1974 in Germany

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Events in the year 1974 in Germany .

Incumbents

• President
  • Gustav Heinemann (until 30 June 1974)
  • Walter Scheel (from 1 July 1974)
• Chancellor
  • Willy Brandt (until 7 May 1974)
  • Walter Scheel (Acting; 7–16 May 1974)
  • Helmut Schmidt (from 16 May 1974)

Events

• Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974
• 29 March - Launch of the Volkswagen Golf, a front-wheel drive hatchback which is planned to replace the Beetle.
• 2 April - Westfalenstadion is opened in Dortmund.
• 24 April - Guillaume Affair
• 16 May - The First Schmidt cabinet led by Helmut Schmidt was sworn in.
• 23 May - West German presidential election, 1974
• 13 June-7 July - 1974 FIFA World Cup, held in West Germany
• 21 June - 2 July - 24th Berlin International Film Festival
• 7 October - East German Republic Day Parade of 1974

Births

• January 1 - Marco Schreyl, German television presenter
• January 4 - Danilo Hondo, German cyclist
• January 11 - Roland Zulehner, German contemporary artist ^[1]
• January 21 - Kim Dotcom, German-Finnish internet activist
• January 22 - Annette Frier, German comedian
• January 30 - Maren Eggert, German actress
• January 31 - Ralf Akoto, German judoka
• March 5 - Barbara Schöneberger, German actress and television presenter
• March 20 - Janine Kunze, German actress
• March 28 - Matthias Koeberlin, German actor
• March 21 - Klaus Lederer, German politician
• April 1 - Sandra Völker, German swimmer
• April 7 - Ronny Ostwald, German athlete
• May 23 - Manuela Schwesig, German politician
• June 6 - Dunja Hayali, German journalist
• June 9 - Benjamin Heisenberg, German film director
• April 1 - Sandra Völker, German swimmer ^[2]
• July 14 - Martina Hill, actress, comedian and impersonator
• July 22 - Franka Potente, German actress
• July 28 - Axel Bernstein, German politician (died 2017)
• August 19 - Anja Knippel, German runner
• August 22 - Peter Tauber, German politician
• September 9 - Philipp Kadelbach, German film director
• September 17 - Bianca Shomburg, German singer
• September 25 - Timo Hoffmann, German boxer
• September 26 - Andreas Scheuer, German politician
• October 29 - Hansjörg Schmidt, German politician
• November 9 - Sven Hannawald, German ski jumper
• November 9 - Kurt Krömer, German comedian and television presenter
• December 4 - Manuela Henkel, German cross-country skier

Deaths

• January 26 - Johanna Langefeld, German guard, supervisor of three Nazi concentration camps (born 1900)
• January 27 - Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, German general (born 1886)
• February 13 - Adolf Arndt, German politician (born 1904)
• February 24 - Robert A. Stemmle, German film director and screenwriter (born 1903)
• April 20 - Richard Huelsenbeck, German poet and writer (born 1892)
• May 24 - Konrad Frey, German gymnast (born 1909)
• June 24 - Gero Wecker, German film producer (born 1923)
• July 29 - Erich Kästner, German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist (born 1899)
• August 14 — Arnulf Klett, German lawyer and politician (born 1905)
• October 10 - Marie Luise Kaschnitz, German writer (born 1901)
• October 27- Rudolf Dassler, German founder of the sportswear company Puma (born 1898)
• November 9 — Holger Meins, German cinematography student (born 1941)
• November 16 - Walther Meissner, German physicist (born 1882)
• December 3 - Hans Leibelt, German film actress (born 1885)
• December 14 — Kurt Hahn, German educator (born 1886)

See also

• 1974 in German television

References

1. "Roland Zulehner Art". fineartamerica.com. Fine Art America. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
2. Lohn, John (2010). Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming. Scarecrow Press. p. 163. ISBN   978-0-8108-6775-8.