1971 in Germany
Events in the year 1971 in Germany.
Incumbents
Events
- 27 February – Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
- 14 March – West Berlin state election, 1971
- 21 March – Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1971
- 27 May – Dahlerau train disaster
- 6 June – We've had abortions! in magazine Stern
- 26 June-July 6 - 21st Berlin International Film Festival
- 3 September – Four Power Agreement on Berlin
- 14 November – East German general election, 1971
- Date unknown
- *University of Bremen is founded.
- *University of Kassel is founded.
- *Dalli, Dalli by Hans Rosenthal is first broadcast, on ZDF.
Births
- 3 January – Tarek Al-Wazir, German politician
- 8 January – Mike Süsser, German chef and author
- 26 January
- *Hubert Aiwanger, German politician
- *Rick Kavanian, German actor, comedian and author
- 19 March – Nadja Auermann, German model
- 11 April – Oliver Riedel, German musician
- 29 April – Anja Karliczek, German politician
- 13 August
- * Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor
- * Heike Makatsch, German actress
- 23 July – Cornelia Pfohl, German archer
- 19 August – Guido Cantz, German television presenter
- 3 September – Mirja Boes, German comedian and actress
- 2 October – Xavier Naidoo, German singer
- 18 October – Jan Wagner, German writer
- 19 October – David Wagner, German soccer player and manager
- 30 October – Fredi Bobic, German football player
- 10 November – Nina Kunzendorf, German actress
- 18 November
- * Ilka Bessin, German comedian
- * Oliver Ruhnert, German politician and football manager
- 5 December – Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, German politician
- 24 December – Katrin Lange, German politician
- 30 December – Manuela Schmermund, German Paralympic sport shooter
Full date unknown
- Martin Klimas, photographer
Deaths
- 14 January – Heinrich Anacker, German author
- 25 January – Hermann Hoth, German general
- 25 April – Erich Engels, German screenwriter, producer and film director
- 11 May – Hans Carste, German composer and conductor
- 6 May – Helene Weigel, German actress
- 13 May – Hubert von Meyerinck, German actor
- 3 June – Heinz Hopf, German mathematician
- 21 June – Ludwig Schmidseder, German composer
- 26 June – Johannes Frießner, German general
- 7 August – Günther Rittau, German film director
- 17 August – Wilhelm List, German field marshal
- 1 November
- * Walther Kittel, Wehrmacht general
- * Gertrud von Le Fort, German writer of novels, poems and essays
- 14 November – Paul Klinger, German actor
- 10 December – Gotthard Heinrici, German general
- 11 December – Gustav Ehrhart, German chemist