1977 in Austria

Incumbents

• President – Rudolf Kirchschläger.
• Chancellor – Bruno Kreisky.

Governors

• Burgenland: Theodor Kery
• Carinthia: Hans Sima
• Lower Austria: Andreas Maurer
• Salzburg: Hans Lechner, Wilfried Haslauer Sr.
• Styria: Friedrich Niederl
• Tyrol: Eduard Wallnöfer
• Upper Austria: Erwin Wenzl, Josef Ratzenböck
• Vienna: Leopold Gratz
• Vorarlberg: Herbert Keßler

Events

• August 14 – The 1977 Austrian Grand Prix was held at the Österreichring in Spielberg, Styria, Austrian with Niki Lauda won in second place.
• 1977 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships was held in Spittal, Austria.

Births

• May 18 – Mirjam Jäger-Fischer, Austrian politician.

Deaths

• November 18 – Kurt Schuschnigg, former chancellor of the Federal State of Austria