1962 in Germany

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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.^[1]
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, shot putter
10 March – Sepp Daxenberger, politician (died 2010)
12 March – Andreas Köpke, footballer
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
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)^[2]
11 May – Hans Luther, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1879)
18 May – Sandra, singer
19 May – Gabriele Münter, German painter (born 1877)^[3]
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)^[4]
15 June – Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, German nobleman (born 1887)
18 June – Friederich-Karl Burckhardt, German World War I flying ace (born 1889)
9 August – Hermann Hesse, German writer (born 1877)^[5]
20 August – Kurt Schumacher, German politician (born 1895)
1 September – Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, German general (born 1889)^[6]
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)

References

^ Marek, Michael; Görtz, Birgit (10 October 2012). "A scandal rocks the young federal republic". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
^ Herbst, Andreas (2009). "Selbmann, Käte". Who Was Who in the GDR? (in German). Berlin: Ch. Links Verlag. Retrieved 2024-04-12 – via Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung.
^ Haftmann, Werner (1966). Painting In The Twentieth Century. London: Praeger Publishers. p. 409. ISBN 978-0-27588-730-8.
^ Hull, William L. (1963). The Struggle for a Soul. New York: Doubleday. p. 160. OCLC 561109771.
^ Ingo Cornils (2009). A Companion to the Works of Hermann Hesse. Camden House. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-57113-330-4.
^ Josef Charita; François de Lannoy (2001). Panzertruppen: Les Troupes Blindees Allemandes German Armored Troops 1935-1945. Heimdal. p. 21. ISBN 9782840481515.

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[dw-1] Marek, Michael; Görtz, Birgit (10 October 2012). "A scandal rocks the young federal republic". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

[:0-2] Herbst, Andreas (2009). "Selbmann, Käte". Who Was Who in the GDR? (in German). Berlin: Ch. Links Verlag. Retrieved 2024-04-12 – via Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung.

[3] Haftmann, Werner (1966). Painting In The Twentieth Century. London: Praeger Publishers. p. 409. ISBN 978-0-27588-730-8.

[4] Hull, William L. (1963). The Struggle for a Soul. New York: Doubleday. p. 160. OCLC 561109771.

[5] Ingo Cornils (2009). A Companion to the Works of Hermann Hesse. Camden House. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-57113-330-4.

[6] Josef Charita; François de Lannoy (2001). Panzertruppen: Les Troupes Blindees Allemandes German Armored Troops 1935-1945. Heimdal. p. 21. ISBN 9782840481515.

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1962 in Germany

Incumbents

Events

Births

Deaths

See also

References