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 17 - Susanne Schaper, German politician 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)
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