1980 in Germany
# 1980 in Germany

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
* 20 March - Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, held in The Hague.
* 26 September - Oktoberfest bombing
* 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.

## 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)
* February 6 — 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)
* 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)
* December 24 — Karl Dönitz , German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II (born 1891)
