February 1 - Hildegard Knef, German actress (born 1925) March 11 - Marion Dönhoff. German journalist (born 1909) June 17 - Fritz Walter, German footballplayer (born 1920) November 7 - Rudolf Augstein, German journalist (born 1923) December 31 - Jürgen Dethloff, German engineer (born 1924)