1980 in Germany explained

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 30th Berlin International Film Festival . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100826103524/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1980/01_jahresblatt_1980/01_Jahresblatt_1980.html . 26 August 2010 . 15 August 2010 . berlinale.de.
2. Web site: Final of The Hague 1980 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412104322/https://eurovision.tv/event/the-hague-1980/final . 12 April 2021 . 12 April 2021 . European Broadcasting Union.
3. Web site: AFP . 8 July 2020 . Germany: 1980 Oktoberfest bombing a 'far-right attack' . Deutsche Welle.
4. Web site: Bus Priority Systems (Bus Rapid Transit) - Special Feature on Kerb Guided Buses (O-Bahn).
5. Web site: Herzogin Viktoria Luise - Munzinger Biographie . 2022-10-13 . www.munzinger.de.