Franz König

Franz König was an Austrian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of Vienna from 1956 to 1985, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958. The last surviving cardinal elevated by Pope John XXIII, he was the longest-serving and second-oldest cardinal worldwide at the time of his death.

3 August 1905

Born on the same birth day (3 August): Argyro Strataki • Edward Petherbridge • Fritz Hellwig • Henning Moritzen • Lisa Ann Walter • Regina Jonas • Terry Wogan • Vic Vogel

Born in the same month (August 1905): Aris Velouchiotis • Arndt Pekurinen • Arthur Crudup • Bipin Gupta • Constant Lambert • Enoch Light • Era Bell Thompson • Faustina Kowalska • Mikio Naruse • Ruth Nelson (actress) • Wassily Leontief