1975 in Germany explained

Events in the year 1975 in Germany.

Incumbents

• • President – Walter Scheel Chancellor – Helmut Schmidt

Events

• 25 February  - German Constitutional Court abortion decision
• 27 February  - The 2 June Movement kidnaps West German politician Peter Lorenz. He is released on March 4 after most of the kidnappers' demands are met.
• 27 June–8 July – 25th Berlin International Film Festival
• August: Fire on the Lüneburg Heath
• Date unknown
  • German company Coppenrath & Wiese was founded.
  • Launch of the Volkswagen Polo, a three-door hatchback which fits into the Volkswagen range below the Golf and is similar in size and concept to the Renault 5 from France.
  • The Flick affair begins with a share trade where the Flick company sold shares worth 1.9 Billion Deutsche Mark from Daimler AG to the Deutsche Bank.

Births

• 13 February – Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler, German politician
• 21 February – Daniel Fehlow, German actor
• 26 February – Frank Busemann, German decathlete
• 3 March – Johanna Wokalek, German actress
• 23 March – Stefan Möller, German politician
• 13 April – Lou Bega, German singer
• 7 May – Michael Kretschmer, German politician
• 4 June – Radost Bokel, German actress
• 23 June – Prince Daniel of Saxony, German nobleman^[1]
• 30 June – Ralf Schumacher, German racing driver^[2]
• 2 July –Maxim Mehmet, German actor
• 26 July – Ingo Schultz, German athlete
• 22 September – Christian Ulmen, German entertainer and actor
• 19 October – Hilde Gerg, German ski alpine skier
• undated - Christoph Bach, German actor

Deaths

• 11 January – Roma Bahn, German actress (born 1896)
• 24 January – Erich Kempka, chauffeur of Adolf Hitler (born 1910)
• 2 February – Karl Maron, German politician (born 1903)
• 3 March – Therese Giehse, actress (born 1898)
• 22 March – Paul Verhoeven, actor, theatre and film director (born 1901)^[3]
• 1 April – Lorenz Jaeger, German cardinal of Roman Catholic Church (born 1892)
• 17 April – Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, nobleman (born 1893)
• 17 June – Max Barthel, writer (born 1893)
• 6 July – Margret Boveri, journalist and writer (born 1900)
• 12 August – Werner Rittberger, figure skater (born 1891)
• 30 October – Gustav Ludwig Hertz, physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1887)
• 26 November – Anton Storch, politician (born 1892)
• 16 December – Wilhelm Stählin, German Lutheran theologian, bishop, preacher (born 1883)

See also

• 1975 in German television

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geschichte des Hauses Wettin von seinen Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart . . de . 5 March 2003 . 15 May 2009 .
2. Web site: Wright. David. Ralf Schumacher: Coming Out of Michael's Shadow. Atlas F1. Haymarket Publications. September 1999. 28 August 2014.
3. Book: Evelyn Mack Truitt. Who was who on screen. Bowker. 1977. 9780835209144. 467.