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{{Year in Germany|2016}}
{{Year in Germany|2016}}


The following lists events that happened in '''2016 in [[Germany]]'''.
==Events==

===January===
==January==
*January 1 – [[New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Noack |first1=Rick |title=Leaked document says 2,000 men allegedly assaulted 1,200 German women on New Year’s Eve |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/10/leaked-document-says-2000-men-allegedly-assaulted-1200-german-women-on-new-years-eve/?utm_term=.a6221c3a41c0 |website=Washington Post |accessdate=10 June 2018 |date=11 July 2016}}</ref>
*January 1 – [[New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Noack |first1=Rick |title=Leaked document says 2,000 men allegedly assaulted 1,200 German women on New Year’s Eve |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/10/leaked-document-says-2000-men-allegedly-assaulted-1200-german-women-on-new-years-eve/ |website=Washington Post |accessdate=10 June 2018 |date=11 July 2016}}</ref>
*January 30–31 - [[2016 FIL World Luge Championships]] in [[Königssee]]
*January 30–31 - [[2016 FIL World Luge Championships]] in [[Königssee]]
* January - Chinese company [[Pearl River Piano Group]] buys German company [[Wilhelm Schimmel|Schimmel Pianos]]


===February===
==February==
*February 9 - [[Bad Aibling rail accident]]
*February 9 - [[Bad Aibling rail accident]]
*February 3–7 - [[2016 German Masters]]
*February 3–7 - [[2016 German Masters]]
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*February 25: [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016]]
*February 25: [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016]]


===March===
==March==
* [[CeBIT]] in Hanover
* [[CeBIT]] in Hanover
* [[ITB Berlin]] in Berlin
* [[ITB Berlin]] in Berlin
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* [[Böhmermann affair]]
* [[Böhmermann affair]]


===April===
==April==
* [[Hanover Messe]] in Hanover
* [[Hanover Messe]] in Hanover
* [[Deutscher Filmpreis]] in Berlin
* [[Deutscher Filmpreis]] in Berlin
* Chinese company [[ChemChina]] buys German company [[Krauss-Maffei]]


===May===
==May==
* [[10 May]]: [[Munich knife attack]]
* [[10 May]]: [[Munich knife attack]]


===June===
==June==
* [[Kiel Week]] in [[Kiel]]
* [[Kiel Week]] in [[Kiel]]
*[[2016 Düsseldorf terrorism plot]]
*[[2016 Düsseldorf terrorism plot]]
*9-12: [[2016 Bilderberg Conference]] in Dresden
*9-12: [[2016 Bilderberg Conference]] in Dresden
*22: Fusion of German company [[WGZ Bank]] with [[DZ Bank]] <!--
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===July===
==July==
*July 14–17 - [[2016 Extreme Sailing Series]] in [[Hamburg]]
*July 14–17 - [[2016 Extreme Sailing Series]] in [[Hamburg]]
*[[18 July]]: [[2016 Würzburg train attack]]
*[[18 July]]: [[2016 Würzburg train attack]]
*[[22 July]]: [[2016 Munich shooting]]
*[[22 July]]: [[2016 Munich shooting]]
*[[24 July]]: [[2016 Ansbach bombing]], [[2016 Reutlingen machete attack]]
*[[24 July]]: [[2016 Ansbach bombing]], [[2016 Reutlingen machete attack]]
* July: Chinese company [[Midea Group]] buys German company [[KUKA]]
* July: German company [[Hapag-Lloyd]] buys Arabian company [[UASC]] (United Arab Shipping Company)


===August===
==August==
* [[Hanse Sail]] in [[Rostock]]
* [[Hanse Sail]] in [[Rostock]]
* [[Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin]] in Berlin
* [[Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin]] in Berlin


=== September ===
== September ==
* [[ILA Berlin Air Show]] in Berlin
* [[ILA Berlin Air Show]] in Berlin
* [[gamescom]] in Cologne
* [[gamescom]] in Cologne
* [[Frankfurt Motor Show]] in Frankfurt
* [[Frankfurt Motor Show]] in Frankfurt
* German company [[Bayer]] buys American company [[Monsanto]]
* September - October – [[Oktoberfest]] in Munich
* September - October – [[Oktoberfest]] in Munich
* [[September 4]]: [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2016]]
* [[September 4]]: [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2016]]
* [[September 18]]: [[Berlin state election, 2016]]
* [[September 18]]: [[Berlin state election, 2016]]
* September 28, 2016: German shipbuilding company [[Lürssen]] acquires [[Blohm + Voss]].


