1983 in Germany
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Events in the year 1983 in Germany.
Incumbents
Events
- 18 February - 1 March - 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
- 6 March - West German federal election, 1983
- 29 March The second cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in.
- 23 April - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
- 22 May - 1983 Rhein-Main Starfighter crash
- 22 July - Launch of the Ford Orion, saloon version of the current front-wheel drive Escort, which will be built in Cologne, West Germany, as well as in British factories.
- 19 September - The MK2 Volkswagen Golf is unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, spelling the end of MK1 Golf production after almost a decade. It will be launched in left-hand drive form imminently, and in right-hand drive form from March 1984.
- December - The new Volkswagen Golf manages third place in the European Car of the Year award, which is won by the Fiat Uno from Italy, with second place being attained by the Peugeot 205 from France.
Births
- 17 January – Alexander Meier, German football player
- 24 June – Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, German aristocrat and businessman
- 19 July – Prince Ernst August of Hanover
- 3 September – Alexander Klaws, German singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 1) and Let's Dance (German season 7)
- 3 September – Eko Fresh, German rapper
- 23 September – Lucas Prisor, German actor
- 2 November – Andreas Bourani, German singer
- 8 November – Katharina Molitor, German athlete
- 1 November – Micaela Schäfer, German model and actress
- 11 November – Philipp Lahm, German football player
- 16 November – Britta Steffen, German swimmer
- 29 November – Aylin Tezel, German actress
Deaths
- January 7 - Rudolf Wolters, German architect (born 1903)
- April 27 - Georg von Holtzbrinck, German publisher (born 1909)
- June 1 - Anna Seghers, German writer (born 1900)
- June 6 - Hans Leip, German poet and playwright (born 1893)
- June 19 - Georg Diederichs, German politician (born 1900)
- July 10 - Werner Egk, German composer (born 1901)
- July 12 - Erich Warsitz, German pilot (born 1906)
- July 19 - Erik Ode, German actor (born 1910)
- July 24 - Nicolaus von Below, adjutant to Adolf Hitler (born 1907)
- October 9 - Herbert Weichmann, German politician (born 1896)
- October 18 - Cornelius Rost, German soldier (born 1919)
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