1996 in Germany

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Other events of 1996
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Events in the year 1996 in Germany.

Incumbents[]

President – Roman Herzog
Chancellor – Helmut Kohl

Events[]

Deutsche Telekom is privatized.
February 15–26 – 46th Berlin International Film Festival
March 1 – Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
April 11: Düsseldorf Airport fire
June 28: Osnabrück mortar attack
October 1: Jakub Fiszman is abducted.

Elections[]

Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1996

Births[]

May 2 – Lisa Mayer, athlete
August 13 – Antonia Lottner, tennis player
November 11 – Gianluca Gaudino, footballer
November 21 – Gina Lückenkemper, athlete

Deaths[]

January 1 – Arthur Rudolph, German rocket engineer (born 1906)
January 6 – Kurt Schmücker, German politician (born 1919)
February 23 – Helmut Schön, German football player and manager (born 1915)
February 26 – Georg Henneberg, German physician (born 1908)
March 4 – Gerhard Schaffran, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church (born 1912)
March 15 – Wolfgang Koeppen, German writer (born 1906)
March 28 – Hans Blumenberg, philosopher and intellectual historian (born 1920)
May 3 – Hermann Kesten, German author (born 1900)
June 11 – Brigitte Helm, German actress (born 1906)
July 8 – Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, German nobleman (born 1905)
August 15 – Albert Osswald, German politician (born 1919)
August 20 – Rio Reiser, singer (born 1950)
September 19 – Helmut Heißenbüttel, German writer (born 1921)
September 21 – Franz Pfnür, German alpine skier (born 1908)
September 21 – Claus Holm, German actor (born 1918)
October 13 – Henri Nannen, German journalist (born 1913)
November 8 – Johannes Frömming, German harness racing driver (born 1910)
December 29 – Wolfgang Pietzsch, German chess grand master (born 1930)

See also[]

1996 in German television

References[]

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