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Events in the year 1976 in Germany.

## Incumbents

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### West Germany

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* President – Walter Scheel
* Chancellor – Helmut Schmidt

### East Germany

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* Head of State – Willi Stoph (until October 29), Erich Honecker (starting October 29)
* Head of Government – Horst Sindermann (until October 29), Willi Stoph (starting October 29)

## Events

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* February 1 – Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976
* June 25 – July 6 – 26th Berlin International Film Festival
* July 1 – Mitbestimmungsgesetz
* October 3 – West German federal election, 1976
* October 17 – East German general election, 1976
* December 16 – The Second Schmidt cabinet led by Helmut Schmidt was sworn in.

## Births

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* January 6 – Judith Rakers, German journalist
* January 9 – Simon Gosejohann, German comedian and television presenter
* January 21 – Alexander Bommes, German handball player and journalist
* January 21 – Kerstin Kowalski, German rower
* March 12 – Andreas Erm, German race walker
* April 6 – Anke Rehlinger, German politician
* April 11 – Ruth Moschner, German television presenter
* April 25 – Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player
* April 29 – Stephanie Aeffner, German politician (died 2025)
* May 3 – Alexander Gerst, German astronaut
* May 25 – Sandra Nasić, German singer
* June 10 – Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, German nobleman
* June 12 – Katja Husen, German biologist and politician (died 2022)
* June 19 – Abdoul Thiam, German footballer
* June 30 – Christine Schürrer, German serial killer
* July 10 – Lars Ricken, German football player
* July 15 – Diane Kruger, German actress
* July 20 – Florian Panzner, German actor
* August 4 – Manja Schüle, German politician
* September 26 – Michael Ballack, German football player
* November 2 – Mike Leon Grosch, German singer
* November 12 – Judith Holofernes, German singer
* December 8 – Dominic Monaghan, German-born British actor

## Deaths

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* January 18 – Friedrich Hollaender, German film composer and author (born 1896)
* February 1 – Werner Heisenberg, German physicist (born 1901)
* February 1 – Hans Richter, German painter and graphic artist (born 1888)
* February 11 – Alexander Lippisch, German aeronautical engineer, a pioneer of aerodynamics (born 1894)
* February 14 – Gertrud Dorka, German archaeologist, prehistorian and museum director (born 1893)[1]
* February 25 – Paul May, German film director (born 1909)
* March 27 – Georg August Zinn, German politician (born 1901)
* April 1 – Max Ernst, German painter (born 1891)
* April 13 – Traugott Herr, German general (born 1890)
* May 9 — Ulrike Meinhof, German terrorist (born 1934)
* May 12 – Rudolf Kempe, German conductor (born 1910)
* May 26 – Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (born 1889)
* June 18 – Karl Adam, German rowing coach (born 1912)
* July 1 – Anneliese Michel, German woman (born 1952)
* July 5 – Anna Hübler, German pair skater (born 1885)
* July 7 – Gustav Heinemann, German politician, former President of Germany (born 1899)
* July 24 – Julius Döpfner, German cardinal of Roman Catholic Church (born 1913)
* July 30 – Rudolf Bultmann, German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament at the University of Marburg (born 1884)
* August 10 – Paul Lücke, German politician (born 1914)
* September 9 – Gottlob Bauknecht, German businessman (born 1892)
* August 10 – Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German painter (born 1884)
* October 3 – Hermann Pünder, German politician (born 1888)
* October 18 – Paul Schmidt, German engineer (born 1898)
* October 21 – Theodor Koch, German engineer and weapons manufacturer (born 1905)
* November 8 – Gottfried von Cramm, German tennis player (born 1909)
* November 30 – Fritz Rasp, German actor (born 1891)
* November 30 – Armin Zimmermann, German admiral (born 1917)
* 14 – Friedrich Foertsch, German general (born 1900)

## See also

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* 1976 in German television

## References

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1. ^ Fries, Jana Esther; Gutsmiedl-Schümann, Doris (2013). Ausgräberinnen, Forscherinnen, Pionierinnen: Ausgewählte Porträts früher Archäologinnen im Kontext ihrer Zeit (in German). Waxmann Verlag. pp. 217–219 and 222. ISBN 978-3-8309-7872-5.

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