# 1974 in Germany

Events in the year 1974 in Germany.

## Incumbents

* President
** Gustav Heinemann (until 30 June 1974)
** Walter Scheel (from 1 July 1974)
* Chancellor
** Willy Brandt (until 7 May 1974)
** Walter Scheel (Acting; 7–16 May 1974)
** Helmut Schmidt (from 16 May 1974)

## Events

* Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974
* 29 March - Launch of the Volkswagen Golf, a front-wheel drive hatchback which is planned to replace the Beetle.
* 2 April - Westfalenstadion is opened in Dortmund.
* 24 April - Guillaume Affair
* 16 May - The First Schmidt cabinet led by Helmut Schmidt was sworn in.
* 23 May - West German presidential election, 1974
* 13 June-7 July - 1974 FIFA World Cup, held in West Germany
* 21 June - 2 July - 24th Berlin International Film Festival
* 7 October - East German Republic Day Parade of 1974

## Births

* January 1 - Marco Schreyl, German television presenter
* January 4 - Danilo Hondo, German cyclist
* January 21 - Kim Dotcom, German-Finnish internet activist
* January 22 - Annette Frier, German comedian
* January 30 - Maren Eggert, German actress
* January 31 - Ralf Akoto, German judoka
* March 5 - Barbara Schöneberger, German actress and television presenter
* March 20 - Janine Kunze, German actress
* March 28 - Matthias Koeberlin, German actor
* March 21 - Klaus Lederer, German politician
* April 1 - Sandra Völker, German swimmer
* April 7 - Ronny Ostwald, German athlete
* May 23 - Manuela Schwesig, German politician
* June 6 - Dunja Hayali, German journalist
* June 9 - Benjamin Heisenberg, German film director
* April 1 - Sandra Völker, German swimmer
* July 14 - Martina Hill, actress, comedian and impersonator
* July 22 - Franka Potente, German actress
* July 28 - Axel Bernstein, German politician (died 2017)
* August 19 - Anja Knippel, German runner
* August 22 - Peter Tauber, German politician
* September 9 - Philipp Kadelbach, German film director
* September 17 - Bianca Shomburg, German singer
* September 25 - Timo Hoffmann, German boxer
* September 26 - Andreas Scheuer, German politician
* October 29 - Hansjörg Schmidt, German politician
* November 9 - Sven Hannawald, German ski jumper
* November 9 - Kurt Krömer, German comedian and television presenter
* December 4 - Manuela Henkel, German cross-country skier

## Deaths

* January 26 - Johanna Langefeld, German guard, supervisor of three Nazi concentration camps (born 1900)
* January 27 - Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, German general (born 1886)
* February 13 - Adolf Arndt, German politician (born 1904)
* February 24 - Robert A. Stemmle, German film director and screenwriter (born 1903)
* April 20 - Richard Huelsenbeck, German poet and writer (born 1892)
* May 24 - Konrad Frey, German gymnast (born 1909)
* June 24 - Gero Wecker, German film producer (born 1923)
* July 29 - Erich Kästner, German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist (born 1899)
* August 14 — Arnulf Klett, German lawyer and politician (born 1905)
* October 10 - Marie Luise Kaschnitz, German writer (born 1901)
* October 27- Rudolf Dassler, German founder of the sportswear company Puma (born 1898)
* November 9 — Holger Meins, German cinematography student (born 1941)
* November 16 - Walther Meissner, German physicist (born 1882)
* December 3 - Hans Leibelt, German film actress (born 1885)
* December 14 — Kurt Hahn, German educator (born 1886)