchita Wurst, singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2014 winner

References

 
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