1976 in Germany

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Events in the year 1976 in Germany.

Incumbents

• President – Walter Scheel
• Chancellor – Helmut Schmidt

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 19 - Abdoul Thiam, German footballer
• July 10 - Lars Ricken, German football player
• September 26 - Michael Ballack, German football player
• November 2 - Mike Leon Grosch, German singer
• November 12 - Judith Holofernes, German singer

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 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)
• December 14 - Friedrich Foertsch, German general (born 1900)

See also

• 1976 in German television