1974 in Germany

Incumbents

• President – Gustav Heinemann, Walter Scheel
• Chancellor
• * until 7 May: Willy Brandt
• * 7 May-16 May: Walter Scheel
• * starting 16 May: Helmut Schmidt

  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 Kohl was sworn in.
• 23 May - West German presidential election, 1974
• 13 June-7th 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 22 - Annette Frier, German comedian
• January 30 - Maren Eggert, German actress
• 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
• 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
• 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

• February 13 - Adolf Arndt, German politician
• February 24 - Robert A. Stemmle, German film director and screenwriter
• April 20 - Richard Huelsenbeck, German poet and writer
• May 24 - Konrad Frey, German gymnast
• June 24 - Gero Wecker, German film producer
• July 29 - Erich Kästner, German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist
• August 14 — Arnulf Klett, German lawyer and politician
• October 10 - Marie Luise Kaschnitz, German writer
• October 27- Rudolf Dassler, German founder of the sportswear company Puma
• November 9 — Holger Meins, German cinematography student
• November 16 - Walther Meissner, German physicist
• December 3 - Hans Leibelt, German film actress
• December 14 — Kurt Hahn, German educator