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 11 - Roland Zulehner, German contemporary artist
 * 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

 * 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)