1966 in Germany

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Events in the year 1966 in Germany .

Incumbents

• President – Heinrich Lübke
• Chancellor
  • Ludwig Erhard (until 30 November 1966)
  • Kurt Georg Kiesinger (from 30 November 1966)

Events

• Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
• 24 June–5 July – 16th Berlin International Film Festival ^[1]
• 1 December – The Kiesinger cabinet, led by Kurt Georg Kiesinger, is sworn in.
• Date unknown: German company Hannover Re was founded.

Births

• 30 January – Hans Tutschku, German composer
• 7 February – Claudia Nolte, German politician
• 7 February – Kristin Otto, German swimmer
• 8 February – Bruno Labbadia, German footballer and manager
• 9 February – Christoph Maria Herbst, German actor and comedian
• 16 February – Martin Perscheid, German cartoonist (d. 2021)
• 22 February – Thorsten Kaye, German-English actor
• 18 March – Anne Will, German journalist ^[2]
• 3 April – Michael Mittermeier, German comedian
• 4 April – Stefan Mappus, German politician
• 19 April – Oliver Welke, German television presenter, actor, comedian and sports journalist
• 21 April – Francis Fulton-Smith, German-British actor
• 3 May – Katrin Göring-Eckardt, German politician
• 8 May – Rocko Schamoni, German entertainer, author and musician
• 9 May – Stefan Quandt, German engineer and industrialist
• 11 May – Christoph Schneider, German musician
• 25 May – Tatjana Patitz, German model and actress (died 2023)
• 28 May – Theo Bleckmann, German vocalist and composer
• 30 May – Thomas Häßler, German football player
• 31 May – Frank Goosen, German cabaret artist and novelist
• 1 June – Sven Rothenberger, German equestrian
• 5 June – Sebastian Krumbiegel, German singer
• 1 July – Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, German fencer
• 7 July – Gundula Krause, German-Irish violinist
• 8 July – Ralf Altmeyer, German virologist
• 14 July – Ralf Waldmann, German motorcycle race (died 2018)
• 18 July – Kathrin Neimke, German track and field athlete
• 23 July – Wolfgang Büchner, German journalist
• 1 August – Axel Oberwelland, German businessman
• 7 August – Stefan Heße, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church
• 20 August – Andreas Hartenfels, German politician
• 25 August – Sandra Maischberger, German journalist
• 7 September – Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, German speed skater
• 13 September – Maria Furtwängler, German actress
• 19 September – Heiko Maas, German politician
• 22 September – Erdoğan Atalay, German-Turkish actor
• 30 September – Leo Löwenstein, German racing driver (died 2010)
• 8 October – Tabea Zimmermann, German violinist
• 17 October – Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse, German nobleman
• 9 September – Georg Hackl, German luger
• 20 October – Stefan Raab, German television presenter
• 1 November – Barbara Becker, German model
• 16 November – Christian Lorenz, German musician
• 3 December – Bernd Althusmann, German politician

Deaths

• 28 January — Ada Tschechowa, Russo-German actress (born 1916)
• 23 March – August Bach, German politician (born 1897)
• 23 March – Hilde Schrader, German swimmer (born 1910)
• April 13 - Felix von Luckner, German nobleman, author and sailor (born 1881)
• May 8- Erich Pommer, German film producer and executive (born 1889)
• May 10 - Erich Engel, German film and theatre director (born 1891)
• May 24 - Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (born 1885)
• June 12 - Hermann Scherchen, German conductor (born 1891)
• July 16 - Bernhard Schweitzer, German archaeologist (born 1892)
• July 31 - Alexander von Falkenhausen, German general (born 1878)
• August 22 - Günther Birkenfeld, German writer (born 1901)
• August 29 – Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern, Queen consort of Portugal in exile (born 1890)
• September 12 - Heinrich Stuhlfauth, German football player and goal keeper (born 1896)
• September 17 — Fritz Wunderlich, singer (born 1930)
• September 19 - Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski, equestrian and general (born 1899)
• October 17 - Wieland Wagner, German opera director (born 1917)
• November 19 - Margarete Haagen, German actress (born 1889)
• December 3 - Friedrich Marby, German rune occultist and Germanic revivalist (born 1882)
• December 4 - Renate Ewert, German actress (born 1933)

See also

• 1966 in German television

References

1. "16th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
2. "Anne Will - Persönlich" (in German). NDR. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-29.