1996 in Germany
Events in the year 1996 in Germany.
Incumbents
Events
- Deutsche Telekom is privatized.
- 15–26 February – 46th Berlin International Film Festival
- 1 March – Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
- 11 April – Düsseldorf Airport fire
- 28 June – Osnabrück mortar attack
- 1 October – Jakub Fiszman is abducted.
Elections
Births
- 6 March – Timo Werner, footballer
- 2 May – Lisa Mayer, athlete
- 13 August – Antonia Lottner, tennis player
- 11 November – Gianluca Gaudino, footballer
- 21 November – Gina Lückenkemper, athlete
Deaths
- 1 January – Arthur Rudolph, German rocket engineer
- 6 January – Kurt Schmücker, German politician
- 9 February – Adolf Galland, German general
- 23 February – Helmut Schön, German football player and manager
- 26 February – Georg Henneberg, German physician
- 4 March – Gerhard Schaffran, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church
- 15 March – Wolfgang Koeppen, German writer
- 28 March – Hans Blumenberg, philosopher and intellectual historian
- 3 May – Hermann Kesten, German author
- 11 June – Brigitte Helm, German actress
- 8 July – Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, German nobleman
- 14 August - Camilla Horn, German actress
- 15 August – Albert Osswald, German politician
- 20 August – Rio Reiser, singer
- 19 September – Helmut Heißenbüttel, German writer
- 21 September
- *Franz Pfnür, German alpine skier
- *Claus Holm, German actor
- 13 October – Henri Nannen, German journalist
- 8 November – Johannes Frömming, German harness racing driver
- 29 December – Wolfgang Pietzsch, German chess grand master