1949 in Germany

none yes 1949 19491949 Events in the year 1949 in the Allied-occupied Germany, then in West Germany and East Germany. Incumbents West Germany President – Theodor Heuss (starting 13 September) Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer (starting 20 September) East Germany Head of State – Wilhelm Pieck (starting 11 October) Head of Government – Otto Grotewohl (starting 12 October) Events 8 May - The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany was approved in Bonn. 8 May - The Soviet War Memorial in East-Berlin is established. 12 May - The Berlin Blockade ends. 15/16 May - East German Constitutional Assembly election, 1949 14 August - West German federal election, 1949 16 September - Hamburger Morgenpost is first published. 20 September - The First Adenauer cabinet led by Konrad Adenauer was sworn in. 7 October - Constitution of East Germany Date unknown: Liebherr, a multinational equipment manufacturer, is founded in Baden-Württemberg, to build the mobile tower crane devised by Hans Liebherr.The foundation of the Group https://www.liebherr.com/en/deu/about-liebherr/history/1949-1960.html Liebherr 2020-11-25 Date unknown: Germany company Heckler & Koch was founded. Date unknown: German company Adidas was founded. Date unknown: The Currywurst is invented by Herta Heuwer in Berlin. Births January 9 - Mary Roos, German singer January 15 - Jürgen Roters, German politician January 24 - Nikolaus Brender, German journalist February 5 - Kurt Beck, German politician February 13 - Jo Baier, German film director February 22 - Joachim Witt, German singer March 2 - Wolfgang Sandner, German physicist (died 2015) March 5 - Franz Josef Jung, German politician March 11 - Georg Schramm, German psychologist and Kabarett artist March 26 - Patrick Süskind, German writer April 5 - Klara Höfels, German actress and theatre director (died 2022) April 6 - Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist April 7 - Evelyn Haas, German judge April 11 - Bernd Eichinger, German film producer, director and screenwriter (died 2011) May 10 - Hans Reichel, German guitarist (died 2011) May 12 Raimund Hoghe, German choreographer (died 2021) Hans Leyendecker, German journalist June 8 - Hildegard Falck, German athlete June 12 - Jens Böhrnsen, German politician June 13 - Ulla Schmidt, German politician June 15 - Elmar Hörig, German television presenter June 27 - Günther Schumacher, German track cyclist June 28 - Peter Gruss, German biologist June 29 - Kurt Schrimm, German prosecutor July 4 - Horst Seehofer, German politician July 19 - Maren Kroymann, German actress and singer August 3 - Fritz Egner, German television host August 22 - Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, German nobleman, head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg August 30 - Peter Maffay, German singer September 2 - Frank Ripploh, German actor and film director (died 2002) September 3 - Volker Kauder, German politician September 19 - Richard Rogler, German Kabarett performer and comedian September 22 - Ludwig Schick, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church October 4 - Albrecht von Boeselager, German lawyer and forester October 18 - Erwin Sellering, German politician November 8 - Gabriele Krone-Schmalz, German journalist November 24 - Bruno Weil, German conductor Deaths January 5 - Max Bockmühl, German chemist (born 1882) January 10 - Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist and polar scientist (born 1865) March 4 - Joannes Baptista Sproll, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church (born 1870) March 12 - August Bier, German surgeon (born 1861) March 25 - Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, German nobleman (born 1887) March 28 - Theodor Seitz, German colonial politician (born 1863) March 30 - Friedrich Bergius, German chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate (born 1884) April 8 – Wilhelm Adam, German general (born 1877) May 21 — Klaus Mann, German writer (born 1906) May 22 - Hans Pfitzner, German composer (born 1869) June 23 - Heinrich Schnee, German lawyer, colonial civil servant, politician, writer, and association official (born 1871) July 18 - Bernhard Hoetger, German painter and sculptor (born 1874) September 4 - Herbert Eulenberg, German author and poet (born 1876) September 8 - Richard Strauss, German composer (born 1864) September 14 - Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen, German politician (born 1901) October 21 - Johannes Bell, German politician (born 1868) November 23- Gustav Radbruch, German legal scholar and politician (born 1878) December 23 - Arthur Eichengrün, German chemist (born 1867) December 30 - Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe, sovereign of the Principality of Lippe (born 1871) References 1949 Category:1940s in Germany Category:Years of the 20th century in Germany Germany Germany