1976 in Germany
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Events in the year 1976 in Germany.
Incumbents
West Germany
- President – Walter Scheel
- Chancellor – Helmut Schmidt
East Germany
- Head of State – Willi Stoph (until October 29), Erich Honecker (starting October 29)
- Head of Government – Horst Sindermann (until October 29), Willi Stoph (starting October 29)
Events
- February 1 – Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976
- June 25 – July 6 – 26th Berlin International Film Festival
- July 1 – Mitbestimmungsgesetz
- October 3 – West German federal election, 1976
- October 17 – East German general election, 1976
- December 16 – The Second Schmidt cabinet led by Helmut Schmidt was sworn in.
Births
- January 6 – Judith Rakers, German journalist
- January 9 – Simon Gosejohann, German comedian and television presenter
- January 21 – Alexander Bommes, German handball player and journalist
- January 21 – Kerstin Kowalski, German rower
- March 12 – Andreas Erm, German race walker
- April 6 – Anke Rehlinger, German politician
- April 11 – Ruth Moschner, German television presenter
- May 3 – Alexander Gerst, German astronaut
- May 25 – Sandra Nasić, German singer
- June 10 – Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, German nobleman
- June 12 – Katja Husen, German biologist and politician (died 2022)
- June 19 – Abdoul Thiam, German footballer
- June 30 – Christine Schürrer, German serial killer
- July 10 – Lars Ricken, German football player
- July 15 – Diane Kruger, German actress
- July 20 – Florian Panzner, German actor
- September 26 – Michael Ballack, German football player
- November 2 – Mike Leon Grosch, German singer
- November 12 – Judith Holofernes, German singer
- December 8 – Dominic Monaghan, German-born British actor
Deaths
- January 18 – Friedrich Hollaender, German film composer and author (born 1896)
- February 1 – Werner Heisenberg, German physicist (born 1901)
- February 1 – Hans Richter, German painter and graphic artist (born 1888)
- February 11 – Alexander Lippisch, German aeronautical engineer, a pioneer of aerodynamics (born 1894)
- February 14 – Gertrud Dorka, German archaeologist, prehistorian and museum director (born 1893)[1]
- February 25 – Paul May, German film director (born 1909)
- March 27 – Georg August Zinn, German politician (born 1901)
- April 1 – Max Ernst, German painter (born 1891)
- April 13 – Traugott Herr, German general (born 1890)
- May 9 — Ulrike Meinhof, German terrorist (born 1934)
- May 12 – Rudolf Kempe, German conductor (born 1910)
- May 26 – Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (born 1889)
- June 18 – Karl Adam, German rowing coach (born 1912)
- July 1 – Anneliese Michel, German woman (born 1952)
- July 5 – Anna Hübler, German pair skater (born 1885)
- July 7 – Gustav Heinemann, German politician, former President of Germany (born 1899)
- July 24 – Julius Döpfner, German cardinal of Roman Catholic Church (born 1913)
- July 30 – Rudolf Bultmann, German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament at the University of Marburg (born 1884)
- August 10 – Paul Lücke, German politician (born 1914)
- September 9 – Gottlob Bauknecht, German businessman (born 1892)
- August 10 – Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German painter (born 1884)
- October 3 – Hermann Pünder, German politician (born 1888)
- October 18 – Paul Schmidt, German engineer (born 1898)
- October 21 – Theodor Koch, German engineer and weapons manufacturer (born 1905)
- November 8 – Gottfried von Cramm, German tennis player (born 1909)
- November 30 – Fritz Rasp, German actor (born 1891)
- November 30 – Armin Zimmermann, German admiral (born 1917)
- 14 – Friedrich Foertsch, German general (born 1900)
See also
References
- ^ Fries, Jana Esther; Gutsmiedl-Schümann, Doris (2013). Ausgräberinnen, Forscherinnen, Pionierinnen: Ausgewählte Porträts früher Archäologinnen im Kontext ihrer Zeit (in German). Waxmann Verlag. pp. 217–219 and 222. ISBN 978-3-8309-7872-5.
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