1983 in Germany
Events in the year 1983 in Germany.Incumbents
- President – Karl Carstens
- Chancellor – Helmut Kohl
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 and Let's Dance
- 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
- April 27 - Georg von Holtzbrinck, German publisher
- June 1 - Anna Seghers, German writer
- June 6 - Hans Leip, German poet and playwright
- June 19 - Georg Diederichs, German politician
- July 10 - Werner Egk, German composer
- July 12 - Erich Warsitz, German pilot
- July 19 - Erik Ode, German actor
- July 24 - Nicolaus von Below, adjutant to Adolf Hitler
- October 9 - Herbert Weichmann, German politician
- October 18 - Cornelius Rost, German soldier
