Events in the year 1965 in Germany.
Incumbents President – Heinrich Lübke Chancellor – Ludwig Erhard
Events 4 January - German broadcaster NDR Fernsehen started. 27 February - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 March - Louis Armstrong performed a series of concerts across Germany 25 June - 6 July - 15th Berlin International Film Festival 19 September - West German federal election, 1965 26 October - The Second Erhard cabinet led by Ludwig Erhard was sworn in.
Births
January 6 - Christine Wachtel, German runner January 12 - Maybrit Illner, German journalist January 24 - Robin Dutt, German footballer February 9 Christian Schenk, German athlete Dieter Baumann, German athlete Silvia Sperber, German sport shooter February 24 - Hansi Flick, German football player and manager February 27 - Frank Peter Zimmermann, German violinist April 6 Theresia Bauer, German politician Rica Reinisch, German swimmer April 11 - Simone Thomalla, German actress April 21 Thomas Helmer, German football player Christina Plate, German actress May 11 - Guido Maria Kretschmer, German fashion designer May 15 - Martin Sonneborn, German comedian and politician May 23 - Tom Tykwer, German film director June 10 - Veronica Ferres, German actress June 19 - Sabine Braun, German athlete June 23 - Manuel Andrack, German journalist, television show editor, television host and author July 6 – Hannes Zehentner, German alpine skier July 9 - Nadine Capellmann, German equestrian August 2 - Katrin Müller-Hohenstein, German journalist August 16 - Ercan Durmaz, German actor August 28 - Peter Kohl, German businessman and author September 7 - Jörg Pilawa, German television presenter September 12 Silke Hörner, German swimmer Oliver Kalkofe, German comedian and television presenter October 6 - Jürgen Kohler, German football player October 11 - Alexander Hacke, German guitarist and singer October 23 - Andreas Zülow, German boxer November 7 - Sigrun Wodars, German middle-distance athlete November 11 - Friedrich Merz, German lawyer and politician November 23 - Marcel Beyer, German writer December 3 - Katarina Witt, German figure skater December 4 - Ulf Kirsten, German football player December 21 Anke Engelke, German actress and comedian Cem Özdemir, German politician
Full date unknown Henning Löhlein, German illustrator
Deaths
17 January - Hans Marchwitza, German writer and poet (born 1890) 29 March - Heinrich Schomburgk, German tennis player (born 1885) 7 May - Princess Pauline of Württemberg (born 1877) 12 May - Max Herz, German businessman (born 1905) 1 June - Hellmut von der Chevallerie, German general (born 1896) 2 September - Johannes Bobrowski, German poet and writer (born 1917) 4 September — Albert Schweitzer, German theologian, organist, philosopher, and physician (born 1875) 8 September — Hermann Staudinger, German chemist (born 1881) 11 October - Hans Nielsen, German actor (born 1911) 22 October - Paul Tillich, Christian existentialist philosopher and Lutheran Protestant theologian (born 1886) 25 October - Hans Knappertsbusch, German conductor (born 1888) 2 November - Herbert Windt, German composer (born 1894) 3 November - Hans von Raumer, German politician (born 1870) 19 November — Werner Lange, Kriegsmarine admiral (born 1893)
See also 1965 in German television
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