===October===
==October==
*[[8 October]]: [[2016 Chemnitz terrorism plot]]
*[[8 October]]: [[2016 Chemnitz terrorism plot]]
* [[Frankfurt Book Fair]] in Frankfurt
* [[Frankfurt Book Fair]] in Frankfurt


=== December===
== December==
*[[19 December]]: [[2016 Berlin attack]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Berlin attack: What we know |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38377428 |website=BBC News |accessdate=10 June 2018 |date=24 December 2016}}</ref>
*[[19 December]]: [[2016 Berlin attack]]


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== Deaths ==
== Deaths ==
[[File:Guido_westerwelle.jpg|thumb|right|110px|[[Guido Westerwelle]]]]
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* January 1: [[Helmut Koester]], American-German scholar of the New Testament (born 1926)
[[File:2009-15-11 München Götz George (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|110px|[[Götz George]]]]
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-047-20, Walter Scheel.jpg|thumb|right|110px|[[Walter Scheel]]]]
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-K0622-0001-001, Manfred Krug.jpg|thumb|110px|[[Manfred Krug]], 1971]]
[[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F049586-0029, Frankfurt, FDP-Bundesparteitag, Hamm-Brücher.jpg|thumb|right|110px|Hildegard Hamm-Brücher in 1976]]
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* January 1: [[Helmut Koester]], American-German scholar of the New Testament (born [[1926 in Germany|1926]])
* January 4:
* January 4:
** [[Maja Maranow]], German actress (born 1961)
** [[Maja Maranow]], German actress (born [[1961 in Germany|1961]])
**[[Achim Mentzel]], German actor (born 1946)
**[[Achim Mentzel]], German actor (born [[1946 in Germany|1946]])
* January 9: [[Robert Naegele]], German actor (born 1925)
* January 9: [[Robert Naegele]], German actor (born [[1925 in Germany|1925]])
* January 10: [[Ulrich Hahnen]], German politician (born 1952)
* January 10: [[Ulrich Hahnen]], German politician (born [[1952 in Germany|1952]])
* January 12: [[Ruth Leuwerik]], German actress (born 1924)
* January 12: [[Ruth Leuwerik]], German actress (born [[1924 in Germany|1924]])
* January 27: [[Artur Fischer]], German inventor (born 1919)
* January 27: [[Artur Fischer]], German inventor (born [[1919 in Germany|1919]])
* January 31: [[Wolfgang Rademann]], German television producer (born 1934)
* January 31: [[Wolfgang Rademann]], German television producer (born [[1934 in Germany|1934]])
* February 7: [[Roger Willemsen]], German author, essayist and TV presenter (born 1955)
* February 7: [[Roger Willemsen]], German author, essayist and TV presenter (born [[1955 in Germany|1955]])
* February 23: [[Peter Lustig]], German television presenter and author of children's books (born 1937)
* February 23: [[Peter Lustig]], German television presenter and author of children's books (born [[1937 in Germany|1937]])
* February 26: [[Karl Dedecius]], Polish-born German translator of Polish and Russian literature (born 1921)
* February 26: [[Karl Dedecius]], Polish-born German translator of Polish and Russian literature (born [[1921 in Germany|1921]])
* February 29: [[Hannes Löhr]], German football player (born 1942)
* February 29: [[Hannes Löhr]], German football player (born [[1942 in Germany|1942]])
* March 18: [[Guido Westerwelle]], German politician (born 1961)
* March 8: [[Claus Ogerman]], German arranger and orchestrator (born [[1930 in Germany|1930]])
* March 24: [[Roger Cicero]], German jazz and pop musician (born 1970)
* March 9: [[Reinhold Remmert]], German mathematician (born [[1930 in Germany|1930]])
* March 31: [[Hans-Dietrich Genscher]], German politician (born 1927)
* March 18: [[Guido Westerwelle]], German politician (born [[1961 in Germany|1961]])
* April 7: [[Hendrikje Fitz]], German actress (born 1961)
* March 18: [[Lothar Späth]], German politician (born [[1927 in Germany|1937]])
* April 18: [[Fritz Herkenrath]], German football goalkeeper (born 1928)
* March 24: [[Roger Cicero]], German jazz and pop musician (born [[1970 in Germany|1970]])
* April 19: [[Karl-Heinz von Hassel]], German actor (born 1939)
* March 31: [[Hans-Dietrich Genscher]], German politician (born [[1927 in Germany|1927]])
* April 21: [[Hans Koschnick]], German politician (born 1929)
* April 7: [[Hendrikje Fitz]], German actress (born [[1961 in Germany|1961]])
* April 24: [[Klaus Siebert]], German biathlete (born 1955)
* April 18: [[Fritz Herkenrath]], German football goalkeeper (born [[1928 in Germany|1928]])
* April 28: [[Georg Kronawitter]], German politician (born 1928)
* April 19: [[Karl-Heinz von Hassel]], German actor (born [[1939 in Germany|1939]])
* April 30: [[Uwe Friedrichsen]], German actor (born 1934)
