# 1979 in Germany

Events in the year 1979 in Germany.

## Incumbents

* President – Walter Scheel (until 30 June), Karl Carstens (starting 1 July)
* Chancellor – Helmut Schmidt

## Events

* 20 February - 3 March - 29th Berlin International Film Festival
* March 17 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
* March 18 - Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1979
* March 18 - West Berlin state election, 1979
* June 10 - European Parliament election, 1979 (West Germany)
* July 31 - The city of Lahn in Hesse is dissolved after public outcry, the former cities of Giessen and Wetzlar are restored.
* undated: Neue Deutsche Welle, a pop musical genre, spreads throughout the land.

## Births

* 7 January - Christian Lindner, German politician
* 10 January - Maximilian Brückner, German actor
* 13 January - Joko Winterscheidt, German television presenter
* 21 January - Sebastian Schindzielorz, German footballer
* 29 January - Sarah Kuttner, German television presenter and author
* 2 February - Klaus Mainzer, German rugby player
* 6 February - Alice Weidel, German politician
* 12 March - Tim Wieskötter, German canoeist
* 20 April - Fady Maalouf, Lebanese-born singer and runner-up of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 5)
* 25 May - Elli Erl, singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 2)
* 26 May - Jonas Reckermann, German beach volleyball player
* 29 May - Arne Friedrich, German football player
* 14 June - Constantin Schreiber, German journalist
* 10 July - Tobias Unger, German athlete
* 14 July - Robin Szolkowy, pair skater
* 24 August - Markus Walger, rugby player
* 24 August - Markus Walger, German rugby player
* 25 August - Philipp Mißfelder, German politician (died 2015)
* 27 August - Ole Bischof, German judoka
* 5 November - Colin Grzanna, German rugby player and surgeon
* 2 December - Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer
* 21 December - Bert Tischendorf, German actor
* Undated: Dennis Rudolph, conceptual artist

## Deaths

* 4 January - Peter Frankenfeld, German comedian (born 1913)
* 22 March - Paul Nevermann, German politician (born 1902)
* 2 April - Erich Rademacher, German swimmer (born 1901)
* 14 May - Heinz Pollay, German equestrian (born 1908)
* 1 June - Werner Forssmann, German physician (born 1904)
* 3 June - Arno Schmidt, German author and translator (born 1914)
* 5 June - Heinz Erhardt, German comedian (born 1909)
* 8 June - Reinhard Gehlen, German general and intelligent officer (born 1902)
* 15 June - Ernst Meister, German writer (born 1911)
* 26 June - Franz-Josef Röder, German politician (born 1909)
* 28 June - Paul Dessau, German conductor and composer (born 1894)
* 6 August - Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist (born 1911)
* 12 August - Ernst Boris Chain, German biochemist (born 1906)
* 24 August – Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (born 1912)
* 12 September - Josef Müller, German politician (born 1898)
* 1 December - Max Jacobson, German physician (born 1900)
* 4 December - Friedrich Ebert Jr., German politician (born 1894)
* 11 December - Carlo Schmid, German politician (born 1896)
* 13 December - Alfred Bengsch, German cardinal of Roman Catholic Church (born 1921)
* 19 December - Wilhelm Kaisen, German politician (born 1887)
* 24 December - Rudi Dutschke, German radical student leader (born 1940)