1996 in Germany
Events in the year 1996 in Germany.Incumbents
- President - Roman Herzog
- Chancellor – Helmut Kohl
Events
- Deutsche Telekom is privatized.
- February 15-26 - 46th Berlin International Film Festival
- March 1 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
- April 11: Düsseldorf Airport fire
- June 28: Osnabrück mortar attack
- October 1: Jakub Fiszman is abducted.
Elections
- Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1996
Births
- May 2 - Lisa Mayer, athlete
- August 13 - Antonia Lottner, tennis player
- November 11 - Gianluca Gaudino, footballer
- November 21 - Gina Lückenkemper, athlete
Deaths
- January 1 - Arthur Rudolph, German rocket engineer
- January 6 - Kurt Schmücker, German politician
- February 23 - Helmut Schön, German football player and manager
- February 26 - Georg Henneberg, German physician
- March 4 - Gerhard Schaffran, German bishop of Roman-Catholic Church
- March 15 - Wolfgang Koeppen, German writer
- March 28 - Hans Blumenberg, philosopher and intellectual historian
- May 3 - Hermann Kesten, German author
- June 11 - Brigitte Helm, German actress
- July 8 - Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, German nobleman
- August 15 - Albert Osswald, German politician
- August 20 - Rio Reiser, singer
- September 19 - Helmut Heißenbüttel, German writer
- September 21 - Franz Pfnür, German alpine skier
- September 21 - Claus Holm, German actor
- October 13 - Henri Nannen, German journalist
- November 8 - Johannes Frömming, German harness racing driver
- December 29 - Wolfgang Pietzsch, German chess grand master