* April 21: [[Hans Koschnick]], German politician (born [[1929 in Germany|1929]])
* May 6: [[Margot Honecker]], German politician (born 1927)
* April 24: [[Klaus Siebert]], German biathlete (born [[1955 in Germany|1955]])
* May 6: [[Klaus Ampler]], German cyclist (born 1940)
* April 28: [[Georg Kronawitter]], German politician (born [[1928 in Germany|1928]])
* May 9: [[Walther Leisler Kiep]], German politician (born 1926)
* April 30: [[Uwe Friedrichsen]], German actor (born [[1934 in Germany|1934]])
* May 11: [[Peter Behrens (musician)|Peter Behrens]], German musician (born 1947)
* May 6: [[Margot Honecker]], German politician (born [[1927 in Germany|1927]])
* May 15: [[Erika Berger]], German television moderator (born 1939)
* May 6: [[Klaus Ampler]], German cyclist (born [[1940 in Germany|1940]])
* May 18: [[Fritz Stern]], German-American historian (born 1926)
* May 9: [[Walther Leisler Kiep]], German politician (born [[1926 in Germany|1926]])
* May 31: [[Rupert Neudeck]], German journalist (born 1939)
* May 11: [[Peter Behrens (musician)|Peter Behrens]], German musician (born [[1947 in Germany|1947]])
* June 11: [[Rudi Altig]], German cyclist (born 1937)
* May 15: [[Erika Berger]], German television moderator (born [[1939 in Germany|1939]])
* June 19: [[Götz George]], German actor (born 1938)
* May 18: [[Fritz Stern]], German-American historian (born [[1926 in Germany|1926]])
* July 7: [[Wolfram Siebeck]], German author and journalist (born 1928)
* May 31: [[Rupert Neudeck]], German journalist (born [[1939 in Germany|1939]])
* July 12: [[Miriam Pielhau]], German actress and author (born 1975)
* June 11: [[Rudi Altig]], German cyclist (born [[1937 in Germany|1937]])
* August 14: [[Hermann Kant]], German authr (born 1926)
* June 19: [[Götz George]], German actor (born [[1938 in Germany|1938]])
* August 24: [[Walter Scheel]], German politician, former president (born 1919)
* July 7: [[Wolfram Siebeck]], German author and journalist (born [[1928 in Germany|1928]])
* August 24: [[Henning Voscherau]], German politician (born 1941)
* July 10: [[Katharina Focke]], German politician (born [[1922 in Germany|1922]])
* September 10: [[Jutta Limbach]], German politician and jurist (born 1934)
* July 12: [[Miriam Pielhau]], German actress and author (born [[1975 in Germany|1975]])
* September 14: [[Hilmar Thate]], German actor (born 1931)
* August 14: [[Hermann Kant]], German author (born [[1926 in Germany|1926]])
* October 10: [[Tamme Hanken]], German horse whisperer and animals bonesetter (born 1960)
* August 18: [[Ernst Nolte]], German historian (born [[1923 in Germany|1923]])
* October 21 : [[Manfred Krug]], German actor (born 1937)
* August 23: [[Reinhard Selten]], German economist (born [[1930 in Germany|1930]])
* August 24: [[Walter Scheel]], German politician, former president (born [[1919 in Germany|1919]])
* August 24: [[Henning Voscherau]], German politician (born [[1941 in Germany|1941]])
* September 10: [[Jutta Limbach]], German politician and jurist (born [[1934 in Germany|1934]])
* September 14: [[Hilmar Thate]], German actor (born [[1931 in Germany|1931]])
* September 24: [[Christoph Albrecht]], German organist (born [[1930 in Germany|1930]])
* September 25 : [[Hans Korte]], German actor (born [[1929 in Germany|1929]])
* October 10: [[Tamme Hanken]], German horse whisperer and animals bonesetter (born [[1960 in Germany|1960]])
* October 15: [[Hans Pischner]], German conductor (born [[1914 in Germany|1914]])
* October 21 : [[Manfred Krug]], German actor (born [[1937 in Germany|1937]])
* November 26 : [[Peter Hintze]], German politician (born [[1950 in Germany|1950]])
* December 2 : [[Gisela May]], German actress and singer (born [[1924 in Germany|1924]])
* December 7: [[Hildegard Hamm-Brücher]], German politician (born [[1921 in Germany|1921]])
* December 27: [[Hans Tietmeyer]], German economist (born [[1931 in Germany|1931]])

==See also==
*[[2016 in German television]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


{{Years in Germany}}
{{Years in Germany}}

Revision as of 14:10, 23 January 2019

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The following lists events that happened in 2016 in Germany.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

December


Deaths

Guido Westerwelle
Götz George
Walter Scheel
Manfred Krug, 1971
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher in 1976

See also

References

  1. ^ Noack, Rick (11 July 2016). "Leaked document says 2,000 men allegedly assaulted 1,200 German women on New Year's Eve". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Berlin attack: What we know". BBC News. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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