1966 in Germany

Incumbents

• President – Heinrich Lübke
• Chancellor – Ludwig Erhard, Kurt Georg Kiesinger

  Events

• Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
• June 24 - July 5 - 16th Berlin International Film Festival
• December 1 - The Kiesinger cabinet led by Kurt Georg Kiesinger was sworn in.
• Date unknown: German company Hannover Re was founded.

  Births

• February 7 - Claudia Nolte, German politician
• February 7 - Kristin Otto, German swimmer
• February 8 - Bruno Labbadia, German footballer and manager
• February 9 - Christoph Maria Herbst, German actor and comedian
• March 18 - Anne Will, German journalist
• April 3 - Michael Mittermeier, German comedian
• April 4 - Stefan Mappus, German politician
• April 19 - Oliver Welke, German television presenter, actor, comedian and sports journalist
• April 21 - Francis Fulton-Smith, German-British actor
• May 3 - Katrin Göring-Eckardt, German politician
• May 9 - Stefan Quandt, German engineer and industrialist
• May 14 - Christoph Schneider, German musician
• May 30 - Thomas Häßler, German footballplayer
• May 30 - Thomas Häßler, German football player
• June 1 - Sven Rothenberger, German equestrian
• June 5 - Sebastian Krumbiegel, German singer
• July 1 - Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, German fencer
• July 7 - Gundula Krause, German-Irish violinist
• July 14 - Ralf Waldmann, German motorcycle race
• July 18 - Kathrin Neimke, German track and field athlete
• July 23 - Wolfgang Büchner, German journalist
• August 1 - Axel Oberwelland, German businessman
• August 7 - Stefan Heße, German bishop of Roman-Catholic Church
• August 25 - Sandra Maischberger, German journalist
• September 7 - Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, German speed skater
• September 13 - Maria Furtwängler, German actress
• September 19 - Heiko Maas, German politician
• September 22 - Erdoğan Atalay, German-Turkish actor
• September 30 - Leo Löwenstein, German racing driver
• October 8 - Tabea Zimmermann, German violinist
• October 17 - Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse, German nobleman
• September 9 - Georg Hackl, German luger
• October 20 - Stefan Raab, German television presenter
• November 1 - Barbara Becker, German model
• November 16 - Christian Lorenz, German musician
• December 3 - Bernd Althusmann, German politician

  Deaths

• 28 January — Ada Tschechowa, Russo-German actress
• March 23 -. August Bach, German politician
• March 23 - Hilde Schrader, German swimmer
• April 13 - Felix von Luckner, German nobleman, author and sailor
• May 8- Erich Pommer, German film producer and executive
• May 10 - Erich Engel, German film and theatre director
• May 24 - Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect
• June 12 - Hermann Scherchen, German conductor
• July 16 - Bernhard Schweitzer, German archaeologist
• July 31 - Alexander von Falkenhausen, German general
• August 22 - Günther Birkenfeld, German
• September 12 - Heinrich Stuhlfauth, German football player and goal keeper
• September 17 — Fritz Wunderlich, singer
• September 19 - Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski, equestrian and general
• October 17 - Wieland Wagner, German opera director
• November 19 - Margarete Haagen, German actress
• December 3 - Friedrich Marby, German rune occultist and Germanic revivalist
• December 4 - Renate Ewert, German actress