1980 in Germany

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Events in the year 1980 in Germany.

Incumbents

• President – Karl Carstens (West Germany)
• Chancellor – Helmut Schmidt (West Germany)
• General Secretary – Erich Honecker (East Germany)
• Prime Minister – Willi Stoph (East Germany)

Events

• 18 to 29 February - 30th Berlin International Film Festival[1]
• 20 March - Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, held in The Hague.[2]
• 26 September - Oktoberfest bombing[3]
• 5 October - West German federal election, 1980
• 6 November - The Third Schmidt cabinet led by Helmut Schmidt was sworn in.
• unknown date - First modern guided bus opens in Essen.[4]

Births

• February 2 - Angela Finger-Erben, German journalist
• February 22 - Jeanette Biedermann, German singer
• February 28 - Stefan Konarske, German actor
• March 9 - Volker Bruch, German television actor
• March 18 - Juliette Schoppmann, German singer
• March 25 - Hanno Koffler, German actor
• May 2 - Tim Borowski, German footballer
• May 6 - Wolke Hegenbarth, German actress
• May 9 - Carolin Kebekus, German comedian
• May 16 - Jens Spahn, German politician
• June 13 - Sarah Connor, German singer
• June 16 - Sibel Kekilli, German actress
• July 4 - Fahri Yardım, German actor
• July 9 - Sebastian Sylvester, German boxer
• August 6 - Roman Weidenfeller, German football player
• August 28 - Petra Schmidt-Schaller, German actress
• December 4 - Stefan Pfannmöller, German canoeist
• December 29 - Yvonne Bönisch, German judoka

Deaths

• 27 January - Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, officer in the German Army. He attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943; (born 1905)
• February 6
  • Bernhard Eichhorn, German film composer (born 1904)
  • Franz Schafheitlin, German actor (born 1895)
• February 21 — Alfred Andersch, German writer (born 1914)
• March 5 — Wilhelm Hoegner, German politician (born 1887)
• April 22 — August von Finck Sr., German banker (born 1898)
• May 26 — Franz Bachelin, German art director (born 1895)
• June 8 — Ernst Busch, German actor and singer (born 1900)
• June 27 — Walter Dornberger, German Army artillery officer whose career spanned World War I and World War II. He was a leader of Nazi Germany's V-2 rocket program (born 1895)
• September 3 - Fabian von Schlabrendorff, German jurist, soldier, and member of the resistance against Adolf Hitler (born 1907)
• October 18 - Hans Ehard, German politician (born 1887)
• December 11 — Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, German noblewoman (born 1892)[5]
• December 24 — Karl Dönitz, German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II (born 1891)

See also

• 1980 in German television

References

1. "30th Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
2. "Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
3. AFP (8 July 2020). "Germany: 1980 Oktoberfest bombing a 'far-right attack'". Deutsche Welle.
4. "Bus Priority Systems (Bus Rapid Transit) - Special Feature on Kerb Guided Buses (O-Bahn)".
5. "Herzogin Viktoria Luise - Munzinger Biographie". www.munzinger.de. Retrieved 2022-10-13.