1968 in Germany explained
Events in the year 1968 in Germany.
Incumbents
Events
Births
- January 2 – Matthias Berger, German politician
- January 11 – Benjamin List, German organic chemist, recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- February 27 - Samuel Kummer, German organist (died 2024)
- March 6 - Smudo, German singer
- April 6 - Oliver Korittke, German actor
- April 8 - Gabriele Fähnrich, German gymnast
- April 20 - Jens Weidmann, German economist, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank, and Chairman of the Board of the Bank for International Settlements
- April 21 - Tita von Hardenberg, German journalist and television presenter
- April 25 - Thomas Strunz, German football player
- April 29 - Michael Herbig, German film actor and director
- April 29 - Jürgen Vogel, German actor
- May 1 - Oliver Bierhoff, German football player
- May 2 - August François von Finck, German businessman
- May 5 - Peter Frank, German lawyer
- May 9 - Hardy Krüger Jr., German actor
- May 19 - Sonja Zietlow, German television presenter
- June 8 - Torsten Gutsche, German canoeist
- August 2 - Stefan Effenberg, German football player
- August 17 - Anja Fichtel, German fencer
- September 11 - Andreas Tews, German boxer
- September 23 - Gabriele Reinsch, German athlete
- September 29 - Svenja Schulze, German politician
- October 13 - Kay Bluhm, German canoeist
- October 18 - Michael Stich, German tennis player
- November 19
- November 21 - Inka Bause, German actress, singer and television presenter
- November 24 - Martin Schneider, German footballer
- December 18 - Mario Basler, German footballer
- December 30 - Thomas D, German singer
Deaths
- January 2 - Cuno Hoffmeister, German astronomer (born 1892)
- February 23 - Emil Hirschfeld, German athlete (born 1903)
- February 28 - Hans Lohmeyer, German politician and jurist (born 1881)
- April 16 — Albert Betz, German physicist and a pioneer of wind turbine technology (born 1885)
- May 25 - Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (born 1881)
- May 30 - Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (born 1908)
- June 18 - Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, German general (born 1885)
- June 23 — Andreas von Aulock, Imperial Army officer and Wehrmacht general (born 1893)
- July 1 - Fritz Bauer, German judge (born 1903)
- July 19 - Käthe Kruse notable pioneer of German doll-making (born 1883)
- July 20 - Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (born 1908)
- July 28 - Otto Hahn, German chemist (born 1879)
- December 16 - Jürgen Moll, German football player (born 1939)
Notes and References
- Web site: De Kamerleden: Anja Vanrobaeys . . 10 September 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
