1962 in Germany

none 1962 Events in the year 1962 in Germany. Incumbents President – Heinrich Lübke Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer Events 16-17 February - North Sea flood of 1962 2 February - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 28 February – Oberhausen Manifesto 22 June – 3 July 12th Berlin International Film Festival 8 October – Spiegel affair begins, when an article in Der Spiegel questions the adequacy of Germany's defence capability.A scandal rocks the young federal republic http://www.dw.de/a-scandal-rocks-the-young-federal-republic/a-16295037 26 August 2013 Deutsche Welle 10 October 2012 Michael Marek Birgit Görtz 25 November – The 1962 Bavarian state election took place. The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) achieved a majority under Minister-President Alfons Goppel.1962-11-26 STRAUSS'S PARTY GAINS IN BAVARIA; Captures 108 of 204 Seats in the State Legislature, Adding to Bonn Crisis Forecasts Prove Wrong STRAUSS'S PARTY GAINS IN ELECTION Five Ministers Withdrawn Triumph Seen for Strauss (Published 1962) https://www.nytimes.com/1962/11/26/archives/strausss-party-gains-in-bavaria-captures-108-of-204-seats-in-the.html 2025-10-20 The New York Times en 14 December – The Fifth Adenauer cabinet, led by Konrad Adenauer, is sworn in. Births 5 January – Ralf Meister, German Lutheran theologian, former General Superintendent (regional bishop) of Berlin, and Landesbischof of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover 9 January – André Wohllebe, German canoeist (died 2014) 19 January – Monika Grütters, German politician 31 January – Frank Wieneke, German judoka 8 February – Martin Wuttke, German actor 13 February – Christiane Weber, German fencer 25 February – Birgit Fischer, German kayaker 4 March – Stephan Reimertz, German historian and author 9 March – Rolf Saalfrank, German shot putter 10 March – Sepp Daxenberger, politician (died 2010) 12 March – Andreas Köpke, footballer 17 March – Rudi Spring, German composer (died 2025) 24 March – Irina Meszynski, German discus thrower 26 March – Susanne Daubner, German television presenter 1 April – Stefanie Tücking, German radio and television presenter (died 2018) 24 April – Heike Kemmer, equestrian 28 April – Susanne Klatten, German business woman 29 April – Stephan Burger, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church 18 May – Sandra, German singer 21 May – Uwe Rahn, German football player 31 May – Sebastian Koch, German actor 3 June – Dagmar Neubauer, German sprinter 10 June – Ralf Schumann, German sport shooter 22 June – Campino, German singer 24 June – Christine Neubauer, German actress 9 July – Jan Degenhardt, German lawyer and folk-singer 15 July – Jens Bullerjahn, German engineer and politician (died 2022) 21 July – Gabi Bauer, German journalist 28 July – Torsten Gütschow, German football player 9 August – Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German politician 23 August – Jürgen Tonkel, German actor 30 September – Kathrin Schneider, German politician 9 October – Durs Grünbein, German poet 25 October – Martin Haase, German linguist 30 October – Stefan Kuntz, German football player 1 November – Ulf Timmermann, German athlete 6 November – Georg Uecker, German actor 28 November – Andreas Behm, German weightlifter 30 November – Heinrich Deichmann, German entrepreneur 1 December – Detlev Buck, German actor, film producer and screenwriter 5 December – Marion Kracht, German actress 14 December – Bela B., German singer and musician 31 December – Katy Karrenbauer, German actress Deaths 1 January – Hans von Salmuth, German general (born 1888) 7 February – Clara Nordström, Swedish-born German writer and translator (born 1886) 8 March – Hans Felber, Wehrmacht general and Knight's Cross recipient (born 1889) 5 April – Käte Selbmann, German politician (b. 1906)Herbst Andreas Andreas Herbst https://www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de/de/recherche/kataloge-datenbanken/biographische-datenbanken/kaete-selbmann Who Was Who in the GDR? 2009 Ch. Links Verlag Berlin de Selbmann, Käte 2024-04-12 Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung 11 May – Hans Luther, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1879) 18 May – Sandra, singer 19 May – Gabriele Münter, German painter (born 1877)Werner Haftmann Painting In The Twentieth Century London Praeger Publishers 1966 409 978-0-27588-730-8 26 May – Karl Rapp, German founder and owner of the Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH in Munich.(born 1882) 1 June – Adolf Eichmann, German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel) (born 1906) Hull William L. William Lovell Hull The Struggle for a Soul 1963 Doubleday New York 561109771 160 15 June – Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, German nobleman (born 1887) 18 June – Friederich-Karl Burckhardt, German World War I flying ace (born 1889) 25 July – Helene Weber, German politician (born 1881) 9 August – Hermann Hesse, German writer (born 1877)Ingo Cornils A Companion to the Works of Hermann Hesse https://books.google.com/books?id=fKp0AeFMaRQC&pg=PA6 2009 Camden House 978-1-57113-330-4 6 20 August – Kurt Schumacher, German politician (born 1895) 1 September – Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, German general (born 1889)Josef Charita François de Lannoy Panzertruppen: Les Troupes Blindees Allemandes German Armored Troops 1935-1945 Heimdal 2001 9782840481515 21 10 September – Rudolf Petersen, German politician (born 1878) 25 September – Herbert Koch, German archaeologist (born 1880) 21 October – Karl Elmendorff, German conductor (born 1891) 14 November – Wilhelm Lachnit, German painter (born 1899) 13 December – Rudolf Wissell, German politician (born 1869) See also 1962 in German television References 1962 Category:Years of the 20th century in Germany Category:1960s in Germany Germany Germany