1979 in Germany

Events in the year 1979 in Germany.

Incumbents

 * President – Walter Scheel (until 30 June), Karl Carstens (starting 1 July)
 * Chancellor – Helmut Schmidt

Events

 * 20 February - 3 March - 29th Berlin International Film Festival
 * March 17 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
 * March 18 - Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1979
 * March 18 - West Berlin state election, 1979
 * June 10 - European Parliament election, 1979 (West Germany)


 * undated: Neue Deutsche Welle, a pop musical genre, spreads throughout the land.

Births

 * 7 January - Christian Lindner, German politician
 * 10 January - Maximilian Brückner, German actor
 * 13 January - Joko Winterscheidt, German television presenter
 * 21 January - Sebastian Schindzielorz, German footballer
 * 29 January - Sarah Kuttner, German television presenter and author
 * 2 February - Klaus Mainzer, German rugby player
 * 6 February - Alice Weidel, German politician
 * 12 March - Tim Wieskötter, German canoeist
 * 20 April - Fady Maalouf, Lebanese-born singer and runner-up of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 5)
 * 25 May - Elli Erl, singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 2)
 * 26 May - Jonas Reckermann, German beach volleyball player
 * 29 May - Arne Friedrich, German football player
 * 14 June - Constantin Schreiber, German journalist
 * 10 July - Tobias Unger, German athlete
 * 14 July - Robin Szolkowy, pair skater
 * 24 August - Markus Walger, rugby player
 * 24 August - Markus Walger, German rugby player
 * 25 August - Philipp Mißfelder, German politician (died 2015)
 * 27 August - Ole Bischof, German judoka
 * 5 November - Colin Grzanna, German rugby player and surgeon
 * 2 December - Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer
 * 21 December - Bert Tischendorf, German actor
 * Undated: Dennis Rudolph, conceptual artist

Deaths

 * 4 January - Peter Frankenfeld, German comedian (born 1913)
 * 22 March - Paul Nevermann, German politician (born 1902)
 * 2 April - Erich Rademacher, German swimmer (born 1901)
 * 14 May - Heinz Pollay, German equestrian (born 1908)
 * 1 June - Werner Forssmann, German physician (born 1904)
 * 3 June - Arno Schmidt, German author and translator (born 1914)
 * 5 June - Heinz Erhardt, German comedian (born 1909)
 * 8 June - Reinhard Gehlen, German general and intelligent officer (born 1902)
 * 15 June - Ernst Meister, German writer (born 1911)
 * 26 June - Franz-Josef Röder, German politician (born 1909)
 * 28 June - Paul Dessau, German conductor and composer (born 1894)
 * 6 August - Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist (born 1911)
 * 12 August - Ernst Boris Chain, German biochemist (born 1906)
 * 24 August – Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (born 1912)
 * 12 September - Josef Müller, German politician (born 1898)
 * 1 December - Max Jacobson, German physician (born 1900)
 * 4 December - Friedrich Ebert Jr., German politician (born 1894)
 * 11 December - Carlo Schmid, German politician (born 1896)
 * 13 December - Alfred Bengsch, German cardinal of Roman Catholic Church (born 1921)
 * 19 December - Wilhelm Kaisen, German politician (born 1887)
 * 24 December - Rudi Dutschke, German radical student leader (born 1940)