1966 in Germany

none yes 1966 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 Festivalhttp://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1966/01_jahresblatt_1966/01_Jahresblatt_1966.html 16th Berlin International Film Festival 21 February 2010 berlinale.de https://web.archive.org/web/20100203233643/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1966/01_jahresblatt_1966/01_Jahresblatt_1966.html 3 February 2010 live 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 26 February – Anette Gersch, German alpine skier 18 March – Anne Will, German journalist http://daserste.ndr.de/annewill/annewill/t_spm-15602_.html Anne Will - Persönlich NDR German 2008-01-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080205103529/http://daserste.ndr.de/annewill/annewill/t_spm-15602_.html 5 February 2008 dead 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 1966 Category:Years of the 20th century in Germany Category:1960s in Germany Germany Germany