1978 in Germany

Events in the year 1978 in Germany.

Incumbents

 * President – Walter Scheel
 * Chancellor – Helmut Schmidt

Events

 * 20 February - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978
 * 22 February - March 5 - 28th Berlin International Film Festival
 * 16/17 July - 4th G7 summit in Bonn
 * 25 July - Celle Hole
 * undated: Die Tageszeitung is first published.

Catastrophes

 * 13 December - the motor ship MS München sank.

Births

 * January 18 - Katja Kipping, German politician
 * January 18 - Stev Theloke, German swimmer
 * January 21 - Sven Schmid, German fencer
 * February 1 - Tobias Hans, German politician
 * February 2 - Nadine Ruf, German politician
 * February 18 - Oliver Pocher, German television presenter
 * February 20 - Julia Jentsch, German actress
 * February 26 - Tom Beck, German actor
 * March 6 - Thomas Godoj, Polish-born German singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 5)
 * March 16 - Annett Renneberg, German actress
 * April 5 - Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer
 * April 27 - Pinar Atalay, German radio and television presenter
 * May 3 - Franziska Giffey, German politician
 * May 20 - Nils Schumann, German athlete
 * May 21
 * Briana Banks, German-American porn star
 * Katharina Wagner, German opera director
 * June 9 - Miroslav Klose, German football player
 * June 16 - Daniel Brühl, German actor
 * June 19 - Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player
 * July 9 - Mark Medlock, German singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 4)
 * July 20 - Ludwig Hartmann, German politician
 * August 10 - Oliver Petszokat, German singer and actor
 * August 15 - Adel Tawil, German singer-songwriter
 * August 18 - Daniel Hartwich, German television presenter

Deaths

 * January 3 - Alfred Braun, German actor and film director (born 1888)
 * January 14 - Robert Heger, German conductor (born 1886)
 * February 13 - Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, German opera singer (born 1897)
 * March 5 - Adolf Metzner, German athlete (born 1910)
 * March 14 - Carl Vincent Krogmann, German politician (born 1889)
 * May 30 - Gotthard Handrick, German athlete and fighter pilot (born 1908)
 * June 4 - Ernst Langlotz, German archaeologist (born 1895)
 * July 1 - Kurt Student, German paratroop general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. (born 1890)
 * July 20 - Gertrud Morgner, German politician (born 1887)
 * September 6 - Adolf Dassler, founder of the Adidas shoe company (born 1900)
 * September 15 - Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft designer and manufacturer (born 1898)
 * September 24 - Hasso von Manteuffel, German general during World War II (born 1897)
 * September 24 - Ida Noddack, German chemist (born 1896)
 * December 17 - Josef Frings, German cardinal of Roman Catholic Church (born 1887)