1973 in Germany

← 1972 1971 1970 1973 in Germany → 1974 1975 1976
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See also:	Other events of 1973 List of years in Germany

Events in the year 1973 in Germany.

Events

• 1 March - Launch of the Volkswagen Passat, a large family hatchback based on the front-wheel drive running gear of the Audi 80. It is similar in concept to the Renault 16 from France and also competes with traditional saloons like the Ford Taunus and Opel Ascona.

Incumbents

• President – Gustav Heinemann
• Chancellor – Willy Brandt

Births

• May 1 - Mike Jesse, footballer
• May 2 - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, film director
• May 20 - Kaya Yanar, comedian
• August 25 - Heidi Klum, model, television host, businesswoman, fashion designer and television producer

Deaths

• February 11 - J. Hans D. Jensen, German nuclear physicist (born 1907)
• 8 June — Emmy Göring, German actress (born 1893)
• 18 June — Theodor Krancke, Kriegsmarine admiral and Knight's Cross recipient (born 1893)
• 26 June — Hans Schlemmer, Wehrmacht general and Knight's Cross recipient (born 1893)
• August 1 - Walter Ulbricht, East German politician (born 1893)
• August 12 - Karl Ziegler (1898-1973), chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate (born 1898)
• 10 October — Hermann Reinecke, Wehrmacht general and convicted war criminal (born 1888)

References

Years in Germany (1870–present)

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