1971 in Germany
# 1971 in Germany

Events in the year 1971 in Germany.

## Incumbents

* President – Gustav Heinemann
* Chancellor – Willy Brandt

## 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
* 5 December – Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, German politician
* 30 December – Manuela Schmermund, German Paralympic sport shooter

### Full date unknown

* Martin Klimas, photographer

## Deaths

* 14 January – Heinrich Anacker, German author (born 1901)
* 25 January – Hermann Hoth, German general (born 1885)
* 25 April – Erich Engels, German screenwriter, producer and film director (born 1889)
* 11 May – Hans Carste, German composer and conductor (born 1909)
* 6 May – Helene Weigel, German actress (born 1900)
* 13 May – Hubert von Meyerinck, German actor (born 1896)
* 3 June – Heinz Hopf, German mathematician (born 1894)
* 21 June – Ludwig Schmidseder, German composer (born 1904)
* 26 June – Johannes Frießner, German general (born 1892)
* 7 August – Günther Rittau, German film director (born 1893)
* 17 August – Wilhelm List, German field marshal (b. 1880)
* 1 November
   * Walther Kittel, Wehrmacht general (born 1887)
   * Gertrud von Le Fort, German writer of novels, poems and essays (born 1876)
* 14 November – Paul Klinger, German actor (born 1907)
* 10 December – Gotthard Heinrici, German general (born 1886)
* 11 December – Gustav Ehrhart, German chemist (born 1894)
