Events in the year 1962 in Germany.
Incumbents President – Heinrich Lübke Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer
Events 16-17 February - North Sea flood of 1962 2 February - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 28 February – Oberhausen Manifesto 22 June – 3 July 12th Berlin International Film Festival 8 October – Spiegel affair begins, when an article in Der Spiegel questions the adequacy of Germany's defence capability. 25 November – The 1962 Bavarian state election took place. The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) achieved a majority under Minister-President Alfons Goppel. 14 December – The Fifth Adenauer cabinet, led by Konrad Adenauer, is sworn in.
Births 5 January – Ralf Meister, German Lutheran theologian, former General Superintendent (regional bishop) of Berlin, and Landesbischof of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover 9 January – André Wohllebe, German canoeist (died 2014) 19 January – Monika Grütters, German politician 31 January – Frank Wieneke, German judoka 8 February – Martin Wuttke, German actor 13 February – Christiane Weber, German fencer 25 February – Birgit Fischer, German kayaker 4 March – Stephan Reimertz, German historian and author 9 March – Rolf Saalfrank, German shot putter 10 March – Sepp Daxenberger, politician (died 2010) 12 March – Andreas Köpke, footballer 17 March – Rudi Spring, German composer (died 2025) 24 March – Irina Meszynski, German discus thrower 26 March – Susanne Daubner, German television presenter 1 April – Stefanie Tücking, German radio and television presenter (died 2018) 24 April – Heike Kemmer, equestrian 28 April – Susanne Klatten, German business woman 29 April – Stephan Burger, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church 18 May – Sandra, German singer 21 May – Uwe Rahn, German football player 31 May – Sebastian Koch, German actor 3 June – Dagmar Neubauer, German sprinter 10 June – Ralf Schumann, German sport shooter 22 June – Campino, German singer 24 June – Christine Neubauer, German actress 9 July – Jan Degenhardt, German lawyer and folk-singer 15 July – Jens Bullerjahn, German engineer and politician (died 2022) 21 July – Gabi Bauer, German journalist 28 July – Torsten Gütschow, German football player 9 August – Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German politician 23 August – Jürgen Tonkel, German actor 30 September – Kathrin Schneider, German politician 9 October – Durs Grünbein, German poet 25 October – Martin Haase, German linguist 30 October – Stefan Kuntz, German football player 1 November – Ulf Timmermann, German athlete 6 November – Georg Uecker, German actor 28 November – Andreas Behm, German weightlifter 30 November – Heinrich Deichmann, German entrepreneur 1 December – Detlev Buck, German actor, film producer and screenwriter 5 December – Marion Kracht, German actress 14 December – Bela B., German singer and musician 31 December – Katy Karrenbauer, German actress
Deaths 1 January – Hans von Salmuth, German general (born 1888) 7 February – Clara Nordström, Swedish-born German writer and translator (born 1886) 8 March – Hans Felber, Wehrmacht general and Knight's Cross recipient (born 1889) 5 April – Käte Selbmann, German politician (b. 1906) 11 May – Hans Luther, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1879) 18 May – Sandra, singer 19 May – Gabriele Münter, German painter (born 1877) 26 May – Karl Rapp, German founder and owner of the Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH in Munich.(born 1882) 1 June – Adolf Eichmann, German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel) (born 1906) 15 June – Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, German nobleman (born 1887) 18 June – Friederich-Karl Burckhardt, German World War I flying ace (born 1889) 25 July – Helene Weber, German politician (born 1881) 9 August – Hermann Hesse, German writer (born 1877) 20 August – Kurt Schumacher, German politician (born 1895) 1 September – Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, German general (born 1889) 10 September – Rudolf Petersen, German politician (born 1878) 25 September – Herbert Koch, German archaeologist (born 1880) 21 October – Karl Elmendorff, German conductor (born 1891) 14 November – Wilhelm Lachnit, German painter (born 1899) 13 December – Rudolf Wissell, German politician (born 1869)
See also 1962 in German television
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