Biography

Helmut Zilk (9 June 1927, Vienna – 24 October 2008, Vienna) was an Austrian journalist and politician in the Austrian Social Democratic Party. He served as mayor of Vienna between 1984 and 1994. Born in Vienna, Zilk was Mayor of Vienna from 1984 to 1994. In December 1993 he was severely injured when he opened a letter bomb which had been sent to his home in Innere Stadt by Franz Fuchs.

Zilk died on 24 October 2008 of heart failure, after arriving home sick from a vacation in Portugal. He was married to Austrian musical star, Dagmar Koller.

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Beckmann (1999)

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Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1927-06-09

Deathday
2008-10-24 (81 years old)

Birth Place
Vienna, Austria

Citizenships
Austria

Awards
Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Kulturpreis Europa, Order of the Sacred Treasure, honorary citizen of Prague, Order of Friendship, Order of the White Lion

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Helmut Zilk
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Helmut Zilk