1981 in Germany
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Events in the year 1981 in Germany.
Incumbents
Events
- 1 August — Launch of the MK2 Volkswagen Polo, which makes use of a larger estate-like bodyshell, although it is still marketed as a hatchback.
- 23 September — Launch of the new Opel Ascona, which for the first time is available with a hatchback and front-wheel drive, as well as a new range of engines.
- October 29 Raiders Of The lost ark in Movie THeater in Germany
- December — The Volkswagen Polo and Opel Ascona surprisingly miss out on the European Car of the Year award, which instead goes to the Renault 9 from France.
Births
- January 21 Dany Heatley born hockey player
- February 23 — Jan Böhmermann, television presenter
- April 27 Sandy Mölling, pop singer
- May 21 — Maximilian Mutzke, drummer and singer
- June 3 — Timur Tekkal, rugby player
- July 21- Stefan Schumacher cyclist
- August 4 — Florian Silbereisen, singer
- August 18 — Jan Frodeno, triathlete
- August 22 — Christina Obergföll, athlete
Deaths
- 8 January — Mortimer von Kessel, Wehrmacht general (born 1893)
- April 4 — Carl Ludwig Siegel, mathematician (born 1896)
- April 20 — Hans Söhnker, film actor (born 1903)
- 9 May — Fritz Umgelter, German television director and writer and film director (born 1922)
- July 5 — Helmut Gröttrup, electrical engineer (born 1916)
- 31 December — Gunther Krappe, Wehrmacht officer (born 1893)
See also
References
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