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 January 2-5 – Gale of January 1976: storm and storm floods in Belgium, UK and Germany 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 was sworn in. It is again a Social–liberal coalition (SPD/FDP) led by Helmut Schmidt (SPD).
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 April 25 – Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player April 29 – Stephanie Aeffner, German politician (died 2025) 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 August 4 – Manja Schüle, German politician 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) 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)
Date unknown Alice von Pechmann, German interior decorator (born 1882)
See also 1976 in German television
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