1996_in_Germany Knowpia

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Events in the year 1996 in Germany.

Incumbents edit

1 January – Arthur Rudolph, German rocket engineer (born 1906)^[1]
6 January – Kurt Schmücker, German politician (born 1919)
9 February – Adolf Galland, German general (born 1912)^[2]
23 February – Helmut Schön, German football player and manager (born 1915)^[3]
26 February – Georg Henneberg, German physician (born 1908)
4 March – Gerhard Schaffran, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church (born 1912)
15 March – Wolfgang Koeppen, German writer (born 1906)
28 March – Hans Blumenberg, philosopher and intellectual historian (born 1920)
3 May – Hermann Kesten, German author (born 1900)
11 June – Brigitte Helm, German actress (born 1906)^[4]
8 July – Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, German nobleman (born 1905)
14 August – Camilla Horn, German actress (born 1903)
15 August – Albert Osswald, German politician (born 1919)
20 August – Rio Reiser, singer (born 1950)
19 September – Helmut Heißenbüttel, German writer (born 1921)
21 September
- Franz Pfnür, German alpine skier (born 1908)
- Claus Holm, German actor (born 1918)
13 October – Henri Nannen, German journalist (born 1913)
8 November – Johannes Frömming, German harness racing driver (born 1910)
29 December – Wolfgang Pietzsch, German chess grand master (born 1930)

^ "Exiled Scientist Arthur Rudolph Dies At Age 89". Washington Post. January 3, 1996.
^ Baker, David (1996), Adolf Galland: The Authorised Biography, London: Windrow & Green, p. 307, ISBN 978-1-85915-017-7
^ 1996 in Germany at National-Football-Teams.com
^ Thomas Jr., Robert Mcg. (June 14, 1996). "Brigitte Helm, 88, Cool Star Of Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis'". The New York Times. p. B17.