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1986 in Germany
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See also: | Other events of 1986 History of Germany • Timeline • Years |
Events in the year 1986 in Germany.
Incumbents
- President - Richard von Weizsäcker
- Chancellor – Helmut Kohl
Events
- 14 - 25 February - 36th Berlin International Film Festival
- 27 March - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
- 8 June - East German general election, 1986
- July - Launch of the second generation BMW 7 Series.
- September - Launch of the third generation Audi 80.
- 17 October - Launch of the all-new Opel Omega, which succeeds the Opel Rekord.
- December - The Opel Omega is voted European Car of the Year, with the Audi 80 coming second in the contest and the BMW 7 Series coming third.
- German company Volkswagen Group acquired a controlling stake in Spanish company SEAT.
Births
- 6 January - Benjamin Simm, German rugby player
- 13 January - Laura Ludwig, German beach volleyball player
- 5 March - Constantin von Jascheroff, German actor
- 27 March - Manuel Neuer, German footballer
- 11 April - Lena Schöneborn, German athlete
- 5 June - Christian Baracat, German rugby player
- 11 June - Sebastian Bayer, German long jumper
- 20 July - Andreas Kümmert, German singer
- 25 July - Robert Dietrich, German ice hockey player (died 2011)
- 30 July - Arthur Abele, German decathlete
- 7 August - Paul Biedermann, German swimmer
- 26 August - Kerstin Thiele, German judoka
- 23 September - Gina-Lisa Lohfink, German actress and model
- 26 October - René Rast, German racing driver
- 28 October- Kristina Bröring-Sprehe, German equestrian
- 12 November - Robert Müller, German footballer
- 9 December - Miriam Welte, German cyclist
- 13 December - Christian Engelhart, German racing driver
Deaths
- January 23 - Joseph Beuys, artist (born 1921)
- January 25 - Josef Kammhuber, general (born 1896)
- January 25 - Ernst Schnabel, German writer (born 1913)
- January 27 – Lilli Palmer, actress (born 1914)
- February 3 — Alfred Vohrer, German film director and actor (born 1914)
- March 11 - Herbert Runge, German boxer (born 1913)
- March 13 - Eugen Gerstenmaier, German politician (born 1906)
- March 17 - Heinz Nixdorf, German computing pioneer, businessman and founder of Nixdorf Computer AG (born 1925)
- June 9 - Elisabeth Selbert, politician and lawyer (born 1896)
- July 14 - Joseph Vogt, classical historian (born 1895)
- July 24 - Willy Kaiser, German boxer (born 1912)
- August 3 - Otmar Emminger, German economist (born 1911)
- September 30 - Franz Burda I, German publisher (born 1903)
- October 4 — Arno von Lenski, German officer (born 1893)
- October 30 - Fritz Tillmann, German actor (born 1910)
- October 30 - Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt, German politician (born 1901)
- November 12 - Ria Baran, German pair skater (born 1922)
- December 2 - Heinrich Amersdorffer, German painter and printmaker (born 1905)
- December 12 - Paul Verner, politician (born 1911)
- December 19 - Werner Dankwort, German diplomat (born 1895)
See also
References
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