This is a projection problem, you have to transform the projection of the point into that of base layer(google map here). The following code should work

    map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
    map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher());

    var gmap = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google(
        "Google Streets", 
        {numZoomLevels: 20}
    );
    var pointLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("Point Layer");

    map.addLayers([gmap,pointLayer]);
    map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(16.373056, 48.208333), 5);

    var point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(16.373056, 48.208333);
    point.transform(new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:4326"),new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:900913"));
    var pointFeature = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(point,null,null);
    pointLayer.addFeatures([pointFeature])

This is because the default projection of google map(spherical mercator) is 900913 and that of a simple point in lonlat in 4326.

Please make sure that the point should (longitude,latitude) but not (latitude,longitude).

This is a projection problem, you have to transform the projection of the point into that of base layer(google map here). The following code should work

    map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
    map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher());

    var gmap = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google(
        "Google Streets", 
        {numZoomLevels: 20}
    );
    var pointLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("Point Layer");

    map.addLayers([gmap,pointLayer]);
    map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(16.373056, 48.208333), 5);

    var point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(16.373056, 48.208333);
    point.transform(new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:4326"),new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:900913"));
    var pointFeature = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(point,null,null);
    pointLayer.addFeatures([pointFeature])

This is because the default projection of google map(spherical mercator) is 900913 and that of a simple point in lonlat in 4326.

Please make sure that the point is set as (longitude,latitude) and not as (latitude,longitude).