Events in the year 1980 in Germany.
Incumbents President – Karl Carstens (West Germany) Chancellor – Helmut Schmidt (West Germany) General Secretary – Erich Honecker (East Germany) Prime Minister – Willi Stoph (East Germany)
Events 18 to 29 February - 30th Berlin International Film Festival 20 March - Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, held in The Hague. 26 September - Oktoberfest bombing 5 October - West German federal election, 1980 6 November - The Third Schmidt cabinet led by Helmut Schmidt was sworn in. unknown date - First modern guided bus opens in Essen.
Births February 2 - Angela Finger-Erben, German journalist February 22 - Jeanette Biedermann, German singer February 28 - Stefan Konarske, German actor March 9 - Volker Bruch, German television actor March 18 - Juliette Schoppmann, German singer March 25 - Hanno Koffler, German actor May 2 - Tim Borowski, German footballer May 6 - Wolke Hegenbarth, German actress May 9 - Carolin Kebekus, German comedian May 16 - Jens Spahn, German politician June 13 - Sarah Connor, German singer June 16 - Sibel Kekilli, German actress July 4 - Fahri Yardım, German actor July 9 - Sebastian Sylvester, German boxer August 6 - Roman Weidenfeller, German football player August 28 - Petra Schmidt-Schaller, German actress December 4 - Stefan Pfannmöller, German canoeist December 29 - Yvonne Bönisch, German judoka
Deaths 27 January - Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, officer in the German Army. He attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943; (born 1905) February 6 Bernhard Eichhorn, German film composer (born 1904) Franz Schafheitlin, German actor (born 1895) February 21 — Alfred Andersch, German writer (born 1914) March 5 — Wilhelm Hoegner, German politician (born 1887) April 22 — August von Finck Sr., German banker (born 1898) May 26 — Franz Bachelin, German art director (born 1895) June 8 — Ernst Busch, German actor and singer (born 1900) June 27 — Walter Dornberger, German Army artillery officer whose career spanned World War I and World War II. He was a leader of Nazi Germany's V-2 rocket program (born 1895) September 3 - Fabian von Schlabrendorff, German jurist, soldier, and member of the resistance against Adolf Hitler (born 1907) October 18 - Hans Ehard, German politician (born 1887) December 11 — Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, German noblewoman (born 1892) December 24 — Karl Dönitz, German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II (born 1891)
See also 1980 in German television
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