1966 in Germany

Events in the year 1966 in Germany.

Incumbents

 * President – Heinrich Lübke
 * Chancellor
 * Ludwig Erhard (until 30 November 1966)
 * Kurt Georg Kiesinger (from 30 November 1966)

Events

 * Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
 * 24 June–5 July – 16th Berlin International Film Festival
 * 1 December – The Kiesinger cabinet, led by Kurt Georg Kiesinger, is sworn in.
 * Date unknown: German company Hannover Re was founded.

Births

 * 30 January – Hans Tutschku, German composer
 * 7 February – Claudia Nolte, German politician
 * 7 February – Kristin Otto, German swimmer
 * 8 February – Bruno Labbadia, German footballer and manager
 * 9 February – Christoph Maria Herbst, German actor and comedian
 * 16 February – Martin Perscheid, German cartoonist (d. 2021)
 * 22 February – Thorsten Kaye, German-English actor
 * 18 March – Anne Will, German journalist
 * 3 April – Michael Mittermeier, German comedian
 * 4 April – Stefan Mappus, German politician
 * 19 April – Oliver Welke, German television presenter, actor, comedian and sports journalist
 * 21 April – Francis Fulton-Smith, German-British actor
 * 3 May – Katrin Göring-Eckardt, German politician
 * 8 May – Rocko Schamoni, German entertainer, author and musician
 * 9 May – Stefan Quandt, German engineer and industrialist
 * 11 May – Christoph Schneider, German musician
 * 25 May – Tatjana Patitz, German model and actress (died 2023)
 * 28 May – Theo Bleckmann, German vocalist and composer
 * 30 May – Thomas Häßler, German football player
 * 31 May – Frank Goosen, German cabaret artist and novelist
 * 1 June – Sven Rothenberger, German equestrian
 * 5 June – Sebastian Krumbiegel, German singer
 * 1 July – Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, German fencer
 * 7 July – Gundula Krause, German-Irish violinist
 * 8 July – Ralf Altmeyer, German virologist
 * 14 July – Ralf Waldmann, German motorcycle race (died 2018)
 * 18 July – Kathrin Neimke, German track and field athlete
 * 23 July – Wolfgang Büchner, German journalist
 * 1 August – Axel Oberwelland, German businessman
 * 7 August – Stefan Heße, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church
 * 25 August – Sandra Maischberger, German journalist
 * 7 September – Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, German speed skater
 * 13 September – Maria Furtwängler, German actress
 * 19 September – Heiko Maas, German politician
 * 22 September – Erdoğan Atalay, German-Turkish actor
 * 30 September – Leo Löwenstein, German racing driver (died 2010)
 * 8 October – Tabea Zimmermann, German violinist
 * 17 October – Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse, German nobleman
 * 9 September – Georg Hackl, German luger
 * 20 October – Stefan Raab, German television presenter
 * 1 November – Barbara Becker, German model
 * 16 November – Christian Lorenz, German musician
 * 3 December – Bernd Althusmann, German politician

Deaths

 * 28 January — Ada Tschechowa, Russo-German actress (born 1916)
 * 23 March – August Bach, German politician (born 1897)
 * 23 March – Hilde Schrader, German swimmer (born 1910)
 * April 13 - Felix von Luckner, German nobleman, author and sailor (born 1881)
 * May 8- Erich Pommer, German film producer and executive (born 1889)
 * May 10 - Erich Engel, German film and theatre director (born 1891)
 * May 24 - Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (born 1885)
 * June 12 - Hermann Scherchen, German conductor (born 1891)
 * July 16 - Bernhard Schweitzer, German archaeologist (born 1892)
 * July 31 - Alexander von Falkenhausen, German general (born 1878)
 * August 22 - Günther Birkenfeld, German writer (born 1901)
 * August 29 – Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern, Queen consort of Portugal in exile (born 1890)
 * September 12 - Heinrich Stuhlfauth, German football player and goal keeper (born 1896)
 * September 17 — Fritz Wunderlich, singer (born 1930)
 * September 19 - Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski, equestrian and general (born 1899)
 * October 17 - Wieland Wagner, German opera director (born 1917)
 * November 19 - Margarete Haagen, German actress (born 1889)
 * December 3 - Friedrich Marby, German rune occultist and Germanic revivalist (born 1882)
 * December 4 - Renate Ewert, German actress (born 1933)