title: 1971 in Germany
text: # 1971 in Germany
  
  Events in the year 1971 in Germany.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President – Gustav Heinemann
  * Chancellor – Willy Brandt
  
  ## Events
  
  * 27 February – Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
  * 14 March – West Berlin state election, 1971
  * 21 March – Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1971
  * 27 May – Dahlerau train disaster
  * 6 June – We've had abortions! in magazine Stern
  * 26 June-July 6 - 21st Berlin International Film Festival
  * 3 September – Four Power Agreement on Berlin
  * 14 November – East German general election, 1971
  * Date unknown
     * University of Bremen is founded.
     * University of Kassel is founded.
     * Dalli, Dalli by Hans Rosenthal is first broadcast, on ZDF.
  
  ## Births
  
  * 3 January – Tarek Al-Wazir, German politician
  * 8 January – Mike Süsser, German chef and author
  * 26 January
     * Hubert Aiwanger, German politician
     * Rick Kavanian, German actor, comedian and author
  * 19 March – Nadja Auermann, German model
  * 11 April – Oliver Riedel, German musician
  * 29 April – Anja Karliczek, German politician
  * 13 August
     * Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor
     * Heike Makatsch, German actress
  * 23 July – Cornelia Pfohl, German archer
  * 19 August – Guido Cantz, German television presenter
  * 3 September – Mirja Boes, German comedian and actress
  * 2 October – Xavier Naidoo, German singer
  * 18 October – Jan Wagner, German writer
  * 19 October – David Wagner, German soccer player and manager
  * 30 October – Fredi Bobic, German football player
  * 10 November – Nina Kunzendorf, German actress
  * 18 November – Ilka Bessin, German comedian
  * 5 December – Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, German politician
  * 30 December – Manuela Schmermund, German Paralympic sport shooter
  
  ### Full date unknown
  
  * Martin Klimas, photographer
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 14 January – Heinrich Anacker, German author (born 1901)
  * 25 January – Hermann Hoth, German general (born 1885)
  * 25 April – Erich Engels, German screenwriter, producer and film director (born 1889)
  * 11 May – Hans Carste, German composer and conductor (born 1909)
  * 6 May – Helene Weigel, German actress (born 1900)
  * 13 May – Hubert von Meyerinck, German actor (born 1896)
  * 3 June – Heinz Hopf, German mathematician (born 1894)
  * 21 June – Ludwig Schmidseder, German composer (born 1904)
  * 26 June – Johannes Frießner, German general (born 1892)
  * 7 August – Günther Rittau, German film director (born 1893)
  * 17 August – Wilhelm List, German field marshal (b. 1880)
  * 1 November
     * Walther Kittel, Wehrmacht general (born 1887)
     * Gertrud von Le Fort, German writer of novels, poems and essays (born 1876)
  * 14 November – Paul Klinger, German actor (born 1907)
  * 10 December – Gotthard Heinrici, German general (born 1886)
  * 11 December – Gustav Ehrhart, German chemist (born 1894)
  